I'm retired U.S. Army with 22 years in. I feel it's important to note that this music video is over ten years old and all the numbers they give here are much higher today.
I am British mate and I don't care what countries military anyone was in, the number 1 priority of any government is to look after and take care of their military Veterans, financially, mentally, physically and whatever they need to help them and not to just throw them aside and forget about them. Here in the UK I support a charity to help Veterans by helping them physically, mentally, financially and the charity has even built houses to form a Veteran housing estate for veterans weather able bodied or with disabilities. If you are married with kids it would be your family home, if you are single you still get a similar property with fellow military Veterans living next door to you and around the street. It's down to charities but the government should do what the charities are doing as it was the government that send their military into wars or conflicts not ordinary civilians and other veterans. Thank you Sir for your service. 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🏴🤝🤝🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
@@adrianhughes8143 I completely agree with one exception. You said, "the number 1 priority of any government is to look after and take care of their military Veterans," I would just change "is to" to "should be to" as it's very clear that not all actually do.
@@traceyvavrecan6714 I couldn't agree more. Just a few months ago my best friend, best man at my wedding and I at his both many years ago, jumped off a bridge because his wife kicked him out of their house because his PTSD was getting worse and she feared for their children. I understand where she was coming from and don't hold it against her but it still hurts a great deal that they both had to deal with that situation.
@jabbott6748 I'm so sorry. It's terrible what our combat vets go through. I did 8 years in the Army Reserve but was very fortunate to not have been sent into combat. Maybe we take the free Healthcare from politicians and use that to help our vets.
With the current corruption of the democrats boiling the country into civil war all over again like they did in the 1800 when they defended slavery this can not be further from the truth
Except this is about U$ veterans and the U$ military does not fight to protect U$ borders, it fights to protect U$ corporate interests, aka their profits. All those veterans are suffering, so that corporations can get richer.
My cousin is a marine that lost his life in Iraq in 2003. He left behind a wife and 2 small boys. That is heartbreaking enough but then I went to his funeral. I saw his brothers, these warrior men bent down weeping at the casket of their fallen brother. It immediately hits you that these young men will never be the same after loosing their brothers and seeing the things they have seen. That's happening all over this country. The fact that there isn't more help for these men and the families of the fallen angers me. We send so much money overseas when we have heroes and their families suffering here at home. We need to do everything in our power to keep these boys out of war but if we must send them to fight we need to invest the money into the resources they need when they come home. These men are the reason we get to sleep safe at night in our homes. NOT A SINGLE ONE SHOULD BE LEFT OUT ON THE STREET TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES. Rest in peace lcpl Donald Cline and all of our fallen heroes. Semper Fi Cousin.
the frustrating thing is congress and politicians are actively trying to start 2 more wars with Iran and Ukraine. Same ol' sh*t, old men starting wars and young men dying in them.
Sorry for your loss. Know that your cousin didn't just die. He got promoted to Guardian Angel. He's now standing post in Heaven. Keeping those demons and Satan out. For all know, the Gates of Heaven are guarded by the United States Marines. Semper Fi! 😔👊🏻🇺🇸
Am truly sorry for your and your family’s loss, you lost a true man, I’m sad we lost yet another brother, USMC, 05-2010. Of I could have provodenfornher, for life, with no matting for me, she and his kids deserve that. Sadly I can’t, or many others.
Active military here, 12 years in, 3 deployments and my ex wife was cheating on me during my second deployment. Sent me down a mental health spiral and I nearly lost my own life. I almost left behind my family and my 7 year old daughter. Since then I have become a huge advocate of seeking mental health treatment, but I am still haunted to this day from suicide. I have had 3 troops of mine attempt suicide and I was the one to find them and take them to get treatment or call paramedics to save them. The images still haunt me to this day, because the last troop I saved was not even 6 months ago. I hope anyone who is struggling, not just military members seeks help when they need it.
Thanks for watching this video. I’m a Marine veteran I lost 2 brothers while I was in and 3 more to their own hands after we got out. 22 a day haunts me. Semper Fi to all my warriors out there until we meet and drink a horn in Valhalla. NEVER FORGOTTEN USMC
Thank-you for your service and I'm glad you made it home. I lost my cousin in Iraq in 03. He is also a Marine. When I saw his brothers, these battle hardened warriors weeping at his casket I knew they would never be the same. It breaks my heart that politicians so easily send these young men to fight and loose their lives on foreign soil. Then we send a ton of money overseas to other countries instead of taking care of these heroes who made it home. Rest in peace to all of the fallen. God bless you Marine and thank you for your service. Semper Fi!
Indeed, so sad, almost ate my 1911, a few times. Iraq and Afghanistan here, camp bastion during the surge with barely 100 Marines there at the time, well US types. The onlykind of Marine. But yeah, I feel ya. Been there done that, sadly. I spiraled hard and far down, until mid to late 2012. And the part of that vod that showed cops flanking him while he smoked, that’s when I lit a new smoke…and you did not want to be the ones to sneak up/flank me…as you are trying to kill me, and I’d treat you as such. The fight of your life if you dared pursue me then. As you are trying to flank and kill me, so I will kill you, unless you’d too fighting me. Cops found out real quick where I lived; leave me alone then; as I didn’t start fights, but god for if you start one and try to tase. Mace, or control me, as now you an enemy trying to interrogate me. And I will not be taken alive, period. That’s the world I go into, right or wrong. And try to detain me, you will die: as you are the enemy, unquestionably who is trying to extract knowledge from me, and take my honor, will not happen, ever. Like any good Marine, they quickly found out, try to detain and subdue me; I fight to the death, cannot be stopped, will not be stopped, as now you are an enemy of America, seeking intelligence. Tases, mace and people will not stop me, made one cop eat his entire bottle of mace as I rammed it down his throat. Bit another one, tried stabbing another. And kneed, punched, kicked, tried choking all the others, they couldn’t cuff me, tasers and mace only pissed me off, but they kept deciding to detain me, instead of leaving me alone, like I told them, after I got jumped by 4 people and told them the fuck off, go away, don’t need or want you as I was technically homeless. But oh, no, wannabe bully badasses wanted to keep fucking with me for zero reason after told them to fuck off. To their face. Yeah, those 4 people who jumped me and 4 of those dumbass cols left In ambulances, broken.
Veteran here.. I did 5 and half years in. I gave up my wife my daughter for this country. At one point I couldn't understand why no one could relate with me just look at me like I was some kind of tool or something. I just wanted the pain to end I wanted the looks to end. So I drank. Then my baby brother had his first son and asked me to be the godfather. I cleaned up and changed my life because I knew from then on I had to be there for him for his boys. now my daughter talks to me I have 3 god sons and life is good
This was a touching reaction by someone who isnt American. Thank you for caring. Our veterans need to be treated better by our government. Thanks to all who have served. We love you.
10th Mountain Division veteran here, saying, simply, thank you. You were honest and beautifully human in your reaction. Absolutely precious. That is all.
I'm a german veteran, area PRT Kunduz 2009-2011, but i will say thank to all the us veterans they helped us in afghnistan! Help you're heros! Ok in germany is it no better...Self as a 10 years firefighter, PTBS, with mental damage. Everybody sh*t on you... Its like, thank you for destroying youre mental damage for the community. And the next sh*t, when you say as german you make this for the people, you are a nazi... bullsh*t over 9000! I can't believe this shit... but i must live with them. Like every hero in the usa. Pls freedom and a better life!
Not everyone spits on heroes in germany. I am more on the left political side, BUT I respect every soldier, firefighter or medic and I try to teach my 9 years old son to do so, even if I think war is one of the most unnecessary things in the world. But without army we would be lost, because the dictators like Putin, Xi Ping etc. could do everything they wanted to do! Fact is: people who are disrespectful against soldiers are dunbasses who see the world through pink sunglasses and don‘t realize that humankind is NOT peaceful! When I was in the German army as a conscript thee was a demo and they called us murderers!
I'm a marine infantry Iraq veteran and I've never made it through without tearing up. Thank you for reacting to this video and everything you said. It warms my heart to know there are people out there like you.
As a combat vet of both Iraq and Afghanistan I can tell you honestly we who served in combat will never forget what we have seen. The problem is how we choose to deal with it. I hid my nightmares and sleepless nights from everyone after I came back home. Luckily another vet caught on to the signs I was showing of ptsd and survivors guilt.
I did the same, I tried to run and hide from the PTSD, depression, anger, anxiety and I almost lost the fight. On several occasions I almost became a statistic. I finally got help and I got a service dog on the recommendation of my mental health provider and it was the best decision I ever made. I don't know what I would do without him.
I was an active army combat medic for 21 years, recently retired (2019). I met my wife in Central America when I was stationed there between deployment to Iraq, 20 years married now, she is Honduran and calls me Hillbilly still today 😂. Love five finger death punch❤
man i am really jealous of you for having such an amazing woman by your side 😤😤😁😁but i'm really really really happy for you because you have such an amazing woman by your side 👍👍i strongly respect and appreciate those who serve especially those in the military so thank you for serving i hope that you and your wife experience only good times from here on out 🤞🤞
As an Army vet, I've never made it through this video without a few tissues. Kills me to know my brothers and sisters in arms aren't getting the help they deserve
I'm an old fourth generation vet, with TBI and PTSD, was homeless for over three years, now I exist under a VA program for homeless vets. Spend the majority of the time alone and wake most mornings thinking shit another day. It just is what it is. Salute my brother and sister veterans.
As an Army Veteran myself it amazes me how many people who never served a single day in their lives hear a song like this and can leave comments like "oh it's not like that" or "it's being exaggerated"! I just tell them when you know, you know! I came home in February 2004 and haven't had a full nights sleep since! I live on medication..
Just from your raw reaction, you have a fan for life. Don't ever lose that emotion. For all my brothers and sisters out there, we need to stand up for ourselves and be each other's support. No one else will.
Thanks for doing this reaction. Like others have commented, this video is over a decade old and all of those statistics are now much worse. I served in the U.S. Army as an Infantryman. In the last year, I can think of at least 6 guys I served with that have taken their own lives. We just don't get any consistent help from our government. We rarely keep the same doctor so every time we get a new one, we have to bring the new one up to speed. Our Veterans Administration healthcare is sub-par and just a nightmare to navigate. My wife is an Air Force veteran and has been struggling for the last two years. She can't really walk on her own anymore due to a back injury and some other things that have yet to be diagnosed by the VA. This won't mean much to you, but the other guys here will get it. She is rated 100% Totally and Permanently Disabled by the VA. They are supposed to take care of everything. It took them over a year to even really try to start figuring out what is going on with her. She needed a power mobility chair (power wheelchair basically) so she could get around the house and do things that a normal 44 year old woman would want to do. She loves to cook, but couldn't because she couldn't stand in the kitchen. The VA refused to buy her the chair. Instead, they offered her a "Power Scooter" which won't work inside a house at all. It is too big. I had to take our own savings and buy her the chair that the government who broke her wouldn't. They still haven't figured out what is going on with her and after 3 months, she got another new doctor. It's ridiculous. Any issues I have due to my service pale in comparison to what she has going on. Anyway, thank you again for doing this reaction. Your raw emotions were obvious and it's nice to see someone who genuinely gives a shit when they get a small glimpse into the reality of what a lot of us go through.
This song and video have so many levels that you missed...go back and watch and listen several more times..the deeper intentions of the song will tear you apart
Steph, adorei a sua reação. Gostei que você ficou aberta com suas emoções. Eu choro cada vez que eu vejo esse vídeo. O governo aqui nos EUA não querem “gastar” muito dinheiro nos veterans. É horrível, mais é a verdade. Obrigado por ter feito essa maravilhosa reação. Abraços
Some vidoes are just insanely important. This is one of them, raising awareness about veterans. Another one is "Hi Ren", raising awareness about mental illness. We need to watch these videos, and let them mess with our awareness.
Steph in war it is a given someone is going to have to take a life. Taking a life is never a good thing. Ever. But after all the near misses of death and having to take a life to stay alive coming home is the hardest thing anyone could ever do. The sounds, people, and the fact of being misunderstood is very hard. A lot of people thinks that war doesn’t and shouldn’t change who a person is. The hard reality is that it will change anyone. I have brothers that didn’t make it back home with me. This is as far as I can go without getting emotional. Take care and thank you for this reaction.
I'm a veteran that spent 30 years serving my country and would do it again in a heartbeat each man and woman that signs an enlistment contract does not know what the future holds because the politicians keep putting us in these wars around the world they don't care what happens to us because their lives are not in harm's Way and a lot of these politicians are getting paid by the weapons manufacturers when there's a war somewhere in the world because we need the weapons to fight the war with I struggle everyday with PTSD and I will for the rest of my life and the images that are in my head when I close my eyes to go to sleep. The government used us to serve and protect our country when we came home they threw us away like trash and I appreciate this band for putting the video together this powerful with this message. In 2018 the department of defense released a statistic that was disgusting 851 American soldiers they're taking their lives that had served in war answer me that should have never happened the government should have had programs to help soldiers transitioning back to the United States being around their families and people that are not trying to harm them but as always veterans are seeing the government doesn't give a damn about us as long as we can keep fighting and making their bank accounts bigger.
Great real reaction….as a disabled veteran the message is so powerful and profound….we all have embraced the suck. Some of us are just dang lucky to still be here
Hey Steph, active military here I was a marine for 16 years, now Im a Navy special op , on my 7th year , thanks for your true reaction , I think this video is so important even thou its almost 10 years old , today the number are even higher , i cant speak or go into details , but i think is very important , just by what u did u open a eyes to a audience that see us like a no soul human, we struggle everyday , they things we see , witness , no one should endure this , but i do because i love my COUNTRY might not be in the same page with the administration but thats far as i will go. i think if all creators come together and speak about this the world will see our side.
Five Finger Death Punch has written quite a few songs like this. Very powerful lyrics and videos like Gone Away, Remember Everything, and Coming Down. There are others, but these songs are amazing. Songs about mental health issues, you can listen to Amity Affliction and songs like All Fu**ed Up, Like Love, Don't Lean on Me and Not Without My Ghosts. Another group mentioning is Dream Theater and they have s song called The Enemy Inside, that talks about soldiers and PTSD they deal with. Appreciate you listening to this song.
I serve for 40 years now. Still 2 years to go. From 1984 till 2026. I am an Yougoslavia and Afghanistan airforce (Force Protection) veteran from the Netherlands
Thank you for the reaction. I am a Desert Shield/Desert Storm Vet. I was on the ground for the whole campaign. I was there 1 month before Desert Shield and left 3 months after Desert Storm. Being a vet that is discarded is really hard. I had family to help and so many didn't have a support system. It has gotten a little better since my time, not much, just a little. We need more help for vets.
Very few people could understand the pain of looking someone's family in the eye, and promise to bring their son home and then fail to do so. I'll remember their looks till the day I die. Rest in peace fallen brothers of 2nd LAR, you were warriors till the end. We miss and love you.
In the end the last scene where the medic finds the Special Forces operator shows us we Veterans have to take care of our own. No one else will or can.
The really awakening of this video, is thay it shows America's true color whenever it comes to the vets. I served but never deployed. I never compare myself to the ones who have. This awareness of vets needs more attention.
I know you are young and not from America. My father was on the front lines of the Korean conflict. When he died a few years back he still wouldn't talk about it. If he wouldn't of talked me out of it i would of sind up in 91. I still regret that i didn't. He all was told me he seen more death then any family should see. And yet at 50 years old I still regret not signing up. Thank you veterans and I appreciate all of you.
This video brings so much to awareness to us vets. Unfortunately this is a battle a lot of us deal with every day. I can walk away from war and leave the violence and you wouldn't know the difference if we all kept silent.
I don’t know why I clicked on this video, I know the song and loved the song until I saw the video for it. Now I cry every time I watch it. My father and one of my sins are in the military. I unfortunately wasn’t able to join because of a knee injury as a child. I still love the song but struggle to watch the video. Wiping tears as I try and type this 🤘🏻🔥💥🙏🏻💯
FFDP is an amazing band. I have to fight with my co-workers for the day off anytime they have a concert within 150 miles of us. My manager has went to 3 concerts so far, I have yet to get to go to one. The first 3 or 4 requests get honored, the rest get ignored, I am sadly usually one of the last to know on the team. I will get it one day.
Great song, phenomenal video! As a veteran, I love watching reactions to this and getting the word out there. Every reaction will reach more and more viewers. Thank you!
This music video shows how the government is quick to send our young men to war then to quickly forget about them afterwards. In one hand the government always says that they "love and support the veterans", while the other hand cuts off the money that would save the lives of veterans who are suffering.😢
우리 대한민국이나 미국도 전쟁 참여자들의 후생 복지에 많은 관심을 가져야 합니다 우리나라도 한국 전쟁에 참여한 퇴역 군인들 이제 늙어서 죽을 날만 기다리는 분들 그래도 죽을 땐 죽더라도 사는 동안은 등 따시고 배부르게 살다 가야 합니다 국가를 위해 자신의 인생을 포기한 분들의 후생 복지를 국가가 신경 안 쓰면 누가 쓰겠습니까 가슴 아픈 영상이네요 눈물 흘리며 보았습니다
I did 4 years as Army military police. I have lost several good friends and brothers. Most of them by their own hand. There are days when it would be so much easier to follow them than trying to stay here. It gets harder to stay.
I am not a vet. I am a 58 year old patriot who has relatives who served and fought for our freedoms. I cannot watch this video without tears and struggling against uncontrolled sobbing. I salute our heroes and my respect and support will be with you as long as I have breath. Thank you
This song release date was July 30, 2013... and by then they said that the number keeps increasing, now 2024.... makes you wonder how many they are now...
As a vet, yeah, a lot of us got really screwed. I spent 2 years homeless and addicted to alcohol to cope. Unfortunately, the government doesn't care about broken soldiers. Despite everything, the things that haunt me are seeing my friends die. I can live with my injuries, but 2 of my closest friends lost their lives to IEDs. The sights, smells, and sounds I can never shake.
as an army vet, thank you for reacting to this video. I think that it deserves a lot of attention. the song is great by itself, but this music video with it's own story gives it much more depth.
I'm a huge 5FDP fan, I also am in a club of Veterans that help veterans. I was never in the military I do it all because they gave their time life and blood for us. Our government is failing them some organizations are just now in the past few years starting to help them. Instead of everyone fighting amongst ourselves we should be up lifting all Veterans just because of what they did what they stood to protect. Some streamers have the power to out reach and make their voices heard. Better and faster than most civilians. So call on all your streaming friends to help make this known spread the word like fire and get these Men & Women the help they need instead of our government sticking their noses in other countries business. Helping illegal immigrants before they help our Veterans, it's wrong and immoral they use them to fight the wars them send them home with good job now go home and try to keep a float with your families. No help to deal with the mental health issues you have just go be a good soldier and do what you were told your no longer needed. Sad day in our day and age that Veterans aren't getting what they're owed for putting their lives on the line? Don't you think so, I do that's why while I raise my 2 kids I give what I have time and attention to our Veterans we should all stand up and make the government accountable
You look at these statistics and it hurts. Every one of these statistics is a human being. A person, a child, a father, a brother. It's too much to even think about. My little brother is one of those who took their own life. I watched my mother lose her youngest son. I don't think there is a more heart wrenching thing to witness. But I am still here, and I have to do what I can to help those I can.
Hi Lovely Steph. Thank you for sharing this on your channel. There definitely needs to be more awareness of this problem. These strong, brave young men go away to foreign lands to be the world police and come home broken trying to assimilate back into a society while dealing with the nightmares of their experiences.
This song hit hard for me. Everyone in my family served. My dad is a Marine, my grandfather on my dad's side is Retired US Sergeant Army WW2 veteran and faught on Okinawa Lety. My grandfather on my mother's side retired US Air Force and Secret Service member. My cousin 82Nd Airborne division my uncle US Army Vietnam. My other cousin Army Special Forces Green Beret And me CMS Civilian Military Service 4 years as well as 4 years Military school and Army JROTC. so a total of 12 years.
We have support organizations but it’s hard to fix addiction and the mental illness that can arise from seeing the things they’ve seen. I met a guy that survived an attack that many other lost their lives in. It was all very hard to hear much less actually experiencing it.
The reality is we as American civilians don’t know how to truly help veterans especially combat veterans. We love and celebrate our soldiers but we simply don’t know how to deal with our veterans. That in itself is horrible, most combat veterans I’ve known (and it’s a lot) have needed to be heavily medicated to the point of damn near being zombies. The reality is once a soldier is discharged from the military, combat or not, they need to readjust to civilian life. They don’t get that here. It’s real easy to say they need this and that and grandstand on it but getting that for them has almost a lost cause. Most other countries as I understand it have very dedicated healthcare just for veterans to make sure they are readjusting to civilian life with most of it being mental health. Now while we have that here in the US it’s not long term here it needs to be. My grandfather served in the navy in the South Pacific during WWII on the surface he seemed to have readjusted to civilian life but when I would talk to my mother about him she would tell me about him waking up drenched in sweat or screaming. Point blank that’s shell shock or what has become known as PTSD and I’ve seen this with practically every combat veteran I’ve known. Mainly Nam vets that just to function would have to be incredibly stoned and to help offset the flash backs where in a couple of occasions they’ve attacked their families thinking they were in combat. So the simple solution is to get them much more dedicated mental health for much more extended periods of time. I would say make it mandatory but people automatically think the worst when you say that but they’re missing the point. Vets need to feel comfortable with the people trying to help them so they can open up about their service. That takes time, a lot of time and no two vets are the same so their treatment has to be adaptive which it is not. They also need staff that checks up on them in the world to make sure they are doing ok which they don’t do. Most importantly they need to help veterans know they’re safe and we’ve got their back’s which is fifty fifty at best. Simply put there needs to be a lot of improvements made for the veterans that served. It’s that simple
My grandfather is a tabker veteran he said that they which im assuming is the military didnt have good enough earprotection back when he was young he blew his back so he either uses a cane to walk or a driving cart thing to get around he has trouble breathing sometimes too me and my family moved back home to Fort Bliss and brought my grandparents as well Fort Bliss is where i was born where my father will retire of 30 years of service as a tanker and as a brigade CSM the only thing i am able to do for the troops at Fort Bliss is continue to be a Volunteer at the USO
My brother served in Afghanistan..2 tours.. I drove across three states at 95mph on the phone with my brother to try and get to him before he ended his life.. I didnt make it.. They deserve better...
This is not just in the USA, it's all across the world. On duty, if you become crippled, disfigured or both, mentally or physically, if you don't have a supportive family, you will always be alone. The fight never ends, just the battlefield changes. You can cry, scream or rage at the world, It doesn't matter, no-one will help you, there is no silver lining, it only exist in fairy tales. You are just dead weight. Though you put your body trough the meat grind for reasons that you thought was justified, still people will look at you funny, some will literally spit on your face just for fun. Never expect mercy from anybody, humanity has lost that kindness. For the body parts that sacrificed --- people will lough at you, you have to understand that you are a freak now, people will throw rocks at you, just for fun. Off duty you are less then useless.
I feel your emotions and this song also made me very emotional first time hearing it and seeing the video. I'm also not from the US but I sympathize with what vets have to deal with especially since most of the wars they are sent into are for nonsense reasons and sometimes even based on lies. FFDP does a lot to raise awareness of this and I have great respect for them and their music is very good too. You should check out the cover they did of Gone Away, originally by The Offspring, it's just as powerful.
I served 20 years between the Marine Corps and Army with 6 combat deployments. Thus song gets me everytime. I've also had 4 suicide attempts since getting out. Thankfully I have good friends ds and family to support me. You should react to Gone Away
she's like that bible episode of family guy where peter/moses tells his people that one of the commandments was "if we pass a billboard, stop reading it aloud!" because it was driving him nuts. here's your sign.
Hello. I am a gunnery Sargent I served 4 tours I Afghanistan. And other places I cannot Name my great grandfather Served in civil war. My grandfather Served in the great war .my father Served in world War two from the Beginning till the end he also Served in Korea. My brother Served In Vietnam four years. I Served I Afghanistan four tours and more In various countries. There has been at Least One of my family Serveing in every Conflict the country I love. People like my family have always Stepped up and fought for it We Served so you could sleep And live your life in Peace We are the one's that stand On wall and our duty is So you can Peacefully sleep at knowing you are protected Thanks for the video. It's It's the truth.
the worse part is that "they think that all they have done is for his own people, for their country, but they are only puppets working for private sectors"
I'm retired U.S. Army with 22 years in. I feel it's important to note that this music video is over ten years old and all the numbers they give here are much higher today.
I am British mate and I don't care what countries military anyone was in, the number 1 priority of any government is to look after and take care of their military Veterans, financially, mentally, physically and whatever they need to help them and not to just throw them aside and forget about them. Here in the UK I support a charity to help Veterans by helping them physically, mentally, financially and the charity has even built houses to form a Veteran housing estate for veterans weather able bodied or with disabilities. If you are married with kids it would be your family home, if you are single you still get a similar property with fellow military Veterans living next door to you and around the street. It's down to charities but the government should do what the charities are doing as it was the government that send their military into wars or conflicts not ordinary civilians and other veterans. Thank you Sir for your service. 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🏴🤝🤝🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
22 a day is 22 too many
@@adrianhughes8143 I completely agree with one exception. You said, "the number 1 priority of any government is to look after and take care of their military Veterans," I would just change "is to" to "should be to" as it's very clear that not all actually do.
@@traceyvavrecan6714 I couldn't agree more. Just a few months ago my best friend, best man at my wedding and I at his both many years ago, jumped off a bridge because his wife kicked him out of their house because his PTSD was getting worse and she feared for their children. I understand where she was coming from and don't hold it against her but it still hurts a great deal that they both had to deal with that situation.
@jabbott6748 I'm so sorry. It's terrible what our combat vets go through. I did 8 years in the Army Reserve but was very fortunate to not have been sent into combat. Maybe we take the free Healthcare from politicians and use that to help our vets.
“No one loves a warrior until the enemy is at the gate”
Well it is a good quote. What would you say for countries like France and the UK. When the enemy is already inside the country.
With the current corruption of the democrats boiling the country into civil war all over again like they did in the 1800 when they defended slavery this can not be further from the truth
@@fredmesley3051 I'd say that's impossible.
Except this is about U$ veterans and the U$ military does not fight to protect U$ borders, it fights to protect U$ corporate interests, aka their profits.
All those veterans are suffering, so that corporations can get richer.
You got that right! Semper FI
My cousin is a marine that lost his life in Iraq in 2003. He left behind a wife and 2 small boys. That is heartbreaking enough but then I went to his funeral. I saw his brothers, these warrior men bent down weeping at the casket of their fallen brother. It immediately hits you that these young men will never be the same after loosing their brothers and seeing the things they have seen. That's happening all over this country. The fact that there isn't more help for these men and the families of the fallen angers me. We send so much money overseas when we have heroes and their families suffering here at home. We need to do everything in our power to keep these boys out of war but if we must send them to fight we need to invest the money into the resources they need when they come home. These men are the reason we get to sleep safe at night in our homes. NOT A SINGLE ONE SHOULD BE LEFT OUT ON THE STREET TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES.
Rest in peace lcpl Donald Cline and all of our fallen heroes.
Semper Fi Cousin.
the frustrating thing is congress and politicians are actively trying to start 2 more wars with Iran and Ukraine. Same ol' sh*t, old men starting wars and young men dying in them.
Sorry for your loss. Know that your cousin didn't just die. He got promoted to Guardian Angel. He's now standing post in Heaven. Keeping those demons and Satan out. For all know, the Gates of Heaven are guarded by the United States Marines. Semper Fi! 😔👊🏻🇺🇸
Am truly sorry for your and your family’s loss, you lost a true man, I’m sad we lost yet another brother, USMC, 05-2010. Of I could have provodenfornher, for life, with no matting for me, she and his kids deserve that. Sadly I can’t, or many others.
Sorry for your loss I to lost a marine in 04
Active military here, 12 years in, 3 deployments and my ex wife was cheating on me during my second deployment. Sent me down a mental health spiral and I nearly lost my own life. I almost left behind my family and my 7 year old daughter. Since then I have become a huge advocate of seeking mental health treatment, but I am still haunted to this day from suicide. I have had 3 troops of mine attempt suicide and I was the one to find them and take them to get treatment or call paramedics to save them. The images still haunt me to this day, because the last troop I saved was not even 6 months ago. I hope anyone who is struggling, not just military members seeks help when they need it.
Well Clearly Army but I'll belt out a Semper Fi to you brother for taking care of your troopers!
I'm a 47yr old grown ass man. I have never made it through this music video or a reaction to it without crying.
I never served. Family including my father have served. I am almost fifty and never made it through this video. Just saying
55 here.
And yeah...it brings me to tears every time too.
Extremely powerful message.
I'm a Veteran and haven't as well! Love this group! Hurts me every time!!!!
Almist 36 and the video gets harder every time i watch it. Espcially reaction videos.
Same here brother
I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) you can not possibly know the good you have just done.
Thank you for this and God bless you.
Thanks for watching this video. I’m a Marine veteran I lost 2 brothers while I was in and 3 more to their own hands after we got out. 22 a day haunts me. Semper Fi to all my warriors out there until we meet and drink a horn in Valhalla. NEVER FORGOTTEN USMC
Thank-you for your service and I'm glad you made it home.
I lost my cousin in Iraq in 03.
He is also a Marine.
When I saw his brothers, these battle hardened warriors weeping at his casket I knew they would never be the same. It breaks my heart that politicians so easily send these young men to fight and loose their lives on foreign soil. Then we send a ton of money overseas to other countries instead of taking care of these heroes who made it home. Rest in peace to all of the fallen. God bless you Marine and thank you for your service. Semper Fi!
Semper Fi Brother
Indeed, so sad, almost ate my 1911, a few times. Iraq and Afghanistan here, camp bastion during the surge with barely 100 Marines there at the time, well US types. The onlykind of Marine. But yeah, I feel ya. Been there done that, sadly. I spiraled hard and far down, until mid to late 2012. And the part of that vod that showed cops flanking him while he smoked, that’s when I lit a new smoke…and you did not want to be the ones to sneak up/flank me…as you are trying to kill me, and I’d treat you as such. The fight of your life if you dared pursue me then. As you are trying to flank and kill me, so I will kill you, unless you’d too fighting me. Cops found out real quick where I lived; leave me alone then; as I didn’t start fights, but god for if you start one and try to tase. Mace, or control me, as now you an enemy trying to interrogate me. And I will not be taken alive, period. That’s the world I go into, right or wrong. And try to detain me, you will die: as you are the enemy, unquestionably who is trying to extract knowledge from me, and take my honor, will not happen, ever. Like any good Marine, they quickly found out, try to detain and subdue me; I fight to the death, cannot be stopped, will not be stopped, as now you are an enemy of America, seeking intelligence. Tases, mace and people will not stop me, made one cop eat his entire bottle of mace as I rammed it down his throat. Bit another one, tried stabbing another. And kneed, punched, kicked, tried choking all the others, they couldn’t cuff me, tasers and mace only pissed me off, but they kept deciding to detain me, instead of leaving me alone, like I told them, after I got jumped by 4 people and told them the fuck off, go away, don’t need or want you as I was technically homeless. But oh, no, wannabe bully badasses wanted to keep fucking with me for zero reason after told them to fuck off. To their face. Yeah, those 4 people who jumped me and 4 of those dumbass cols left In ambulances, broken.
Veteran here.. I did 5 and half years in. I gave up my wife my daughter for this country. At one point I couldn't understand why no one could relate with me just look at me like I was some kind of tool or something. I just wanted the pain to end I wanted the looks to end. So I drank. Then my baby brother had his first son and asked me to be the godfather. I cleaned up and changed my life because I knew from then on I had to be there for him for his boys. now my daughter talks to me I have 3 god sons and life is good
"YOU KNOW ME! YOU SAVED MY LIFE BROTHER!" Still hits hard.
The numbers have only increased in the ten years since this came out.
22/24 when i got out '18
This was a touching reaction by someone who isnt American. Thank you for caring. Our veterans need to be treated better by our government. Thanks to all who have served. We love you.
10th Mountain Division veteran here, saying, simply, thank you. You were honest and beautifully human in your reaction. Absolutely precious. That is all.
I'm a german veteran, area PRT Kunduz 2009-2011, but i will say thank to all the us veterans they helped us in afghnistan!
Help you're heros!
Ok in germany is it no better...Self as a 10 years firefighter, PTBS, with mental damage. Everybody sh*t on you... Its like, thank you for destroying youre mental damage for the community. And the next sh*t, when you say as german you make this for the people, you are a nazi... bullsh*t over 9000! I can't believe this shit... but i must live with them. Like every hero in the usa.
Pls freedom and a better life!
Not everyone spits on heroes in germany. I am more on the left political side, BUT I respect every soldier, firefighter or medic and I try to teach my 9 years old son to do so, even if I think war is one of the most unnecessary things in the world. But without army we would be lost, because the dictators like Putin, Xi Ping etc. could do everything they wanted to do! Fact is: people who are disrespectful against soldiers are dunbasses who see the world through pink sunglasses and don‘t realize that humankind is NOT peaceful! When I was in the German army as a conscript thee was a demo and they called us murderers!
I'm sorry things are like that for a lot of veterans around the world.
I'm a marine infantry Iraq veteran and I've never made it through without tearing up. Thank you for reacting to this video and everything you said. It warms my heart to know there are people out there like you.
As a combat vet of both Iraq and Afghanistan I can tell you honestly we who served in combat will never forget what we have seen. The problem is how we choose to deal with it. I hid my nightmares and sleepless nights from everyone after I came back home. Luckily another vet caught on to the signs I was showing of ptsd and survivors guilt.
I did the same, I tried to run and hide from the PTSD, depression, anger, anxiety and I almost lost the fight. On several occasions I almost became a statistic. I finally got help and I got a service dog on the recommendation of my mental health provider and it was the best decision I ever made. I don't know what I would do without him.
I was an active army combat medic for 21 years, recently retired (2019). I met my wife in Central America when I was stationed there between deployment to Iraq, 20 years married now, she is Honduran and calls me Hillbilly still today 😂. Love five finger death punch❤
man i am really jealous of you for having such an amazing woman by your side 😤😤😁😁but i'm really really really happy for you because you have such an amazing woman by your side 👍👍i strongly respect and appreciate those who serve especially those in the military so thank you for serving i hope that you and your wife experience only good times from here on out 🤞🤞
@@MrJarjar1 thank you, really appreciate you as well! Try not to let the craziness these days take a toll on you! Crap has been wild lately ❤️
As an Army vet, I've never made it through this video without a few tissues. Kills me to know my brothers and sisters in arms aren't getting the help they deserve
I'm an old fourth generation vet, with TBI and PTSD, was homeless for over three years, now I exist under a VA program for homeless vets. Spend the majority of the time alone and wake most mornings thinking shit another day. It just is what it is. Salute my brother and sister veterans.
It can't be said enough, but thank you for your service & sacrifice. & thank you for being here for another day, you are deeply appreciated.
@@pantlessreactions thank you and have a blessed day.
I am a United States Marine that served 6 years... I suffer from PTSD. I am glad to see that you reacted to this video. God bless you
I'm a disabled vet and that last scene gets me every time. Thank you for sharing your emotional reaction to this song
As an Army Veteran myself it amazes me how many people who never served a single day in their lives hear a song like this and can leave comments like "oh it's not like that" or "it's being exaggerated"! I just tell them when you know, you know! I came home in February 2004 and haven't had a full nights sleep since! I live on medication..
Just from your raw reaction, you have a fan for life. Don't ever lose that emotion.
For all my brothers and sisters out there, we need to stand up for ourselves and be each other's support. No one else will.
Thanks for doing this reaction. Like others have commented, this video is over a decade old and all of those statistics are now much worse. I served in the U.S. Army as an Infantryman. In the last year, I can think of at least 6 guys I served with that have taken their own lives. We just don't get any consistent help from our government. We rarely keep the same doctor so every time we get a new one, we have to bring the new one up to speed. Our Veterans Administration healthcare is sub-par and just a nightmare to navigate. My wife is an Air Force veteran and has been struggling for the last two years. She can't really walk on her own anymore due to a back injury and some other things that have yet to be diagnosed by the VA. This won't mean much to you, but the other guys here will get it. She is rated 100% Totally and Permanently Disabled by the VA. They are supposed to take care of everything. It took them over a year to even really try to start figuring out what is going on with her. She needed a power mobility chair (power wheelchair basically) so she could get around the house and do things that a normal 44 year old woman would want to do. She loves to cook, but couldn't because she couldn't stand in the kitchen. The VA refused to buy her the chair. Instead, they offered her a "Power Scooter" which won't work inside a house at all. It is too big. I had to take our own savings and buy her the chair that the government who broke her wouldn't. They still haven't figured out what is going on with her and after 3 months, she got another new doctor. It's ridiculous. Any issues I have due to my service pale in comparison to what she has going on.
Anyway, thank you again for doing this reaction. Your raw emotions were obvious and it's nice to see someone who genuinely gives a shit when they get a small glimpse into the reality of what a lot of us go through.
This song and video have so many levels that you missed...go back and watch and listen several more times..the deeper intentions of the song will tear you apart
Steph, adorei a sua reação. Gostei que você ficou aberta com suas emoções. Eu choro cada vez que eu vejo esse vídeo. O governo aqui nos EUA não querem “gastar” muito dinheiro nos veterans. É horrível, mais é a verdade. Obrigado por ter feito essa maravilhosa reação. Abraços
Some vidoes are just insanely important.
This is one of them, raising awareness about veterans.
Another one is "Hi Ren", raising awareness about mental illness.
We need to watch these videos, and let them mess with our awareness.
Steph in war it is a given someone is going to have to take a life. Taking a life is never a good thing. Ever. But after all the near misses of death and having to take a life to stay alive coming home is the hardest thing anyone could ever do. The sounds, people, and the fact of being misunderstood is very hard. A lot of people thinks that war doesn’t and shouldn’t change who a person is. The hard reality is that it will change anyone. I have brothers that didn’t make it back home with me. This is as far as I can go without getting emotional. Take care and thank you for this reaction.
I'm a veteran that spent 30 years serving my country and would do it again in a heartbeat each man and woman that signs an enlistment contract does not know what the future holds because the politicians keep putting us in these wars around the world they don't care what happens to us because their lives are not in harm's Way and a lot of these politicians are getting paid by the weapons manufacturers when there's a war somewhere in the world because we need the weapons to fight the war with I struggle everyday with PTSD and I will for the rest of my life and the images that are in my head when I close my eyes to go to sleep. The government used us to serve and protect our country when we came home they threw us away like trash and I appreciate this band for putting the video together this powerful with this message. In 2018 the department of defense released a statistic that was disgusting 851 American soldiers they're taking their lives that had served in war answer me that should have never happened the government should have had programs to help soldiers transitioning back to the United States being around their families and people that are not trying to harm them but as always veterans are seeing the government doesn't give a damn about us as long as we can keep fighting and making their bank accounts bigger.
Great real reaction….as a disabled veteran the message is so powerful and profound….we all have embraced the suck. Some of us are just dang lucky to still be here
Hey Steph, active military here I was a marine for 16 years, now Im a Navy special op , on my 7th year , thanks for your true reaction , I think this video is so important even thou its almost 10 years old , today the number are even higher , i cant speak or go into details , but i think is very important , just by what u did u open a eyes to a audience that see us like a no soul human, we struggle everyday , they things we see , witness , no one should endure this , but i do because i love my COUNTRY might not be in the same page with the administration but thats far as i will go.
i think if all creators come together and speak about this the world will see our side.
active Navy here and I wanna give you a Semper Fi and a Hooyah frogman!
Five Finger Death Punch has written quite a few songs like this. Very powerful lyrics and videos like Gone Away, Remember Everything, and Coming Down. There are others, but these songs are amazing. Songs about mental health issues, you can listen to Amity Affliction and songs like All Fu**ed Up, Like Love, Don't Lean on Me and Not Without My Ghosts. Another group mentioning is Dream Theater and they have s song called The Enemy Inside, that talks about soldiers and PTSD they deal with. Appreciate you listening to this song.
I serve for 40 years now. Still 2 years to go. From 1984 till 2026. I am an Yougoslavia and Afghanistan airforce (Force Protection) veteran from the Netherlands
Thank you for the reaction. I am a Desert Shield/Desert Storm Vet. I was on the ground for the whole campaign. I was there 1 month before Desert Shield and left 3 months after Desert Storm. Being a vet that is discarded is really hard. I had family to help and so many didn't have a support system. It has gotten a little better since my time, not much, just a little. We need more help for vets.
Very few people could understand the pain of looking someone's family in the eye, and promise to bring their son home and then fail to do so. I'll remember their looks till the day I die. Rest in peace fallen brothers of 2nd LAR, you were warriors till the end. We miss and love you.
67 year old Vet and this song tears me apart every time I watch it. Till Valhalla my brother and sisters
This song and “Gone Away” are the only two songs that CONSISTENTLY bring me to tears when I see the videos.
In the end the last scene where the medic finds the Special Forces operator shows us we Veterans have to take care of our own. No one else will or can.
The really awakening of this video, is thay it shows America's true color whenever it comes to the vets. I served but never deployed. I never compare myself to the ones who have. This awareness of vets needs more attention.
I know you are young and not from America. My father was on the front lines of the Korean conflict. When he died a few years back he still wouldn't talk about it. If he wouldn't of talked me out of it i would of sind up in 91. I still regret that i didn't. He all was told me he seen more death then any family should see. And yet at 50 years old I still regret not signing up. Thank you veterans and I appreciate all of you.
This video brings so much to awareness to us vets. Unfortunately this is a battle a lot of us deal with every day. I can walk away from war and leave the violence and you wouldn't know the difference if we all kept silent.
I don’t know why I clicked on this video, I know the song and loved the song until I saw the video for it. Now I cry every time I watch it. My father and one of my sins are in the military. I unfortunately wasn’t able to join because of a knee injury as a child. I still love the song but struggle to watch the video. Wiping tears as I try and type this 🤘🏻🔥💥🙏🏻💯
22 a day. Thank all of you. There is help from those of us that actually love you. Thank all of you.
FFDP is an amazing band. I have to fight with my co-workers for the day off anytime they have a concert within 150 miles of us. My manager has went to 3 concerts so far, I have yet to get to go to one. The first 3 or 4 requests get honored, the rest get ignored, I am sadly usually one of the last to know on the team. I will get it one day.
Great song, phenomenal video! As a veteran, I love watching reactions to this and getting the word out there. Every reaction will reach more and more viewers. Thank you!
Love your reaction!! ❤
This music video shows how the government is quick to send our young men to war then to quickly forget about them afterwards.
In one hand the government always says that they "love and support the veterans", while the other hand cuts off the money that would save the lives of veterans who are suffering.😢
우리 대한민국이나 미국도 전쟁 참여자들의 후생 복지에 많은 관심을 가져야 합니다
우리나라도 한국 전쟁에 참여한 퇴역 군인들 이제 늙어서 죽을 날만 기다리는 분들 그래도 죽을 땐 죽더라도 사는 동안은 등 따시고 배부르게 살다 가야 합니다
국가를 위해 자신의 인생을 포기한 분들의 후생 복지를 국가가 신경 안 쓰면 누가 쓰겠습니까
가슴 아픈 영상이네요 눈물 흘리며 보았습니다
This song goes for any military world wide, people are all to happy remembering or glorifying villains while the hero are swept away and forgotten.
As a vet who used to be homeless this always hits hard
I did 4 years as Army military police. I have lost several good friends and brothers. Most of them by their own hand.
There are days when it would be so much easier to follow them than trying to stay here. It gets harder to stay.
I am not a vet. I am a 58 year old patriot who has relatives who served and fought for our freedoms. I cannot watch this video without tears and struggling against uncontrolled sobbing. I salute our heroes and my respect and support will be with you as long as I have breath. Thank you
This song release date was July 30, 2013... and by then they said that the number keeps increasing, now 2024.... makes you wonder how many they are now...
The sacrifice goes unappreciated because unless you make the same sacrifice, you can never fully understand it. Thus, never fully appreciate it
As a vet, yeah, a lot of us got really screwed. I spent 2 years homeless and addicted to alcohol to cope. Unfortunately, the government doesn't care about broken soldiers. Despite everything, the things that haunt me are seeing my friends die. I can live with my injuries, but 2 of my closest friends lost their lives to IEDs. The sights, smells, and sounds I can never shake.
Look at me.....you saved my life, brother. That ending scene never fails to bring on the waterfalls.
as an army vet, thank you for reacting to this video. I think that it deserves a lot of attention. the song is great by itself, but this music video with it's own story gives it much more depth.
I almost became one of the 22 a day a few uears back... Im glad to be here still . The problems still exist but i figured it out
The message of this MV is very impressed me. thank you for sharing this video
I'm a huge 5FDP fan, I also am in a club of Veterans that help veterans. I was never in the military I do it all because they gave their time life and blood for us. Our government is failing them some organizations are just now in the past few years starting to help them. Instead of everyone fighting amongst ourselves we should be up lifting all Veterans just because of what they did what they stood to protect. Some streamers have the power to out reach and make their voices heard. Better and faster than most civilians. So call on all your streaming friends to help make this known spread the word like fire and get these Men & Women the help they need instead of our government sticking their noses in other countries business. Helping illegal immigrants before they help our Veterans, it's wrong and immoral they use them to fight the wars them send them home with good job now go home and try to keep a float with your families. No help to deal with the mental health issues you have just go be a good soldier and do what you were told your no longer needed. Sad day in our day and age that Veterans aren't getting what they're owed for putting their lives on the line? Don't you think so, I do that's why while I raise my 2 kids I give what I have time and attention to our Veterans we should all stand up and make the government accountable
I loved the fact that you were touched, bless you.
I shed a tear every time i hear this. God bless our veterans and current serving men and women. Freedom isn't free long live the usa
You look at these statistics and it hurts. Every one of these statistics is a human being. A person, a child, a father, a brother. It's too much to even think about. My little brother is one of those who took their own life. I watched my mother lose her youngest son. I don't think there is a more heart wrenching thing to witness. But I am still here, and I have to do what I can to help those I can.
Thank you for your honesty and your compassion
This song doesn't just hit you in the feels. It grabs brass knuckles, wraps its fists in razor wire, and swings with all of its might
if you ever get to see Five Finger Death Punch you will be amaze to see them live....
Aussie combat vet l survived multiple downrange spin ups & 2 suicide attempts,every day l struggle with the nightmares & guilt🇦🇺🇺🇸
Hi Lovely Steph. Thank you for sharing this on your channel. There definitely needs to be more awareness of this problem. These strong, brave young men go away to foreign lands to be the world police and come home broken trying to assimilate back into a society while dealing with the nightmares of their experiences.
This song hit hard for me. Everyone in my family served. My dad is a Marine, my grandfather on my dad's side is Retired US Sergeant Army WW2 veteran and faught on Okinawa Lety. My grandfather on my mother's side retired US Air Force and Secret Service member.
My cousin 82Nd Airborne division my uncle US Army Vietnam. My other cousin Army Special Forces Green Beret
And me CMS Civilian Military Service 4 years as well as 4 years Military school and Army JROTC. so a total of 12 years.
I am a prior homeless veteran with ptsd. Dont give up brothers. There is still fight in you. You are not forgotten
I give a like on this video because you let the veteran list play though
I'm a veteran and this gets me every time, let's keep are heads up guys
The crying was like left by yourself to cope with your anger being a bastard alone
thank you for doing this, i can see it hit your feels. as a vet thank you.
We have support organizations but it’s hard to fix addiction and the mental illness that can arise from seeing the things they’ve seen.
I met a guy that survived an attack that many other lost their lives in. It was all very hard to hear much less actually experiencing it.
Thank you for letting the video play, so that those needing help can see those numbers and sites.
In America, what they do isn’t sad, but heroic they are heroes and I wish they would be taken care of in every way.
The reality is we as American civilians don’t know how to truly help veterans especially combat veterans. We love and celebrate our soldiers but we simply don’t know how to deal with our veterans. That in itself is horrible, most combat veterans I’ve known (and it’s a lot) have needed to be heavily medicated to the point of damn near being zombies. The reality is once a soldier is discharged from the military, combat or not, they need to readjust to civilian life. They don’t get that here. It’s real easy to say they need this and that and grandstand on it but getting that for them has almost a lost cause.
Most other countries as I understand it have very dedicated healthcare just for veterans to make sure they are readjusting to civilian life with most of it being mental health. Now while we have that here in the US it’s not long term here it needs to be.
My grandfather served in the navy in the South Pacific during WWII on the surface he seemed to have readjusted to civilian life but when I would talk to my mother about him she would tell me about him waking up drenched in sweat or screaming. Point blank that’s shell shock or what has become known as PTSD and I’ve seen this with practically every combat veteran I’ve known. Mainly Nam vets that just to function would have to be incredibly stoned and to help offset the flash backs where in a couple of occasions they’ve attacked their families thinking they were in combat. So the simple solution is to get them much more dedicated mental health for much more extended periods of time. I would say make it mandatory but people automatically think the worst when you say that but they’re missing the point. Vets need to feel comfortable with the people trying to help them so they can open up about their service. That takes time, a lot of time and no two vets are the same so their treatment has to be adaptive which it is not. They also need staff that checks up on them in the world to make sure they are doing ok which they don’t do. Most importantly they need to help veterans know they’re safe and we’ve got their back’s which is fifty fifty at best.
Simply put there needs to be a lot of improvements made for the veterans that served. It’s that simple
My grandfather is a tabker veteran he said that they which im assuming is the military didnt have good enough earprotection back when he was young he blew his back so he either uses a cane to walk or a driving cart thing to get around he has trouble breathing sometimes too me and my family moved back home to Fort Bliss and brought my grandparents as well Fort Bliss is where i was born where my father will retire of 30 years of service as a tanker and as a brigade CSM the only thing i am able to do for the troops at Fort Bliss is continue to be a Volunteer at the USO
If I wasn't old and41, I'd be doing all that I could to get you to the U.S., because I LOVE how you react to our troops.
Thank you for who you are!! Now you know... this applies to your law enforcement, fire fighters... it's personal.
Air Force veteran here…. This song/video breaks me every time! 😭😭
"Look at me I'm your brother, you are going to be ok"
My brother served in Afghanistan..2 tours.. I drove across three states at 95mph on the phone with my brother to try and get to him before he ended his life.. I didnt make it.. They deserve better...
Our country does not take care of our brave who've served. Disposable heroes.
This Video hit Everyone as it Did You !!!!
The US military is a completely voluntary force. We have no draft. I spent 7 years in the US Navy. Great reaction!🤘🎸
This is not just in the USA, it's all across the world. On duty, if you become crippled, disfigured or both, mentally or physically, if you don't have a supportive family, you will always be alone. The fight never ends, just the battlefield changes. You can cry, scream or rage at the world, It doesn't matter, no-one will help you, there is no silver lining, it only exist in fairy tales. You are just dead weight. Though you put your body trough the meat grind for reasons that you thought was justified, still people will look at you funny, some will literally spit on your face just for fun. Never expect mercy from anybody, humanity has lost that kindness. For the body parts that sacrificed --- people will lough at you, you have to understand that you are a freak now, people will throw rocks at you, just for fun. Off duty you are less then useless.
I feel your emotions and this song also made me very emotional first time hearing it and seeing the video. I'm also not from the US but I sympathize with what vets have to deal with especially since most of the wars they are sent into are for nonsense reasons and sometimes even based on lies. FFDP does a lot to raise awareness of this and I have great respect for them and their music is very good too. You should check out the cover they did of Gone Away, originally by The Offspring, it's just as powerful.
Thanks for caring and learning of our plight.
5:41 "you know me, you saved my life brother"
I served 20 years between the Marine Corps and Army with 6 combat deployments. Thus song gets me everytime. I've also had 4 suicide attempts since getting out. Thankfully I have good friends ds and family to support me. You should react to Gone Away
she's like that bible episode of family guy where peter/moses tells his people that one of the commandments was "if we pass a billboard, stop reading it aloud!" because it was driving him nuts. here's your sign.
I served the with the United States Air Force for 25 years and now a 70% permanently disabled veteran.
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Thank you for reacting to this.
Im not a warrier but i have seen the bedies of a couple friends who took there own lives,it still haunts me
Hello. I am a gunnery Sargent I served 4 tours I Afghanistan.
And other places I cannot
Name my great grandfather
Served in civil war. My grandfather
Served in the great war .my father
Served in world War two from the
Beginning till the end he also
Served in Korea. My brother Served
In Vietnam four years. I Served I
Afghanistan four tours and more
In various countries. There has been at Least
One of my family Serveing in every
Conflict the country I love.
People like my family have always
Stepped up and fought for it
We Served so you could sleep
And live your life in Peace
We are the one's that stand
On wall and our duty is
So you can Peacefully sleep at knowing you are protected
Thanks for the video. It's
It's the truth.
the worse part is that "they think that all they have done is for his own people, for their country, but they are only puppets working for private sectors"
Jacoby- "You know me, You saved my life brother"
Strong men create good times, weak men create hard times the strong men need to resolve.
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