I served 2 tours in Afghanistan. I have watched hundreds of reactions to this song. This one by far was the best reaction, not only for understanding the downfalls of our own government but because you showed a side of yourself and culture that most don’t get to see in regards to their outlook on American military. Great review sir. 👍👍

What’s makes this even sadder is that since this song was released these numbers have at least doubled, if not tripled. It’s a problem that’s being heavily ignored in the U.S., especially by the government who sees soldiers as nothing more than tools to accomplish a task then throw away when no longer useful

@adnanatthemovies

Жыл бұрын

disposable heroes

@rebeccasunnybrook3709

Жыл бұрын

​@@adnanatthemovies Exactly right Adnan. So disgustingly sad but true.

@ArgentLeftovers

Жыл бұрын

​@@adnanatthemoviesIt is the origin of "22 a day" if you've seen that online. That is how many we lose.

@davidedemurodominijanni9889

Жыл бұрын

I read mostly complains about the government and I must say that makes me angry because it's too easy. Too easy to blame the government, the people in charge. They have their own responsibilities on all that, for sure, but... the problem is all wider and deeper than that. It's like we say the government is letting them down... but.. what about their families? What about their wives or husbands asking for a divorce or simply letting the person they are supposed to love and support cut all their own bonds to go on the streets and the PTSD taking over them? What does the people to welcome those men and women back? All of them. I read those numbers and I must guess a lot of veterans actually go back home finding a heartwarming welcoming atmosphere and love enough to deal with the pain. What about society, the people who cross the incoherent paths of those lost veterans, not to mention homeless people in general who have their own story of struggles and pain not related to war. The problem is far deeper and saddest that words can explain. The government, every damn government is were the people let them be and rule our lives. We do elect our people, at least we in our countries where we have such a gift of freedom and the freedom to fail our own responsibilities. I'm Italian, I live in Italy, so all I know about all this is by watching movies like "4th Of July" and informing myself about the facts of war and the facts of a Country, the USA, I'm culturally connected and even inspired in the best side of things it has to offer. This song touches me all the times I hear it and I cannot stop listening and reading those numbers with the awareness those numbers are now even higher and unstoppable. The government won't be able to deal with such things well enough until the entire society on its whole will open their own eyes and look what their own fears and hypocrisy doesn't want to even see or smell when walking down a street where a homeless veteran sleeps into his own urines and will for the rest of his/her own invisible life. I believe this song and this video should always be heard on the streets instead of some skyscraper-size AD so everybody can be forced to not just hear and see but to rather listen and look, which are very different things not just different names for the same thing. The day the iceberg will be cracked down open will be never too late and, sadly, never soon enough. We society are all on the wrong side of our heaven, if a heaven really exists. _{Sorry for the length of my comment but, trust me, I could have wrote even much more and more and more. No discussion on this matter, and on war and all the other worst examples of the human nature, will ever been long enough.}_

@ewfwefwefwef

Жыл бұрын

US is a private buisness. the army is a private buisness... so they no checking the mentality of their soldiers before getting a contract. unlike in other countries, which they first check your mentality... then they decide if you go to be a soldiers or not.

The ending anyways gets to me. "You know me! You saved my life, brother."

My dad was a Airborne ranger veteran he had PTSD and injuries to his back and knees from his service he struggled constantly and was always in pain and was fighting with the government constantly to get assistance i got to watch him suffer for a long time before he passed

It shows that most of the help Veterans get are from other Veterans that can appreciate and understand what they went through. I'm personally a member of those organizations like IAVA, VFW lifetime member and a few others.

Thanks for watching this video. The message needs to be heard. Marine combat vet, I lost 2 brothers while in and 3 more to their own hands after we got out. 22 a day haunts me. Freedom has a price but the Marine Corp will pay it. I will drink a horn will all my warrior brothers and sisters one day in Valhalla. NEVER FORGOTTEN USMC

@brettboulette5106

Жыл бұрын

GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR

@mikemiller7917

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service. I wasn't able to serve because of medical problems but my family has always served. I fight for our country my own way. I look forward to seeing you in Valhalla

You also have the guys and gals with the wrong type of PTSD. We fought the war from inside our family. I ran away with my little sister when I was 11, but no one believed our story, so we were sent back to our evil stepdad. I tried my best to save her but I failed. This is Norway, but our psychological health system doesn't work at all.

Ramboo was a Veitnam vet and honestly that was a very dark time in American history. Basically treated like they were less than human when they came back home from Veitnam by the Anerican people. They were spit on they were called baby killers though the Vietcong would strap a bomb to a toddler and send him out into a group of American soldiers and blow himself up. Now the main issue is our veterans don't really get the mental help that some of them need when they come home. The government doesn't really want anything to do with them and yes alot of it is very political.

Thank you sir for your genuine reaction and thank you to all veterans for their commitment and sacrifice.

It's a revolving door my friend... You do your duty and they discard you, and get ready for the next batch of recruits. My father is a former Marine and Vietnam Vet, when he came home nobody knew what PTSD was, and so many Nam vets suffered in silence.

@KairiPrime

3 күн бұрын

My grandfather served in Korea and to this day the Korean War vets remain the most forgotten vets in the country... just like the war they fought in. He even had licence plate cover that read "The Forgotten Soldiers." He really only got any support at all from the VA towards the end of his life. We always took him to regular hospitals and doctors and not the VA. All veterans everywhere deserve so much more than what the get.

I served in Afghanistan as an American and fought a lot of Pakistanis, but you're appreciation and love for us has given me comfort. I hated the Muslim religion and then I was fed by them and it changed my whole perspective. Thank you.

@hannahkennedy2854

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your service man

thank you for the open mind sir. bless you

Sadly even where i live in Canada, the PTSD or what used to be referred to as Shell Shock to soldiers of WWI, haunts these men and women and stands in the way of them adjusting back to civilian life. When one has seen horrors, one would want to find ways to escape whether it be through alcohol, drugs etc. Basically these poor souls are living in their own hell getting flashbacks of the war action they fought in, they need intensive therapy, medical help and compassion. I will be blunt i would never want either of my young adult sons to wear a uniform and bear arms. The cost to their soul is too dear. Canada needs to do more for these brave men women, US needs to do more as well.

The poor are the pawns in the wars of the rich. Unfortunately the pawns are the pieces most easily sacrificed.

It's a sad thing that Pakistan and the United States have such a history of conflict. In many ways, we are brother countries, born from the breakup of the old British Empire. I hope that in the future we can have more peace and understanding in the world.

I think part of what their getting at is even if your protecting someone else, your still having to take a life. Some of our returning veterans have trouble acclimating back into society with no help from the very people that sent them there.

I really respect you, nice reaction

My father retired from the military in 1978 and was messed up for years as a boy I would hear him screaming late at night enemy in the wire which I didn't understand at the time and occasionally I'd see him sitting alone in the dark holding his gun and several times when I was a young boy my mom would tell me go tell your daddy to please not to shoot himself

@davidedemurodominijanni9889

Жыл бұрын

Stories like your father's and yours won't ever been told enough. I reply to you but doing that I do to everybody out there who have gone through such a hell. I obviously hope your dad is still alive and has overcome his own demons a long time ago, soon enough to finally appreciate watching his own son growing up proud and making a new branch of the family on his own. A warm ideal hug from Italy, Brett.

@brettboulette5106

Жыл бұрын

@davidedemurodominijanni9889 thank you my friend I pray God blesses your life

I was looking to join in 1994. My dad (a vet) and his vet fried talked me out of it saying it was politics. Lost a good amount of friends, while I got married and had a family.

Other coumtrys think it's so great here and some things are but glad you got to see how there repaid for defending it no vet in any country should be homeless. And for current active and retired vets THANK YOU FOR UR SERVICE

I agree with you ❤😊

the smell never leaves

America has benefits for soldiers too but the realities of war break a man in such a way that is not easy to fix

American people are told and meant to believe that we stand for freedom and we help. There are americans who still believe that. When we pulled out of Afghanistan there were Americans who basically acted like mercenaries against the Taliban and fought for the resistance who were trying to evacuate civilians before the Taliban could target them. One team of five risked their lives. All of them. To save a single girl in the middle of a body filled field. And they raised enough moral, belief from the people that they backed them up with cover fire and even at times used covering fire like American military teaches. Our government and our military higher up have there own thing going on. But us americans on the floor. Are fed the information our government says is the truth. But our soldiers. Suffer the most because they really believe they are helping. And when they realized they were wrong. And our government doesn't care. They are willing to go back and help in any capacity they can. Because that's what real American heroes are made out of. Not what our government tries to portray us to be. But the actions of a few stronger then a show of a force of many. That's how our country was made. Forged. Don't trust our government. Trust the people who understand. All governments suck.

The U.S. government, at every level, is consumed with itself and its own interests. Not only soldiers, but the majority of its citizens, are "nothing more than tools to accomplish a task then throw(n) away when no longer useful." Unless you are well off, financially, you're in big trouble. Housing, whether buying or renting, is skyrocketing out of control. Needing medical or dental care (with or without insurance) can bankrupt you in a blink of an eye. I saw a bumper sticker on a car years ago that said: "America's Health Plan: Don't Get Sick." And aging is inevitably unaffordable at some point. People are fractured, families are fractured, society is fractured. Things aren't looking good, and haven't for a long time.

@kaygee2121

Жыл бұрын

and they have everyone focusing on identity politics rather than these issues! It's sickening.

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US navy vet did 3 years homeless my wife found and saved me

Thank you for your onisty

@IINo1goodII

11 ай бұрын

it's "honesty" btw man

parabéns por compartilhar esse video meu caro, Deus te abençoe.

12:30 in your video.... as an American that seriously pisses me off. Because of how disgusting my government treats our soldiers that were basically forced to commit atrocities upon other people... It must end, and it will end

Thank you for your reaction. Our government has failed and left behind our veterans. So many commit suicide every day. So many Americans are organizing and trying to help them. We are disgusted at our war mongering government destroying so many lives here and globally. It’s heartbreaking. We want peace.

This video is from several years ago. The numbers of veterans suffering and dying is increasing. What makes it worse is that our government just voted to reduce funding for veterans by 22%. This means that the fact about the Veterans Administration being able to only serve a fraction of our veterans is not only accurate but is now an even smaller fraction. You asked what our government is doing about it. They are not doing anything. They increase the money poured into our defense department but keep reducing our veterans benefits and help afterward. You mentioned something heavier by the band. They do have heavier music. I would recommend Under and Over It, Jekell & Hyde, American Capitalist, and Inside Out to name a few. I'm new to your channel so I am not sure if you meant more metal like or just a heavier topic.

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Our funding goes towards way more different things I don’t really know what but it’s not towards things to support the things that are supposed to go towards veterans mental health and anything else and I’m from the U.S it really does upset me 15:25

All the talking about the devil and God was the fact that the soldier might have to kill people during war. Then afterwards he has to come home and live with that. The Bible says thou shall not kill. This is the conflict.

We as Americans live in the wealthiest nation yet we homelessness and people starving!!! Talk about absolute bullcrap!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

So many people dont believe in heaven or hell, that it can also be a metaphor.. The leaders make choices that are "evil" - representted by the devil.

@MrFelblood

Жыл бұрын

There are so many great layers of meaning in this chorus. The anguish of a person who only did what he thought was right, but finds himself wracked with guilt and regret. The broken faith of a soldier who finds the devil more relatable than a god who would judge him for protecting his people. A warrior whose physical might can never give him respite from the battle within his own heart. A stoic man who wears a stone face, but feels just as deeply as any other, with the dissonance of that pride and frustration tearing him apart.

I was in the army and after I came home half of my family and almost all of my friends were either afraid of me or hated me, just for serving. I cannot sleep at night, and can only sleep during the day.(assuming nobody was around and silence filled my ears. I went homeless when my family cast me out and had to learn how to survive in civilian life. I felt like I was alone. Years later I started talking to my mother, father, sister and my uncle. The rest of the family still sees me as a monster. When I joined the army, I said I was willing to protect my family with my life.....apparently I did. Your reaction was pure and beautiful and just might help me sleep a little better tonight.

When I was 11 years old 9/11 happened. I remember watching live TV of people jumping out of the buildings. Seeing something as devastating as that was a driving force for the Iraq and Afghanistan individuals to sign up for the military. Unfortunately there is a bigger picture that you don't see as an 18 year old. When my unit was in Afghanistan we did quite a bit of humanities work. We had a water well team that was near successful almost every time. I'd imagine a lot of those wells are now used by the locals. We provided a lot of local jobs as well. The local people I got to meet were some of the nicest people I have met.

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Its great they told you there are no problème in Pakistan.... BUT NOT REAL IF YOU DONT GO OK IN YOUR HEAD YOU DONT have chances to have arm job or protections job because you are not hable to control GOOD OR BAD RÉACTIONS....SORRY TO SAID THAT YOU HAVE BEEN FOOLED BY YOUR COUNTRY

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It's shameful

This is just emotional claptrap for bleeding hearts. The majority are just addicts who refuse free housing and jobs because they want to sleep all day in drug induced comas. There are many programs for rehab for vets in just about every city, but they refuse. you can't force them into involuntary custody unless they commit another crime. It has almost nothing to do with compassion or willingness to help and almost everything to do with their choice. That applies to all homeless. Why do they chose to not? Lots of reasons, mostly addiction and mental illness, but that doesn't change anything. Still their choice, and it can't be over-ruled without another crime. Therefore, it is a tragedy of circumstance and has nothing to do with help for vets. no one gets more help than vets except female vets. Vets are the only males are get any significant help. For every homeless vet that dies, 10+ other homeless meyn die, often in winter by literally freezing to death while femayle housing and emergency shelters sit half empty. THAT is something correctable and within the power of procedure to fix. But let's focus on the unfixable bleeding heart issues: more drama means more sales and more votes. Altruistic, always.

@Enviro-Erin

Жыл бұрын

This is a pretty jaded view of the issue..... who hurt you, Uncle Bounce? I'm sorry to say I disagree with your attitude on so many levels, but the one simple fact I will state is that the local VA in my hometown is grossly underfunded. Mental health care is inaccessible to millions of Americans. There are homeless vets on the street that have severe PTSD, which makes them want to hide from other people. The drugs (not all vets are on drugs BTW) are a means of escapism, which no one should honestly blame them for. These people are treated as vagrants and criminals. True that some have the capacity to be a danger to others, but most are just humans in pain. A little empathy would go a long way. This comment just reeks of privilege and/or bitter misunderstanding. And there really are no unfixable issues, aside from perhaps apathy :(

@terrylynn9984

Жыл бұрын

Your entire comment shows what is wrong with America, sir show some compassion.

@unclebounce1495

Жыл бұрын

@@terrylynn9984 Grow up, child.

@unclebounce1495

Жыл бұрын

@@Enviro-Erin You're clearly clueless about the homeless situation. Get educated before you comment.

@jdawg3629

Жыл бұрын

Your comment is truth. We can have compassion for human struggle but we can't walk for someone else. It's mainly mental illness and broken souls. Drugs and homelessness are the symptoms of that. Very unfortunate

Very few care about veterans in the US. This country will tear it self apart. It needs to happen.