This one was hard for me...when in Iraq, our convoy hit an IED. 6 kia confirmed. I survived...never forget.....RIP Ssgt Matautia, Sgt "Doc" Johnston, Cpl Kelner, Pvt Boyczyk, Sgt Owens, Pfc Brennen ...I miss you brothers.
I've been watching videos from north korean defectors, it's insane, and I'd encourage anyone with preconceived ideas on that particular military to learn more about it, it's horrible and now I have a place in my heart for them that I didn't expect to have.
You stand with your brothers and sisters in combat. Not for your country. When you are under attack it doesn't matter where you are from. The only thing that matters is to protect your comrades
I agree. Whether it be for freedom or for a terrible mans hateful agenda. They all leave a loving family to wonder and pray to their god of choice for their safe return.
I will never forget the knock on the door when my family was notified about my fathers passing or when they handed me a flag and said on behalf of the president of the United States, the United States Army and a grateful nation, please accept this flag as a symbol of appreciation for your loved ones honorable and faithful service. This song hits hard.
Not my dad but my grandfather was a vet and very very close to myself. I balled like a little kid (I was 25 at the time) those words will ring in my ears forever.
I'm a retired MARINE CORPS veteran who served 4 tours in Afghanistan and lost alot of my brother's. This was a hard pill to swallow seeing this video for the first time. 😢
I was on Fort Lewis getting ready to qual on the rifle range. When they told us to pack up and get 100% accountability we were confused. The range cadre said that the country was under attack and the WTC had been hit by a hijacked plane. My heart sank and my stomach knotted because we all realized that this was "it". We began pulling security around the clock on literally everything and had to have our ID cards to get into any building. The world was changing and I had no clue how or where we were going. One of the scariest times in my life. A few deployments later and you know the rest.
I was at Eielson Air force base as an E4. I didnt even know what the world trade center was when it happened. But I am from the D.C. area and the pentagon was very real to me.
I was on the PT Field at Ft Bliss Tx. We had a hard stop to go get in BDU’s/TA-50 with an immediate report back. We had the ADA up and ready in 15 minutes and were tracking everything in the air on our southern border.
I am a retired soldier. (Field Artillery). I did go to Iraq. Upon return I was tasked out to be a Casualty Officer (E-7). It was more difficult than being in the war zone. I did it for 13 months...... and watching the families in their worst moments was horrible. I felt it myself many years later when I watched my own son slip away from an illness at 20.
I am forever thankful to have never had to be on funeral detail or a casualty notification team. Fuck all of that, I wouldn't be able to do it. And I am very sorry for your loss... I hope I find my grave long before my children. That's a pain I don't even wish to think about... I hope you find some peace for yourself boss.
@@docp9956 Thank you. During the long months on that tasker I became very "good" at it. It was one skill that I never wanted but since I was stuck with doing it, I knew it had to be done well. I met a lot of great families that were going through the loss of their child or spouse. I often think that watching them helped me to work through my sons loss years later.
I don't mind the stops to keep the video from being banned. But what took away from the video for me was how nearly 80% of those stops were to say things like "nope, fake, not accurate, that's not right, etc". Most of us already know the theatrical video isn't going to be accurate. And I felt like I didn't get much of an actual reaction to the song. The raw emotions like 'wrong side of heaven' are what we expected. Don't be afraid to let the waterworks flow, brother.
I 1000% agree to this..i stated the same thing. He was too busy pointing out the tiniest flaws instead of taking in the whole picture to get those emotions. My best friend deployed right after 9/11. My brother deployed to afghanistan is did that same IED foot patrol all the time so yes it still happens. Now my boyfriend is in the army infantry so i know all too well what goes on thru out the process. So the picking out the tiny details totally ruined this for me
@@ajhill3751 It is a cruel hypocrisy of society. "Boys and men don't cry" and "you have to be in touch with your feminine side to have emotions". We go from one extreme to the other. You don't have to be feminine to express your emotions. Men are not emotionless machines or statues. Men get sad, heartbroken, depressed, etc. It is healthy to cry or show emotions. It doesn't make you less of a man or masculine. Men are usually the first to rush into war, burning buildings, and natural disasters. They see the worst the world has to offer when doing so. It tears them apart inside. And society expects them to never shed a tear or ask for help? It's infuriating!
@Ted Bundy oh and you do understand how UA-cam works right???? Literally EVERYONE on the platform puts out videos for likes and subs to get money. Thats kind of the whole point. Just an FYI if you didn't know.
I agree; however, my suspicion is that his commentary was more about avoiding being drawn into the emotional aspect of the video more than it was about degrading the content. I still think he failed, but I'd cut him some slack. I'm not a vet, but lost my brother, not in Iraq, but when he got back. And if this is as hard for me to see, I can't imagine what a vet would go through if they completely invested themselves into this song/video emotionally. But maybe I'm wrong, and maybe he is too. But I just wanted to inject some possible perspective and encourage people to focus on what matters in the video. Sure, there is a time to deal with those emotions, but a UA-cam video may not be the right place for that, at least for him.
This one is extremely hard for me. Not just for the vets but for the fact that this was one of my friends fav songs before she was murdered. Thank you for doing this.
I've been to Arlington National Cemetery on 2 occasions. First time was in 8th on a school trip, I had no respect or understanding why I was there and what I could learn from it. As I got older, I learned more about our Military history and began volunteering with the American Legion. On my 2nd time out to Washington DC, I was at Arlington with my father in law whom was an active member of the 115th Fighter wing here in Madison- He was Airforce. I saw his gratitude, sadness, and honor for those laid to rest there showed me the true meaning of what these men and women did for us. Then it hit when we show a funeral while we were there. Those men and woman whom were laid to rest there are the true heroes in my heart. We can never stop fighting to help our Veterans that are still with us- we need to do better for them.
I'm from Australia. When 9/11 happened, I was 20 years old. I was in bed and at midnight, I woke up to the sounds of screams of a dream that I'd had of something similar that happened. I got up, turned on the television and thought it was a movie, until I sat there, watching the second plane. I watched the buildings fall on television. I still remember every single detail vividly like it happened yesterday.
The song is by The Offspring and it's about loss. Five Finger Death Punch's video is about military loss. And they did a Beautiful job with it. I have lost family in the military and it took literally 82 times for me to watch this video without completely breaking.
We talked about 9/11 in my history class, he even told us his story of where he was, and what he was doing on that day, then we watched the documentary about it. 2 kids walked out upset during it, and 1 had to be removed, we all understood why, even if none of us were born yet when it happened, 1 of those students later shared that he grew up without his birth father, because his birth father was 1 of the many first responders who were killed trying to save others, many of us shed tears during that unit and learning about 9/11, 1 of the remaining 2, had to be removed because he was hyperventilating, he grew up with a father who suffered from SEVERE PTSD after witnessing the death of his father, so the students grandfather, and as a result the student's father was violent and unpredictable, the 3rd stood up and walked out, we all seen her trying to hold herself together as she left, then heard her break down into tears in the hallway before the door closed completely, which after seeing how the 3 students reacted many of us were brought to tears, she later told us that her grandparents both died during 9/11, and each year her parents take the day off and take her to visit their graves, they make her grandparents favorite food, and watch the same movies that her grandparents enjoyed, basically it's a family day of remembrance. All 3 lost family members during 9/11, but all of them and their families handle it differently.
It was hard to watch live knowing so many innocent lives were lost. Every single airport had been shut down schools under lockdown prisons locked down and an entire no fly zone posted throughout the entire country. Police were out like crazy and a lot of ciminals out on the streets robbing stores and crazies thinking that they were going to die as well.
@@depter8165 bush had nothing to do with it. He did the best he could after finding out. Any other president would have done the same. There is no way anyone can prepare for this.
Thank you for sharing that. I was in active military at the time and I vividly remember where I was, what happened after, and what I was ordered to do. I wish things were different.
Brother , thank you. It's all I got. There's nothing I can say or do to Express my gratitude for your service. Nothing. Myself, my wife, my children.... will stand with you. Thank you, sir.
My grandfather was a chaplain in the military World War II he said, after the occupation of Japan, which became a rescue effort to help those affected by the bomb later when he came to the states, they had him send messages such as that because of his occupation, he said, that was the hardest thing to do in his military career it wasn’t using his gun. He said that hurt the most. It was telling families their loved ones won’t come back.
My 21 yr old cousin’s family got this visit while he was in Vietnam. A few months later, my 18 yr old uncle and cousin was drafted. I will never forget that day.
my brother was in the honor guard. i'm incredibly proud, as is he and our entire family. i was able to watch him ride the lead horse in a funeral ceremony and i will never forget it.
07:15 I was at work in the UK. But, I lost a friend in the towers. She was a vet herself, and to this day my friends and I still get together to respect and love her on the day.
I live in Canada and I saw your The wrong side of Heaven. We are big Five Finger Death Punch fans. I would also like to say thank you to all allies for your service and any kind of service that you have done!
I'm from Russia, and when you said, about blocking, I used VPN program to see what was that video what you talking about. And that was... touchable... You are real man, real human, real service men. Open, honest, live. Thank you for 2 hours of your opinion. Thank you for you. Wonder that UA-cam algorithms let me meet you.
Only our leadership keeps us from being brothers. From a combat vet to you we have mainly the same values. If our politicians let us meet and let us mingle. The men they bleed. I think we would overcome this divide.
My father SFC Daniel Douglas E-7, is buried at Arlington National cemetery , was a operating room specialist with surgical privileges ,he served in Korea 1yr then in Vietnam 1970-1971 he came home a different Dad he went into rehab right away and died 14 months later ,accidental death age just turned 35 falling and hitting his head , he died at home ,I was 11 1/2 and had 4 brothers and my mom , all of our lives ended that day , I have been clean and sober since 2009 , from age 11 till then I got high or drank because so many other horrible rotten things happened to all of us , God Bless America and thank you to all our military , all my love from Maryland
As a veteran I love how FFDP covered this song. Original was from The Offspring. I honestly wish it was me instead of my squad mate. But it is what it is, everything felt so far away then....
@@annien4353 I probably should have worded that differently. I felt at the time it was me instead of my mate. But I honor him by living the best life I can. Thank you for your support!
We by and large don't get to choose our time or method of departure, but we can always choose to live life better than the previous day in honor of those who are gone. May your burdens feel light 'til the day comes that you greet your mate again.
I'm sorry but you drove me nuts pausing so much. I am a vet with 17 years on my 5 combat tour currently. I completely understand more than most. I lived thought this stuff in the early days. I was wayyyy messed up for a long time. I like hearing people educate civilians and you did Wrong side of heaven great! This one os driving me nuts!
As a vet myself love FDP and their commitment to active and vets first time i heard wrong side of heaven when it came out it made me cry cause how i connected with the song
I was into my 12th year as a LEO officer. I was driving my department car into work when I turned in the radio as the first tower fell. I pulled over and listened and as it soaked in, I became numb. Another agency’s officer pulled in behind me to see if I was okay and he hadn’t heard either. I will never forget 9/11 and those we lost to the attack and those we lost in the ongoing battle.
I was working for UPS at D/FW airport before, during, and after 9/11. Had just got up that morning (9/11) and drove to the store for a few things when it was announced over the radio. Thought it was joke at first (radio station was known for morning antics). Once I got back to the house, my wife told me about it being on Good Morning America. We watched as the second plane hit the towers. My boss has called saying there was no reason to come in that day. The next day, I headed to work. Let me tell you, an empty international airport is a scary sight. Started wondering if I might get recalled. Served 5 years (90-95) in Army as commo repair tech. (29V) Thank you and everyone else for your service and sacrifice.
I’m a veteran myself and stuff like this brings tears to my eyes every time because I’ve felt and seen it first hand. Stuff like this goes unrecognized by the general public and no one but a veteran will know what it’s like.
Sitting in 11th grade when the first plane hit. I went to my next class and there was a video of the first tower burning, and it felt so unreal. Our classroom watched the second plane hit live. On another note, the original song was about the lead singer losing his girlfriend in a car accident, but the FEELINGS of loss are so universal that they work for this concept as well.
My grandfather was a combat veteran from the Marine Corp in Vietnam and he said that one of the hardest things for him to get over wasn't what happened over seas. It was how he was treated when he got home. The only time I ever saw that man cry was when he listened to the song "Doesn't Anybody Know my Name?" - Kingston Trio
I respect every military man and woman and their families for everything. Coming from my life this song and wrong side of heaven are the reason i enlisted even though i failed myself. These two songs both hit me hard because life can end at anytime and danger is always around in our lives. I feel we all need to do something for our loved ones in the military our vets and active duty to show how much we appreciate them for protecting us
6th grade math class. Teacher ran in and turned on the tvs just after the first plane hit. I had a dear friend in New York City. I couldn't even describe the mix of emotions I felt.
3rd grade for me! I had no idea what happened. All the kids just started getting pulled out of class by parents and the teacher, to her credit, held it together and just started to entertain us. My school was not far from where the plane crashed into the field in PA. Didn't find out until my dad dropped us off at my grandmom's where my mom was. He was a State Trooper and rolled out right after.
I was in 6th grade band class. Just waiting for class to start. Then the realization hit that I had flown through New York, and saw the trade center, just about a week before.
16:13 In the post 9/11 time, training was fast-tracked to the point that it was a 6 month turnaround from enlistment to deployment for rolls such as 55 Bravo (ammo specialist). Airborne was a 9 month turnaround. I should know, I was at Ft. Benning in 2002.
Elementary school, dad had woke me up early. Watched the second plane hit live TV. The lyrics "...I called out your name! Oh, please let me trade, I would!" Get me every single time.
My oldest daughter was about 7moths old when 9/11 happened and I watched it live with her in my arms. When she reached 9th grade she asked me what it was like one day suddenly driving down the road. Everything came back to me so hard and fast in that moment that she thought she had broken me because I couldn't fight the emotional tide. She said she was sorry for asking and that I didn't need to tell her but I told her, no I do need to. I felt like she would never really be able to feel it the way I did but maybe that's for the best. That day I realized that my desire to protect her while feeling helpless on 9/11 had tied her into the deepest of those fears and pain, making her the most difficult person to talk to without reliving every moment over like it was happening for the first time again. I hope this makes sense to whoever might read it.
I have a very hard time watching the video, but your reaction made it less of a heart ache!! many many friends and family never made it home!! some I never seen when they left, and most I'll never meet again!! Vets of the world I Respect you!!
I was 6 months pregnant when the war started. I knew there was a good chance my kid could end up fighting this war. He's 18 now. Growing up post 9 11 he doesn't understand how much the world changed that day.
I am a Marine, and i have had the toughest time coming back but hearing you talk about it helps a lot the thousand yard stare is so serious that my parents have seen it in me and are worried what i see when it happens, i lost one friend to suicide and it was so hard to hear about it because it was because he didn't know how to adjust back to civilian life. And then another Corporal of mine died because he was so depressed and had such bad PTSD he got drunk and drove a motorcycle here in the United States and lost his life. So the pain is very real and hard to deal with sometimes but i am making it.
I'm so thankful to them for doing this. My brother died in military service many years ago and my mother was just never the same after that. With what just happened in Afghanistan, it's all really fresh right now and I've come back to this song again. Also, thank you for your service.
When this song came out, my mom had just passed away, I listened to the lyrics video, I absolutely broke down every replay.. Non of my relatives served, but the lyrics alone got me so hard, then when the video came out, and I saw this first time, I was like 'damn' that's impressive. When the guy re-inlisted wearing those black bands, I thought about Dutch vets and my friends who are enlisted
I spent two years in Iraq running convoy escorts... this one hits hard. And the ringing was what I heard when I suffered my concussions from my TBI. Speaking of... there are 15 of my best friends buried in Arlington, in the Iraq War section. I take my sons there to talk to them at least once a year... some promises are eternal and they're still my soldiers. The line "Please let me trade, I would" is the realist part of this song. I lived and worked on the highways and dieways of Iraq and left my best friends behind. It never gets old, it never goes away and it never gets easier. Why do I do this to myself? Ugh.
Was a Senior in high school when 9/11 happened. Was sitting in class waiting for the bell for my U.S. History class to start when they made an announcement over the intercom for all teachers to turn the TVs in the rooms on.
I was in 2nd period civics class 15 seeing the whole thing on live news...the whole thing still makes me hurt to see and what helped me choose to serve in 2007. God bless those who have also served and gave everything.
When 9/11 happened, I was in elementary school class, less than 3 miles from the pentagon. We could clearly see that the teachers were acting strange and we knew something was up, and that's when we saw the plane hit the pentagon out of our classroom window. Many of the students in our class had parents that worked at the pentagon since Alexandria had a very large amount of government and military personnel living there with their families. That was by far one of the scariest days of my life.
I hear you brother about the timeline, it's definitely sped up, but it's just a video and a good representation. Amazing video, amazing version of this song. From one vet to another, Thank you for your service and keep these great video's coming. Wrong Side of Heaven hit me harder as well.
I'm in Canada and I found your channel through your reaction vid on wrong side of heaven. I appreciate your take on these videos as my dad is a vet but I lost him last year. Thank you
I'm a Army veteran and five finger death punches videos tear at my heart strings and thus video is the one that broke me and makes me cry everytime. It's like living my last deployment all over with a ied vs a V bottom humvee that I was in.
I was very hesitant to listen to five finger death punch. But when I did and learned how supportive they are of our military my mind was forever changed. ❤❤🙏
My husband is a combat veteran of both the US Navy and US Army and he'd have given his right kidney to re-enlist, sadly he was medicaled out and couldn't. This song and Wrong Side of Heaven both hit him hard when they play. PTSD is a fact of our daily life. It's not an easy life for *either* of us, but, coming from a long line of Military people, it's all too familiar to me and I take it with him, one moment at a time. It's all you can do.
I am a veteran and have been living with PTSD for a while now and I have to say this to you. God Bless you and all the partners like you, who stand by their veteran every day and help them to relearn what "normal life" is. People need to know that the families of those who served, start their service when the veteran comes home. So thank you for your service, sincerely thank you.
9-11 I was in the middle of Illinois. My 4yr old was at school and I was nursing my baby at home. I was so scared when it happened. Afterwards I bought every newspaper and magazine that had anything to do with it so someday they can see and know the truth and not what others try to change it into.
When 9-11 happened my grandmother sat me down because we were the same age when the two events happened. She had an open dialogue with me. One of the strongest conversations we ever had.
In regards to where I was on 9/11, I was on a Basic Rifle Marksmanship course at Ft. Benning, Georgia. The uncertainty around that time shaped a lot of my brief (5.5 year) military career.
Visited during a tornado warning, family member was being interred. He didn’t want a big fuss about it, it seems, too bad.The guard was wonderful, couldn’t tell it was raining buckets by their presence. Thank you whoever participated and was present.
I remember vividly I was already mentally more mature than most kids my age and understood a lot of things other kids didn't even think about i was in 4th or 5th grade sitting in my speech class when the principal came on the loud speaker telling all the teachers in the school to turn their tv's on to the news and I remember as soon as our teacher turned the TV on watching as two hijacked planes flew straight into the twin towers watching the city of New York getting covered in a giant blanket of smoke watching as people started jumping from the highest floors of the buildings knowing there was no way of getting out alive seeing the only option was to jump and just feeling the sadness and anger building up inside me I knew long before that day that I wanted to join the military and serve my country but on that day I wanted to sign up right away and go to war it was one of the most devastating days we ever experienced in this country
I was in grade school when 9/11 happened, I remember my teacher getting a phone call and running to turn on the TV, as we watched the first tower fall in confusion. Now I serve active duty in the 101st Airborne Division(Air Assault US Army), hoping to make a difference.
I was in 6th grade. The whole class and myself were gathered around the radio, country school, we were spell bound by the story. America attacked, citizens murdered, and that feeling of wanting to do something but the reality that we were just kids. Yea, I'll never forget that day.
I was a little over a year out of my decade of service. My heart just sank - not just for the lives lost, but the lives that would be lost in the years to come.
I was sitting in 5th grade math in Charlotte NC when the 1st plane hit. My teacher was only 23 and in her 1st year teaching. My wife is about to get her teaching cert in May and I can only pray that her first year is nowhere near that kind of a test of character.
I was in elementary school but I was able to understand parts of what was going on. It's part of the reason I joined years later. To all my brothers and sisters still here fighting, keep it up. I got your 6. And for those we've lost, you may be gone but you are never forgotten.
Your videos are incredible and you are changing perspectives with your messages through the video and made me want to help as many vets as I can. Thank you brother.
I was in the middle of the woods near Fairchild AFB in SERE training. Didn't know what happened until 7 PM Pacific time when Intel finally came out and briefed us.
Been listening to this song in the car a lot lately and I'm really glad you did a video about it. It sounds like I was one of the lucky few Brits that got to see your wrong side of heaven video before it got banned. Definitely going to watch the other video, all the best man from a Welsh brother in arms.
my dad served in the military for a large part of his life and it shows that these brave people see and do things that are way beyond what us civilians would even think of.
This song is always hard to get through. Having survived an IED on a convoy it hits incredibly close to home. I knew the first time I saw this video that they either had assistance with it from a Veteran or someone in the band was one. (At least the emotional part) You don't get this on point without living through it. "Let me trade, I would." - One of the most inpactful lines in any song, ever.
Judging by the comments talking about the 9/11 stories, I was in 1st grade watching the buildings fall, obviously had no idea what the impact was, was just excited we got out of school that day, but growing up and currently serving, hearing other's stories about where they were definitely puts into perspective how much of an impact 9/11 has.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SR. I'VE BEEN TO ARLINGTON WHEN I WAS 10 AND MY FAMILY SPENT ABOUT 9 HOURS WALKING THROUGH IT MY GOD I WAS TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY BY THE BEAUTY OF IT AND THE SIZE OF IT
I had just gotten home to Sweden after a year in Saudi. Playing some game to pass time when one of the Yanks on the channel went "Fuck... The world is on fire..."
It's insane how music works. Bc I always took this song (the original) for my mom who passed when I was 18. But then take this version same song and apply it to our military lost soldiers. R.I.P. to all fallen men/women who served. Thank you to you, and all who served!!
These FFDP Videos Hit home with me. As Ex US Army Ranger Sapper 1(Engineers), MSGT, Barrett M82 Sniper, Desert Storm\Iraq\Afghanistan Vet, this video, and "Wrong Side of Heaven" hit too much on point, showing the Horror and Despair of Losing good Friends and Brothers KIA. I Still wear my 3 black bands for the 3 Life friends i lost to heaven. RIP Friends and Brothers! I Miss you Everyday!
I was in 8th grade, we had a substitute teacher that day. (I always wonder how our normal teacher would have taken it if he was there) I saw the 2nd plane hit and class rotation froze. When the first tower fell I still don't fully know how to say what I felt. We began to hear about the Spilled Blood Act, and a promise that someone would pay for this. Then the second tower fell and I remember felling nothing but blind rage for the first time in my life. The worse part was after school I had a paper route with my aunt, hours more of seeing that picture that was already burned into my mind now on the front of every paper we delivered. I remember staying up all night with my mom watching Nick at Nite (Yup just like the song, I Love Lucy reruns all night). We could hear jets loitering around and then, just as the sun started to rise, they darted away. This was a day I fight myself over wishing I could forget and praying I never do.
12:30 "there is no way staff sergeant gates is going to be that young and a staff sergeant". I was thinking the same thing. Unless America honors cadet ranks like Canada does (if you were a sergeant in cadets, I think you enter the army as a corporal in Canada - Warrant = sergeant).
Eh things changed after 9/11. 798 wasn't a thing anymore with trying to fill the ranks out for rapid deployments. He could have been an E-4 fresh out of basic and fast tracked. I've seen some young E-6's. Hell I made E-6 at 27 years old and that was after two Article 15's and a year and a half first spend in the NG. There were a lot of automatic promotions going around from 2002-2010ish.
I joined in 2002, two deployments (3 months for invasion of Iraq and a year 2004-2005) I made Sergeant, March 05 at 21 years old. During 06-07 deployment to Iraq, I went to the promotion board and in February 2008, pinned Staff Sergeant at 5 and a half years and 25 years old. Staff sergeants can be that young. I even had a Platoon Sergeant that was 29 years old and I put his experience, knowledge, and abilities over most SGM/CSMs that were around at the time. Although promotions were quicker from 2002-2013ish, (I was medically retired in 2014) I only saw a handful in my unit that weren't ready for the promotion, but were still sent for an NCOER bullet for their squad leader and PSG.
I was in 5th grade social studies class when the teacher next door ran into the room and said you need to turn on the TV now we are under attack and we watched the 2nd plane hit the WTC.
I was at Ft Lewis, WA. 2 days in to an FTX when 9/11 happened . R.I.P. to all my fallen brothers and sisters. Especially all those who were lost to the suicide bombing at the DFAC in Mosul. I just hope some of the soldiers I assisted in helping at the CASH made it. Thanks to Five Finger Death Punch and you for doing this.
I was in an IT meeting with our customers. My wife was a first year graduate student teaching entry-level Spanish and was wondering why all the classroom TVs were showing a "war movie" as she was about to walk into class. It was her second week, and all these Freshmen were looking to her for answers.
hello brother i watched your reaction to wrong side of heaven, that really hit hard even though im from iran i can understand the sacrifice and the pain us troops are going through. wish you all the best.
On 9/11, I was in the Army and on PCS leave. My birthday is 9/10, so I woke up hungover, turned on the TV and tried to figure out what the hell was going on and what I had to do next.
I was giving birth on 9/11. Lived within 15 miles of a nuke plant. Soldiers everywhere. Talk about fear of what kind of world i just brought my child into. I gained a whole new appreciation for them and the soldiers that i knew where about to avenge the U.S. Beautiful song done by both Offspring and Five Finger.
God bless you brother I did 3 years in Iraq as special forces unit it was hell over there I lost many friends that I considered brothers and I suffer from PTSD because of what I did and seen I saved my unit by killing a woman and a kid who had bombs on them I still have nightmares about it and I have had a very hard time being back home I think every day about going back to serve because I feel like that is were I belong
I'm 17 and very patriotic. I have no family that served. This song hits me very hard and I know not anywhere near as hard as it hits those who have served during the Iraq/Afghanistan war. This song gets me to the point of tearing up and almost crying. It also enrages my patriotic and warrior side. Thank you to all veterans and currently serving soldiers and to those who have fallen, for your service. I had not been born yet when the 9/11 happened. I was 3 years, 1 months and 49 days later.
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This one was hard for me...when in Iraq, our convoy hit an IED. 6 kia confirmed. I survived...never forget.....RIP Ssgt Matautia, Sgt "Doc" Johnston, Cpl Kelner, Pvt Boyczyk, Sgt Owens, Pfc Brennen ...I miss you brothers.
Thank you for your service, the same thing happened to my uncle, it was his first deployment, it was his first patrol when it happened
Thank you for your service and I’m sorry for your loss
There would be no America without patriots like all of you :D thank you so much for EVERYTHING. God Bless America
Wait what unit were you in?
Thank you for sharing their memory with us. I feel honoured to know their names from such a personal source.
I salute every soldier who stands up for his country. No matter which country it is. I salute every soldier who simply does his duty.
I've been watching videos from north korean defectors, it's insane, and I'd encourage anyone with preconceived ideas on that particular military to learn more about it, it's horrible and now I have a place in my heart for them that I didn't expect to have.
You stand with your brothers and sisters in combat. Not for your country. When you are under attack it doesn't matter where you are from. The only thing that matters is to protect your comrades
I agree. Whether it be for freedom or for a terrible mans hateful agenda. They all leave a loving family to wonder and pray to their god of choice for their safe return.
And for that I salute you
then why did you start the war in Iraq? and killed all the defenders of the country?
I will never forget the knock on the door when my family was notified about my fathers passing or when they handed me a flag and said on behalf of the president of the United States, the United States Army and a grateful nation, please accept this flag as a symbol of appreciation for your loved ones honorable and faithful service. This song hits hard.
Not my dad but my grandfather was a vet and very very close to myself. I balled like a little kid (I was 25 at the time) those words will ring in my ears forever.
I choked back tears saying those words to the mother of one of my soldiers
I'm a retired MARINE CORPS veteran who served 4 tours in Afghanistan and lost alot of my brother's. This was a hard pill to swallow seeing this video for the first time. 😢
Thank you for your service♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you for your service. Thank you for living in your brothers honor.
I was on Fort Lewis getting ready to qual on the rifle range. When they told us to pack up and get 100% accountability we were confused. The range cadre said that the country was under attack and the WTC had been hit by a hijacked plane. My heart sank and my stomach knotted because we all realized that this was "it". We began pulling security around the clock on literally everything and had to have our ID cards to get into any building. The world was changing and I had no clue how or where we were going. One of the scariest times in my life. A few deployments later and you know the rest.
I was at Fort Lewis too. Was in the second grade but still there and I remember how hard the base locked down.
I was at Eielson Air force base as an E4. I didnt even know what the world trade center was when it happened. But I am from the D.C. area and the pentagon was very real to me.
I was graduating boot camp that week. That was a real eye opener.
I was on the PT Field at Ft Bliss Tx. We had a hard stop to go get in BDU’s/TA-50 with an immediate report back. We had the ADA up and ready in 15 minutes and were tracking everything in the air on our southern border.
I am a retired soldier. (Field Artillery). I did go to Iraq. Upon return I was tasked out to be a Casualty Officer (E-7). It was more difficult than being in the war zone. I did it for 13 months...... and watching the families in their worst moments was horrible. I felt it myself many years later when I watched my own son slip away from an illness at 20.
I am forever thankful to have never had to be on funeral detail or a casualty notification team. Fuck all of that, I wouldn't be able to do it.
And I am very sorry for your loss... I hope I find my grave long before my children. That's a pain I don't even wish to think about... I hope you find some peace for yourself boss.
@@docp9956 Thank you. During the long months on that tasker I became very "good" at it. It was one skill that I never wanted but since I was stuck with doing it, I knew it had to be done well. I met a lot of great families that were going through the loss of their child or spouse. I often think that watching them helped me to work through my sons loss years later.
Thank you for your service♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I did it for almost 2 years at Benning Brother.
Rough.
H-MINUS
I don't mind the stops to keep the video from being banned. But what took away from the video for me was how nearly 80% of those stops were to say things like "nope, fake, not accurate, that's not right, etc". Most of us already know the theatrical video isn't going to be accurate. And I felt like I didn't get much of an actual reaction to the song. The raw emotions like 'wrong side of heaven' are what we expected. Don't be afraid to let the waterworks flow, brother.
I 1000% agree to this..i stated the same thing. He was too busy pointing out the tiniest flaws instead of taking in the whole picture to get those emotions. My best friend deployed right after 9/11. My brother deployed to afghanistan is did that same IED foot patrol all the time so yes it still happens. Now my boyfriend is in the army infantry so i know all too well what goes on thru out the process. So the picking out the tiny details totally ruined this for me
The funny part is that society has told us boys to man up and yet even the strongest of us men have to cry
@@ajhill3751 It is a cruel hypocrisy of society. "Boys and men don't cry" and "you have to be in touch with your feminine side to have emotions". We go from one extreme to the other. You don't have to be feminine to express your emotions. Men are not emotionless machines or statues. Men get sad, heartbroken, depressed, etc. It is healthy to cry or show emotions. It doesn't make you less of a man or masculine. Men are usually the first to rush into war, burning buildings, and natural disasters. They see the worst the world has to offer when doing so. It tears them apart inside. And society expects them to never shed a tear or ask for help? It's infuriating!
@Ted Bundy oh and you do understand how UA-cam works right???? Literally EVERYONE on the platform puts out videos for likes and subs to get money. Thats kind of the whole point. Just an FYI if you didn't know.
I agree; however, my suspicion is that his commentary was more about avoiding being drawn into the emotional aspect of the video more than it was about degrading the content. I still think he failed, but I'd cut him some slack. I'm not a vet, but lost my brother, not in Iraq, but when he got back. And if this is as hard for me to see, I can't imagine what a vet would go through if they completely invested themselves into this song/video emotionally. But maybe I'm wrong, and maybe he is too. But I just wanted to inject some possible perspective and encourage people to focus on what matters in the video. Sure, there is a time to deal with those emotions, but a UA-cam video may not be the right place for that, at least for him.
This one is extremely hard for me. Not just for the vets but for the fact that this was one of my friends fav songs before she was murdered. Thank you for doing this.
Thank you for your service sir
retired vet myself. I have known guys like that, get out, lost, get back into the only life they know
I've been to Arlington National Cemetery on 2 occasions. First time was in 8th on a school trip, I had no respect or understanding why I was there and what I could learn from it. As I got older, I learned more about our Military history and began volunteering with the American Legion. On my 2nd time out to Washington DC, I was at Arlington with my father in law whom was an active member of the 115th Fighter wing here in Madison- He was Airforce. I saw his gratitude, sadness, and honor for those laid to rest there showed me the true meaning of what these men and women did for us. Then it hit when we show a funeral while we were there. Those men and woman whom were laid to rest there are the true heroes in my heart. We can never stop fighting to help our Veterans that are still with us- we need to do better for them.
Thank you Alicia for sharing your story
I'm from Australia. When 9/11 happened, I was 20 years old. I was in bed and at midnight, I woke up to the sounds of screams of a dream that I'd had of something similar that happened. I got up, turned on the television and thought it was a movie, until I sat there, watching the second plane. I watched the buildings fall on television. I still remember every single detail vividly like it happened yesterday.
The song is by The Offspring and it's about loss. Five Finger Death Punch's video is about military loss. And they did a Beautiful job with it. I have lost family in the military and it took literally 82 times for me to watch this video without completely breaking.
We talked about 9/11 in my history class, he even told us his story of where he was, and what he was doing on that day, then we watched the documentary about it. 2 kids walked out upset during it, and 1 had to be removed, we all understood why, even if none of us were born yet when it happened, 1 of those students later shared that he grew up without his birth father, because his birth father was 1 of the many first responders who were killed trying to save others, many of us shed tears during that unit and learning about 9/11, 1 of the remaining 2, had to be removed because he was hyperventilating, he grew up with a father who suffered from SEVERE PTSD after witnessing the death of his father, so the students grandfather, and as a result the student's father was violent and unpredictable, the 3rd stood up and walked out, we all seen her trying to hold herself together as she left, then heard her break down into tears in the hallway before the door closed completely, which after seeing how the 3 students reacted many of us were brought to tears, she later told us that her grandparents both died during 9/11, and each year her parents take the day off and take her to visit their graves, they make her grandparents favorite food, and watch the same movies that her grandparents enjoyed, basically it's a family day of remembrance. All 3 lost family members during 9/11, but all of them and their families handle it differently.
It was hard to watch live knowing so many innocent lives were lost. Every single airport had been shut down schools under lockdown prisons locked down and an entire no fly zone posted throughout the entire country. Police were out like crazy and a lot of ciminals out on the streets robbing stores and crazies thinking that they were going to die as well.
Fucking gorge bush
@@depter8165 bush had nothing to do with it. He did the best he could after finding out. Any other president would have done the same. There is no way anyone can prepare for this.
@@blaneahrens6144 jet full dosent melt steel and crumble buildings money power and the need to start a war dose
Thank you for sharing that. I was in active military at the time and I vividly remember where I was, what happened after, and what I was ordered to do. I wish things were different.
My grandfather, my father, and myself are all vets, this song came out the week my grandpa passed and it truly got me through that moment in my life
Brother , thank you. It's all I got. There's nothing I can say or do to Express my gratitude for your service. Nothing. Myself, my wife, my children.... will stand with you. Thank you, sir.
My grandfather was a chaplain in the military World War II he said, after the occupation of Japan, which became a rescue effort to help those affected by the bomb later when he came to the states, they had him send messages such as that because of his occupation, he said, that was the hardest thing to do in his military career it wasn’t using his gun. He said that hurt the most. It was telling families their loved ones won’t come back.
My 21 yr old cousin’s family got this visit while he was in Vietnam. A few months later, my 18 yr old uncle and cousin was drafted. I will never forget that day.
my brother was in the honor guard. i'm incredibly proud, as is he and our entire family. i was able to watch him ride the lead horse in a funeral ceremony and i will never forget it.
07:15 I was at work in the UK. But, I lost a friend in the towers. She was a vet herself, and to this day my friends and I still get together to respect and love her on the day.
I am sorry for your loss. That must of been very hard. It is great to keep her memory alive. That is how to show her respect xxoo
I live in Canada and I saw your The wrong side of Heaven. We are big Five Finger Death Punch fans. I would also like to say thank you to all allies for your service and any kind of service that you have done!
I'm from Russia, and when you said, about blocking, I used VPN program to see what was that video what you talking about. And that was... touchable...
You are real man, real human, real service men. Open, honest, live.
Thank you for 2 hours of your opinion. Thank you for you. Wonder that UA-cam algorithms let me meet you.
Only our leadership keeps us from being brothers. From a combat vet to you we have mainly the same values. If our politicians let us meet and let us mingle. The men they bleed. I think we would overcome this divide.
Dont bullshit- spot on man. Fuck the political divide!
My father SFC Daniel Douglas E-7, is buried at Arlington National cemetery , was a operating room specialist with surgical privileges ,he served in Korea 1yr then in Vietnam 1970-1971 he came home a different Dad he went into rehab right away and died 14 months later ,accidental death age just turned 35 falling and hitting his head , he died at home ,I was 11 1/2 and had 4 brothers and my mom , all of our lives ended that day , I have been clean and sober since 2009 , from age 11 till then I got high or drank because so many other horrible rotten things happened to all of us , God Bless America and thank you to all our military , all my love from Maryland
As a veteran I love how FFDP covered this song. Original was from The Offspring. I honestly wish it was me instead of my squad mate. But it is what it is, everything felt so far away then....
Much love and THANK YOU Dodds for your honesty. I'm glad your here.
@@annien4353 I probably should have worded that differently. I felt at the time it was me instead of my mate. But I honor him by living the best life I can. Thank you for your support!
We by and large don't get to choose our time or method of departure, but we can always choose to live life better than the previous day in honor of those who are gone. May your burdens feel light 'til the day comes that you greet your mate again.
I'm sorry but you drove me nuts pausing so much. I am a vet with 17 years on my 5 combat tour currently. I completely understand more than most. I lived thought this stuff in the early days. I was wayyyy messed up for a long time. I like hearing people educate civilians and you did Wrong side of heaven great! This one os driving me nuts!
As a vet myself love FDP and their commitment to active and vets first time i heard wrong side of heaven when it came out it made me cry cause how i connected with the song
I was into my 12th year as a LEO officer. I was driving my department car into work when I turned in the radio as the first tower fell. I pulled over and listened and as it soaked in, I became numb. Another agency’s officer pulled in behind me to see if I was okay and he hadn’t heard either. I will never forget 9/11 and those we lost to the attack and those we lost in the ongoing battle.
I was working for UPS at D/FW airport before, during, and after 9/11. Had just got up that morning (9/11) and drove to the store for a few things when it was announced over the radio. Thought it was joke at first (radio station was known for morning antics). Once I got back to the house, my wife told me about it being on Good Morning America. We watched as the second plane hit the towers.
My boss has called saying there was no reason to come in that day. The next day, I headed to work. Let me tell you, an empty international airport is a scary sight.
Started wondering if I might get recalled. Served 5 years (90-95) in Army as commo repair tech. (29V)
Thank you and everyone else for your service and sacrifice.
I’m a veteran myself and stuff like this brings tears to my eyes every time because I’ve felt and seen it first hand. Stuff like this goes unrecognized by the general public and no one but a veteran will know what it’s like.
Sitting in 11th grade when the first plane hit. I went to my next class and there was a video of the first tower burning, and it felt so unreal. Our classroom watched the second plane hit live.
On another note, the original song was about the lead singer losing his girlfriend in a car accident, but the FEELINGS of loss are so universal that they work for this concept as well.
My grandfather was a combat veteran from the Marine Corp in Vietnam and he said that one of the hardest things for him to get over wasn't what happened over seas. It was how he was treated when he got home. The only time I ever saw that man cry was when he listened to the song "Doesn't Anybody Know my Name?" - Kingston Trio
I dont care how mamy times you stop man, we watch your reactions for your take, not the video we already saw!
I respect every military man and woman and their families for everything. Coming from my life this song and wrong side of heaven are the reason i enlisted even though i failed myself. These two songs both hit me hard because life can end at anytime and danger is always around in our lives. I feel we all need to do something for our loved ones in the military our vets and active duty to show how much we appreciate them for protecting us
I was setting in 5th grade class, when the teacher next room ran in and turned on the tv just as the second plane hit.
See I was in 5th grade spelling class when a teacher ran in about the space shuttle challenger
6th grade math class. Teacher ran in and turned on the tvs just after the first plane hit. I had a dear friend in New York City. I couldn't even describe the mix of emotions I felt.
3rd grade for me! I had no idea what happened. All the kids just started getting pulled out of class by parents and the teacher, to her credit, held it together and just started to entertain us. My school was not far from where the plane crashed into the field in PA. Didn't find out until my dad dropped us off at my grandmom's where my mom was. He was a State Trooper and rolled out right after.
I was in 6th grade band class. Just waiting for class to start. Then the realization hit that I had flown through New York, and saw the trade center, just about a week before.
I was sitting in the CIC of a Navy Destroyer, feeling really really pissed off.
I have never been in the military but my heart cries when I see videos like this one and Wrong Side of Heaven. Prayers to veterans and their families
Love the fact that you called it PLDC, ANCOC, BNCOC old school all the way
Thank you for serving our country sir. We as people need to care and help more of all veterans. salute to you sir.
16:13 In the post 9/11 time, training was fast-tracked to the point that it was a 6 month turnaround from enlistment to deployment for rolls such as 55 Bravo (ammo specialist). Airborne was a 9 month turnaround. I should know, I was at Ft. Benning in 2002.
I had my shipping orders in basic, 3 months after signup. Its a thing.
Elementary school, dad had woke me up early. Watched the second plane hit live TV.
The lyrics "...I called out your name! Oh, please let me trade, I would!" Get me every single time.
My oldest daughter was about 7moths old when 9/11 happened and I watched it live with her in my arms. When she reached 9th grade she asked me what it was like one day suddenly driving down the road. Everything came back to me so hard and fast in that moment that she thought she had broken me because I couldn't fight the emotional tide. She said she was sorry for asking and that I didn't need to tell her but I told her, no I do need to. I felt like she would never really be able to feel it the way I did but maybe that's for the best. That day I realized that my desire to protect her while feeling helpless on 9/11 had tied her into the deepest of those fears and pain, making her the most difficult person to talk to without reliving every moment over like it was happening for the first time again. I hope this makes sense to whoever might read it.
I have a very hard time watching the video, but your reaction made it less of a heart ache!! many many friends and family never made it home!! some I never seen when they left, and most I'll never meet again!! Vets of the world I Respect you!!
Thank you all I bow to you ......your service means alot to our family.....since 5 of us served
I was 6 months pregnant when the war started. I knew there was a good chance my kid could end up fighting this war. He's 18 now. Growing up post 9 11 he doesn't understand how much the world changed that day.
I didn’t realize I wasn’t breathing until suddenly I gasped for air. God bless those who have served before us and those who will go on to serve.
I am a Marine, and i have had the toughest time coming back but hearing you talk about it helps a lot the thousand yard stare is so serious that my parents have seen it in me and are worried what i see when it happens, i lost one friend to suicide and it was so hard to hear about it because it was because he didn't know how to adjust back to civilian life. And then another Corporal of mine died because he was so depressed and had such bad PTSD he got drunk and drove a motorcycle here in the United States and lost his life. So the pain is very real and hard to deal with sometimes but i am making it.
Thank you for your service
I'm so thankful to them for doing this. My brother died in military service many years ago and my mother was just never the same after that. With what just happened in Afghanistan, it's all really fresh right now and I've come back to this song again. Also, thank you for your service.
When this song came out, my mom had just passed away, I listened to the lyrics video, I absolutely broke down every replay..
Non of my relatives served, but the lyrics alone got me so hard, then when the video came out, and I saw this first time, I was like 'damn' that's impressive.
When the guy re-inlisted wearing those black bands, I thought about Dutch vets and my friends who are enlisted
I spent two years in Iraq running convoy escorts... this one hits hard. And the ringing was what I heard when I suffered my concussions from my TBI.
Speaking of... there are 15 of my best friends buried in Arlington, in the Iraq War section. I take my sons there to talk to them at least once a year... some promises are eternal and they're still my soldiers.
The line "Please let me trade, I would" is the realist part of this song. I lived and worked on the highways and dieways of Iraq and left my best friends behind. It never gets old, it never goes away and it never gets easier. Why do I do this to myself? Ugh.
Was a Senior in high school when 9/11 happened. Was sitting in class waiting for the bell for my U.S. History class to start when they made an announcement over the intercom for all teachers to turn the TVs in the rooms on.
I was in 2nd period civics class 15 seeing the whole thing on live news...the whole thing still makes me hurt to see and what helped me choose to serve in 2007. God bless those who have also served and gave everything.
When 9/11 happened, I was in elementary school class, less than 3 miles from the pentagon. We could clearly see that the teachers were acting strange and we knew something was up, and that's when we saw the plane hit the pentagon out of our classroom window. Many of the students in our class had parents that worked at the pentagon since Alexandria had a very large amount of government and military personnel living there with their families. That was by far one of the scariest days of my life.
I’m retired Air Force Security Forces… I enjoy your honesty and talks about these videos!! Thank you!
I hear you brother about the timeline, it's definitely sped up, but it's just a video and a good representation. Amazing video, amazing version of this song. From one vet to another, Thank you for your service and keep these great video's coming. Wrong Side of Heaven hit me harder as well.
I'm in Canada and I found your channel through your reaction vid on wrong side of heaven. I appreciate your take on these videos as my dad is a vet but I lost him last year. Thank you
No matter how many times I see this video it still hits me in the feelings.
I'm a Army veteran and five finger death punches videos tear at my heart strings and thus video is the one that broke me and makes me cry everytime. It's like living my last deployment all over with a ied vs a V bottom humvee that I was in.
I was very hesitant to listen to five finger death punch. But when I did and learned how supportive they are of our military my mind was forever changed. ❤❤🙏
My husband is a combat veteran of both the US Navy and US Army and he'd have given his right kidney to re-enlist, sadly he was medicaled out and couldn't. This song and Wrong Side of Heaven both hit him hard when they play. PTSD is a fact of our daily life. It's not an easy life for *either* of us, but, coming from a long line of Military people, it's all too familiar to me and I take it with him, one moment at a time. It's all you can do.
I am a veteran and have been living with PTSD for a while now and I have to say this to you.
God Bless you and all the partners like you, who stand by their veteran every day and help them to relearn what "normal life" is.
People need to know that the families of those who served, start their service when the veteran comes home.
So thank you for your service, sincerely thank you.
9-11 I was in the middle of Illinois. My 4yr old was at school and I was nursing my baby at home. I was so scared when it happened. Afterwards I bought every newspaper and magazine that had anything to do with it so someday they can see and know the truth and not what others try to change it into.
When 9-11 happened my grandmother sat me down because we were the same age when the two events happened. She had an open dialogue with me. One of the strongest conversations we ever had.
In regards to where I was on 9/11, I was on a Basic Rifle Marksmanship course at Ft. Benning, Georgia. The uncertainty around that time shaped a lot of my brief (5.5 year) military career.
Visited during a tornado warning, family member was being interred. He didn’t want a big fuss about it, it seems, too bad.The guard was wonderful, couldn’t tell it was raining buckets by their presence. Thank you whoever participated and was present.
I remember vividly I was already mentally more mature than most kids my age and understood a lot of things other kids didn't even think about i was in 4th or 5th grade sitting in my speech class when the principal came on the loud speaker telling all the teachers in the school to turn their tv's on to the news and I remember as soon as our teacher turned the TV on watching as two hijacked planes flew straight into the twin towers watching the city of New York getting covered in a giant blanket of smoke watching as people started jumping from the highest floors of the buildings knowing there was no way of getting out alive seeing the only option was to jump and just feeling the sadness and anger building up inside me I knew long before that day that I wanted to join the military and serve my country but on that day I wanted to sign up right away and go to war it was one of the most devastating days we ever experienced in this country
I was in grade school when 9/11 happened, I remember my teacher getting a
phone call and running to turn on the TV, as we watched the first tower
fall in confusion. Now I serve active duty in the 101st Airborne Division(Air Assault US Army), hoping to
make a difference.
I was in 6th grade. The whole class and myself were gathered around the radio, country school, we were spell bound by the story. America attacked, citizens murdered, and that feeling of wanting to do something but the reality that we were just kids. Yea, I'll never forget that day.
I was a little over a year out of my decade of service. My heart just sank - not just for the lives lost, but the lives that would be lost in the years to come.
I was sitting in 5th grade math in Charlotte NC when the 1st plane hit. My teacher was only 23 and in her 1st year teaching. My wife is about to get her teaching cert in May and I can only pray that her first year is nowhere near that kind of a test of character.
I was in elementary school but I was able to understand parts of what was going on. It's part of the reason I joined years later. To all my brothers and sisters still here fighting, keep it up. I got your 6. And for those we've lost, you may be gone but you are never forgotten.
I was in 3rd grade when out of nowhere my tracher came in and turned on the tv without a word, it was so surreal
Your videos are incredible and you are changing perspectives with your messages through the video and made me want to help as many vets as I can. Thank you brother.
I was in the middle of the woods near Fairchild AFB in SERE training. Didn't know what happened until 7 PM Pacific time when Intel finally came out and briefed us.
Been listening to this song in the car a lot lately and I'm really glad you did a video about it. It sounds like I was one of the lucky few Brits that got to see your wrong side of heaven video before it got banned. Definitely going to watch the other video, all the best man from a Welsh brother in arms.
Thanks for sharing
my dad served in the military for a large part of his life and it shows that these brave people see and do things that are way beyond what us civilians would even think of.
This song is always hard to get through. Having survived an IED on a convoy it hits incredibly close to home. I knew the first time I saw this video that they either had assistance with it from a Veteran or someone in the band was one. (At least the emotional part) You don't get this on point without living through it.
"Let me trade, I would." - One of the most inpactful lines in any song, ever.
9/11 - I was a freshman in college. I dropped out during winter break and enlisted in the Navy, left for boot camp in February 2002.
Thank you for your service, hope all is well for you and your family
Judging by the comments talking about the 9/11 stories, I was in 1st grade watching the buildings fall, obviously had no idea what the impact was, was just excited we got out of school that day, but growing up and currently serving, hearing other's stories about where they were definitely puts into perspective how much of an impact 9/11 has.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SR. I'VE BEEN TO ARLINGTON WHEN I WAS 10 AND MY FAMILY SPENT ABOUT 9 HOURS WALKING THROUGH IT MY GOD I WAS TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY BY THE BEAUTY OF IT AND THE SIZE OF IT
I had just gotten home to Sweden after a year in Saudi. Playing some game to pass time when one of the Yanks on the channel went "Fuck... The world is on fire..."
It's insane how music works. Bc I always took this song (the original) for my mom who passed when I was 18. But then take this version same song and apply it to our military lost soldiers. R.I.P. to all fallen men/women who served. Thank you to you, and all who served!!
Ivan is a talented singer he conveys lyrics well
These FFDP Videos Hit home with me. As Ex US Army Ranger Sapper 1(Engineers), MSGT, Barrett M82 Sniper, Desert Storm\Iraq\Afghanistan Vet, this video, and "Wrong Side of Heaven" hit too much on point, showing the Horror and Despair of Losing good Friends and Brothers KIA. I Still wear my 3 black bands for the 3 Life friends i lost to heaven. RIP Friends and Brothers! I Miss you Everyday!
I love how their music isn’t about them. They want all the attention on those who sacrificed. Awesome
I was in 8th grade, we had a substitute teacher that day. (I always wonder how our normal teacher would have taken it if he was there) I saw the 2nd plane hit and class rotation froze. When the first tower fell I still don't fully know how to say what I felt. We began to hear about the Spilled Blood Act, and a promise that someone would pay for this. Then the second tower fell and I remember felling nothing but blind rage for the first time in my life. The worse part was after school I had a paper route with my aunt, hours more of seeing that picture that was already burned into my mind now on the front of every paper we delivered. I remember staying up all night with my mom watching Nick at Nite (Yup just like the song, I Love Lucy reruns all night). We could hear jets loitering around and then, just as the sun started to rise, they darted away.
This was a day I fight myself over wishing I could forget and praying I never do.
Thank you for your service. I’m looking forward to your extended reaction. Powerful initial reaction sir.
12:30 "there is no way staff sergeant gates is going to be that young and a staff sergeant". I was thinking the same thing. Unless America honors cadet ranks like Canada does (if you were a sergeant in cadets, I think you enter the army as a corporal in Canada - Warrant = sergeant).
Eh things changed after 9/11. 798 wasn't a thing anymore with trying to fill the ranks out for rapid deployments. He could have been an E-4 fresh out of basic and fast tracked. I've seen some young E-6's. Hell I made E-6 at 27 years old and that was after two Article 15's and a year and a half first spend in the NG. There were a lot of automatic promotions going around from 2002-2010ish.
I made sergeant at exactly 4 years, after a deployment. Our platoon sergeant made SFC at 11 years. Not common, but it does happen fast for some people
I joined in 2002, two deployments (3 months for invasion of Iraq and a year 2004-2005) I made Sergeant, March 05 at 21 years old. During 06-07 deployment to Iraq, I went to the promotion board and in February 2008, pinned Staff Sergeant at 5 and a half years and 25 years old. Staff sergeants can be that young. I even had a Platoon Sergeant that was 29 years old and I put his experience, knowledge, and abilities over most SGM/CSMs that were around at the time. Although promotions were quicker from 2002-2013ish, (I was medically retired in 2014) I only saw a handful in my unit that weren't ready for the promotion, but were still sent for an NCOER bullet for their squad leader and PSG.
We had 25 year old staff sergeants. Combat. It happens
This song reminds of my buddy strech who passed away during the Beriut Bombings we all loved him
even if i have no vets in my family (that i know of) this still makes me cry
I come across you vids alot more frequently as of late and I appreciate the dissection
I was in 5th grade social studies class when the teacher next door ran into the room and said you need to turn on the TV now we are under attack and we watched the 2nd plane hit the WTC.
I was at Ft Lewis, WA. 2 days in to an FTX when 9/11 happened . R.I.P. to all my fallen brothers and sisters. Especially all those who were lost to the suicide bombing at the DFAC in Mosul. I just hope some of the soldiers I assisted in helping at the CASH made it. Thanks to Five Finger Death Punch and you for doing this.
I was in an IT meeting with our customers. My wife was a first year graduate student teaching entry-level Spanish and was wondering why all the classroom TVs were showing a "war movie" as she was about to walk into class. It was her second week, and all these Freshmen were looking to her for answers.
hello brother i watched your reaction to wrong side of heaven, that really hit hard even though im from iran i can understand the sacrifice and the pain us troops are going through. wish you all the best.
On 9/11, I was in the Army and on PCS leave. My birthday is 9/10, so I woke up hungover, turned on the TV and tried to figure out what the hell was going on and what I had to do next.
I was at FT Bragg on September 11th. Nothing was the same
It brings tears to me every time I hear it.
The video is to portray survivor guilt.. not that it actually happened that way.
GREAT VIDEO MAN. Thanks for your BRAVERY, COMMITMENT AND SERVICE!!!
Fuck survivors guilt. RIP SGT George Mitchell. I'm so sorry bro.
I was giving birth on 9/11. Lived within 15 miles of a nuke plant. Soldiers everywhere. Talk about fear of what kind of world i just brought my child into. I gained a whole new appreciation for them and the soldiers that i knew where about to avenge the U.S. Beautiful song done by both Offspring and Five Finger.
God bless you brother I did 3 years in Iraq as special forces unit it was hell over there I lost many friends that I considered brothers and I suffer from PTSD because of what I did and seen I saved my unit by killing a woman and a kid who had bombs on them I still have nightmares about it and I have had a very hard time being back home I think every day about going back to serve because I feel like that is were I belong
Hugs honey. Just know that there’s a family from Nevada that thanks you for your service, and sacrifice.
@@shaylengould4807 thank you and God bless you and your family 100
I'm 17 and very patriotic. I have no family that served. This song hits me very hard and I know not anywhere near as hard as it hits those who have served during the Iraq/Afghanistan war. This song gets me to the point of tearing up and almost crying. It also enrages my patriotic and warrior side. Thank you to all veterans and currently serving soldiers and to those who have fallen, for your service. I had not been born yet when the 9/11 happened. I was 3 years, 1 months and 49 days later.