*BLACK HAWK DOWN (2001)* is Actually Based off a TRUE Story !?… (Movie Reaction)

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[@profprofanity2308]

“How did they even get weapons?!” Well my friend, the answer to that can be found in the film “lord of war” with Nicholas cage.

[@mikedaily8677]

That's exactly it... Russia fall of the Soviet

[@MikeBronson515]

😂😂😂

[@AyeItsGabo]

Let's not forget not too long ago biden traded the lord of war for a lady basketball player

[@TrevorSTL79]

​@@AyeItsGaboThat story got buried quick fast and in a hurry...also I heard that player was actually a man but i don't know about all that

[@martellian]

I thought the EXACT same thing

[@FelsvonDrago]

Man, I've never seen you so involved and emotionally charged as you were for this movie - WOW! I can tell you are an old warrior and ex-soldier!!! Thanks for your action & greetings from Germany.

[@DevinGtv901]

Thanks so much and thanks for watching

[@BM-hb2mr]

That's because he's done some time and the service

[@bebop_557]

His reaction to Full Metal Jacket also gives it away. Every single veteran loses their shit at one particular scene in Full Metal Jacket: the unlocked foot locker with the stolen contraband inside.

[@Codametal]

I saw this in the theater and the audience was completely quiet by the end of the movie. I already knew what had happeend in that incident, but similar to Saving Private Ryan, you'll never know until a film maker makes it as real as it can get. I know this is still a hollywood film, but if even half of what they showed was real, that's enough. More people should watch these movies about our brave servicemen and women who are giving their lives to protect our freedoms and liberties that we take so much for granted. Devin, thank you for your service.

[@Embur12]

I thank you for your service as well, but I'm really tired of the US being the world's cop when it doesn't resolve anything. I question our involvement in most of these conflicts going back to the 50s. The current war in Eastern Europe is the biggest grift of all. When a former President warned of the Military industrial complex you best believe its a serious problem.

[@WraithWTF]

@@Embur12 it's the unfortunate catch-22 of the last century...if the US gets involved to stop an event from spiraling into something bigger, we're hated on for being the "world police" (and with the US making up like ~65% of the UN's military capability, we're pretty much always involved in their shenanigans); if the US plays isolationist and stays out of events, then (based on the last 120-ish years) those events tend to spiral out of control and turn into genocides (like Somalia and Rwanda) or full-fledged world wars and everybody blames us for not getting involved sooner to try and prevent it.

[@Embur12]

@@WraithWTF We wouldn’t even bomb the rail heads going to the camps in WWII in a war were actively waging. We stick our nose into Somalia needlessly but ignore Rwanda. The policies aren’t applied evenly and make no sense. You can try and do things for others but if they don’t take the initiative for themselves nothing will change.

[@criseist9786]

​@@Embur12 We weren't involved in Rwanda specifically because of the poor reception to us being involved elsewhere. They hate us if we do and hate us if we don't. I'm near as isolationist as they get, but you need to recognize the circumstances as well.

[@buckrussell8832]

I was never a very religious man but after three tours to Iraq and Afghanistan I quickly understood the old saying, "No atheists in foxholes" I still struggle with survivors guilt to this day and find myself in tears as a 56 year old man. I lost the closest friends I've ever had after our humvee hit an IED. Why I survived and those other great men did not I will never understand. The state of our nation today pains me greatly but even more is the lack of support for our veterans. It was disgusting that I had to fight for 100% disability despite losing both legs in the IED incident. Our government has truly failed those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. RLTW. God Bless Our Troops.

[@shootingreal5945]

And yet they want/can come up with money for those who has crossed our borders in droves and who arent citizens..it's maddness.

[@SmokinDroFrayser]

82nd Airborne vet

[@DevinGtv901]

Thanks for your service!

[@bradenplaysgames7995]

When? I was Air Force eod, 92-2000. I worked with 82nd on training missions in Bahrain in 94 and 96

[@Pecos1]

You could go YEARS without seeing your battle buddies, then one day you meet up, and it is as though NO time had passed. We share an unshakable, unbreakable, unwavering bond that NO ONE can break. Even if I never served next to someone I meet, within 5 minutes or less, we become brothers, just because of our shared experiences. No one who has never experienced it can ever hope to even begin to understand our bond of fellowship.

[@RoadDoug]

Absolutely! It’s been 47 years and I still think of my brothers. Soldiers,Sailors,Airmen, Marines, and all those special forces. Everyone of them in my prayers.

[@TakakiM-sr1df]

​@@RoadDoug agree I may not be in the military but my dad is a Sargent and have told me lots of things

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

Up armor HMMV? CROWS? Battle Buddy? You must be from the future... 😂

[@DevinGtv901]

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[@DevinGtv901]

Oh and I know I have white stuff on my lip 🤦🏽😂

[@tranceformeralshea]

Devin love the channel and reactions huge movie fan myself, blackhawk down is up their when it comes to true story military movies- 13 hours the secret soldiers of benghazi has to be your next one after this buddy

[@user-ug3jg1bv8n]

@DevinGtv901 Please please please turn the volume up on the movie or the volume on your commentary down. If I turn it up loud enough to hear the movie your voice wakes everyone up.

[@JangTheKim]

And thank you for your service. And thanks to all the vets in this comment section.

[@saltwatertaffybag]

As a vet, and gun nut... errr... I mean "responsible firearm owner", I am proud to say that I spared no expense in faithfully building nearly exact clones of the "Gordon carbine" and the "Shughart M14". Some components have not been manufactured in over 20 years, and obtaining actual working vintage parts was extremely time consuming and expensive. Probably my two favorite rifles in my collection. Operation Gothic Serpent was one that was relatively unknown until this movie came out. The bravery of the US servicemen is extraordinary. I believe 6 (or 4?) helicopters were actually brought down by heavy machine gun and rocket fire. The other made controlled crashes in the green zone, but 6-1 and 6-4 went down hard in militia territory. In the after action reports it was revealed that the pilots pitched the nose of the helicopters directly into the ground at the last second so the cockpit would absob the brunt of the impact. This indescribable level of self sacrifice saved many of the occupants in the back. These pilots were members of the elite and secretive 160th SOAR "Night Stalkers" who conducted clandestine helicopter special forces insertions all over the world. The had the distinction of flying just feet above the ground into Iraq, under cover of darkeness, before operation Desert Storm, inserting SOCOM units deep behind enemy lines to capture or destory communications and radar stations. It was they who fired the first unheard shots of that campagn. It is speculated that they were involved in nearly every special forces maneuver or clandestine operation during the Reagan, Bush Sr. and Clinton administrations.

[@connororeally9119]

" its about the man next to you,, thats it, thats all It is "

[@natskivna]

I remember this event well. We watched our guys dead bodies being desecrated on CNN before the whole world. The country was incensed. The video is available to view here on You Tube still.

[@RC-nv4bh]

That scene is really accurate from the CNN broadcast. I remember I was in the cafeteria going to college. It was so surreal.. we couldn’t make heads or tails if it was real.

[@blackwolf4653]

American Soldiers should have never go there. You can‘t change countries for the better. It‘e a shame loosing that many good Soldiers.

[@Nameless_TF]

@@blackwolf4653 Somalia was going through a whole civil war and the civilians were having the worst of it. People complain when the west dont do anything to help and people complain when the west get involved

[@blackwolf4653]

@@Nameless_TF So you think the US military goes to other countries because they care about the civilians there.? Really.?

[@justinwilder3514]

@@blackwolf4653yes. Indeed we do, now the government that sends them is a different story, I don’t think they give af. But the service MEMBERS do care

[@Pecos1]

Brother, when I was in Baghdad, some of the guys I served with were veterans of this Mogadishu incident. I only knew that because one of the other guys there pointed them out. Why he felt it necessary to tell me... I have no clue. Those men never spoke on their experiences, and I never asked. But having served with them, I can absolutely say they were consummate professionals. Any hidden wounds they fought... they hid quite well. I was honored to have had the opportunity to serve with them. Oh, and Eric Bana's character was a combination of three men from the book. I hated his portrayal until I saw the behind-the-scenes video, and learned what he had to do to make his character. Because of that video, I gained a mighty respect for his portrayal.

[@mockMKR]

This is a great depiction of how young men have expectations for war & how they deal with the time spent not fighting as well as a worry how they will be perceived after getting home. If you tried to tell them it doesn't make you any less if you didn't do anything but better yourself mentally & physically. That's a win & you still stood on business. 10/10 movie & reaction.

[@loki3187]

No, those were not up-armored Hummvees, Humvees did not get armor until the Iraq war after 9/11.

[@davidkrutsinger5414]

In 03 my unit was one of the first units to up armored our vehicles at Fallujah.

[@orangewarm1]

The war isn't meant to be won or lost; it's meant to be continuous. Orwell.

[@DevinGtv901]

This war is brutal

[@Ჽum]

"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle."

[@savagetilley2782]

My dad served in the 80s. He went to some wild places in his whole life. And he was wrong a lot about things in life but something I hung onto he told me. Be thankful and great full of this nation we live in.

[@orangewarm1]

About 20 US servicemen died. About 1,000 Somalis.

[@DevinGtv901]

We shouldn’t have lost any!

[@sosaboi1352]

It’s crazy to think about it because they only sent maybe 100 guys and everyone had to at least have killed over 10 people

[@michaelserot6844]

During the battle, only 18 died. The 19th man listed, Sergeant Matt Rierson, was killed 2 days later in a mortar attack. The movie doesn't list the two soldiers from the partner forces (I believe one was Malaysian and the other Pakistani) who died on the rescue convoy.

[@danielkillian1222]

How about Windtalkers next. Underrated war movie IMO.

[@LlamaLlamaMamaJamaac]

I’m going to agree bc the story of the Code Talkers is one that more people should know about… I wish they hadn’t gotten a fictionalized story though. The real story was amazing!! Nicholas Cage and Christian Slater didn’t need to be main characters either… the Code Talkers went through the same military training as everyone else, so (at least in the Code Talker memoirs I’ve read) they didn’t assign a white handler to each Code Talker like they did in Windtalkers

[@isaiahpavia-cruz678]

Shit, I remember your first reaction video to this movie. 😂 that was a long time ago

[@zimm413]

Great reaction but I wish you would have left the part when the two guys sacrificed themselves. That was very impactful.

[@Joel-pi2tt]

This happened before the bullet shields were even a thing. They added them shortly after Mogadishu.

[@1MahaDas]

I remember seeing the original news videos of the two man sniper crew that was killed trying to help Durran. The scene was played on ABC News and the bodies of the snipers were paraded NUDE through the streets of Mogadishu! But here was yet another example of a battle that we should never have been involved in. Civil wars in other nations should never be our business, even at the expense of 200,000 of THEIR OWN DEAD! We should all recall our own Civil War tragedy that cost the lives of more than 600,000 Americans! Have we already forgotten?

[@michaelserot6844]

If I remember correctly, the rivalry between Captain Steele and the Delta boys stemmed from how the D-Boys would role their sleeves and wear sunglasses and look shaggy (although EVERYONE got the Ranger haircuts before deployment as to not draw attention to the fact that Special Ops were deploying) around the Rangers who were young and impressionable. Steele wanted to keep his men in line and not get any goofy ideas. Quick side note, 5 Black Hawks were actually lost during the battle, not just the two that were downed in the city. Super 6-2 (the bird that inserted Gordon and Shugart into the 6-4 crash site) was broadsided by an RPG while a 3rd Delta sniper (Brad Halling who had taken over for a wounded crew chief) and the other gunner were holding the crowd back from the air. The grenade impacted the right side of the aircraft between the copilot and Halling. Brad lost the lower half of his left leg and the copilot was knocked out. The pilot landed at the nearby port and the crew was transferred back to the airfield in a truck. Super 6-6 and Super 6-8 (the Combat Search And Rescue bird) were able to crash land at the airfield. 6-6 was shot up and leaking hydraulic fluid and 6-8 sustained a direct impact from an RPG to the main rotor like in the movie. The one spare aircraft was quickly readied and the crew of Super 6-6 rejoined the fight and flew resupply missions throughout the night, delivering ammo, water and medical supplies to the men on the ground. Also, Todd Blackburn had deployed with Task Force Ranger and had run all the previous missions. Dominic Pilla (the turret gunner who died) was promoted to Sergeant the morning of the battle which is why Steele called him Specialist and Strueker called him Sergeant. In real life, he was shooting his M-60 machine gun out a Humvee window when he was shot in the head and killed instantly. The hand that Othic picked up actually belonged to the soldier who was impaled with the RPG. It's weird how that hand got put into an earlier scene. The men who ran out of the city didn't actually run all the way back to the soccer stadium. The convoy raced out of the city and waited on the main road as the Pakistani tanks went to work firing rounds down the alleyways. The men were able to get on board the vehicles and ride back to the stadium.

[@mayorjimmy]

This movie had a STACKED cast.

[@kevinotoole2285]

After Aidid was killed his son a US Marine who while in his home country as a us servicemen got the militia to not fight his marines then took command of Mohammad Farrah Aidids militia.

[@Pecos1]

My boots, STILL to this day, have my blood type on them.

[@brandondodd3133]

Great reaction brother. From military family to military family you have my deepest respect my dad served 32 years active duty Panama Honduras Germany when the wall came down desert storm and 4 more tours in the second Iraq war . I understand and Thank you for your sacrifice for my freedoms

[@savagetilley2782]

My dad was there as well when the wall came down too! He died last year.

[@firstamendment2887]

Devin over here runnin through his greatest hits! I remember the First TWO times you did this movie. Thanks AGAIN, AGAIN, AGAIN.....😅

[@joshy9464]

This was my first R rated movie I watched back in the day

[@DevinGtv901]

This sh** was heavy on the heart fr

[@tipist420]

This movie is for sure based on a true story - Captain Steele of the Rangers in this movie was my Brigade Commander when I was in the 101st (he was Colonel Steele by that point) and when we in-processed the unit they made a point to tell us that yes, he is THAT same Colonel Steele from the movie, and DO NOT bring it up with him, because he does NOT enjoy talking about it at all (not happy memories as you can imagine).

[@justinwilder3514]

It’s not the death, fighting, none of that, that gets to guys. It’s the “tell my parents I fought hard. That I fight good” and “gordys gone man” that get us. You skills do 13 hours. That’ll conclude my two favorite war movies!!

[@gingerbreadman1969]

Damn D, beautiful editing, thank you. The bigger movie screen makes a big difference trying to see what you're watching on the iPhone. 👍😎❤️

[@sergiogarcia3730]

TEARS OF THE SUN ☀️ with Bruce Willis is such a good military movie 🍿

[@vorpal120]

This one really gets me too. Along with Lone Survivor. I remember learning in BCT and different NCO schools the Medal of Honor stories. These stories really are amazing. The person who inspired me to become a medic and has whose story still sticks with me if I think things are tough is Metal of Honor recipient MSG Roy P. Benavidez. I am proud to have served and retired. I am proud of all my Battles still in and all those who serve. It doesn't matter if deployed to a combat zone or not. What matters is that you gave up some of yourself to keep the rest of us safe.

[@rightcross]

Benevidez is an absolute legend...

[@KurticeYZreacts]

The delta force black hawk down logo under the screen is actually from a game. I had it. It was pretty cool for the time too

[@kyleggmon]

That game was a fucking masterpiece

[@maharajah815]

Tears of the sun is a must then.

[@zaaz3898]

Nah all of your reactions are FANTASTIC Devin G!!

[@leralu198525]

I dare say the Sgt that removed his plate from the back of the vest was the one shot in the back. don't remember his name, just imagine if he lived and got out, the VA hears he was injured by being shot in the back when he removed the plate, "we have determined that your spinal injury is not service related" all because he removed that plate.

[@alfie-sama6809]

Rah, Brother. Another great reaction. Everything about this movie became so much more impactful after service for me. I got in 2015 but never saw combat. Was here to help put back pieces for those that I met who did and had a hard time. As much as I can assist helping someone through those nightmares, my only wish is to be able to empathise more because it is exactly as quoted at the end of the movie, "It's about the men next to you."

[@user-be7tc2bd6e]

I went on 4 deployments to go fight ( I volunteered for all 4 tours,also did 2 tours back-to-back ) in Iraq with a Texas Guard unit.I was with infantry units the entire 4 tours too. I wanted all that-SMOKE !!! LOL. My first tour was at Camp TQ,Iraq ( it was a Marine FOB ) and we did joint missions with the Marines also.On these 4 tours I detained/arrested countless Iraqee citizens and insurgents,kicked in countless doors on raids,had many fire-fights-some lasting 2/3 hrs,had rockets fly a couple feet over my head-I could feel the heat coming from the rocket's exhaust too. Sought shelter as car bombs went-off,some I only had a few minutes to run to a concrete barricade to seek protection. After the tours with the Texas Guard I signed on as a civilian contracter over-seas ( Iraq,Qatar,Kuwaitt & Afghanistan ) first as a mercenary,then logistics.We went to places the US military couldn't go and did things the US military couldn't do,so,if we got captured or killed the US wouldn't get blamed. I did business as a contracter/mercenary for 11 yrs & 3 months,been back in america for almost 2 yrs now and america is a hot-MESS. LOL. Never thought I'd see the US all &&&&&&-up like it is now,a dang shame-TOO. I've dedicated 15 yrs of my life fighting terrorists/insurgents,so now I'm a regular working JOE now and it's okay. Kinda boring tho. LOL. I work at my local VA hospitol now. SEMPER-FI

[@bebop_557]

The guy who plays Attu in this movie is also in a really good movie called Layer Cake from 2004. It's one of the best British gangster films ever made, highly recommend it

[@lucassmith1886]

Another banger Devin! Keep on keeping on my friend, and thanks for your service as well, hope the VA takes care of you if you have had any issues

[@neilmydske1845]

Don't lose touch with your battle buddies. Try to find them. I just got back in touch earlier this year with my main squad mate after 28 years of not being able to find him, and it's very much improved my mental health.

[@richardkim3652]

The thing was the Marines who were their first before the Rangers and Deltas didn't want to leave because even they knew once they leave the country then it'll go back to hell and order was restored when they were their. They told this to command and the higher ups but they still ordered the Marines to withdraw. This could of been prevented if the Marines never left.

[@user-lg3hf3bp6l]

Great movie... FANTASTIC reaction! I can say it for you Devin mate..

[@johnetterlee1580]

In 93 the government of Somalia had long broken down. There were a bunch of war lords fighting for territory and resources. That's why you saw them stealing food. It was a war torn country with a major power struggle, And, it mostly still is.

[@robertswitzer990]

Didn’t include the very best scene in the movie: The two main characters are in the tent and picking at food, and the one starts explaining to the other why he does what he does. How it’s about the man next to him. How nobody will ever understand that motivation. Then he just walks off to go back out there and do it all again. That’s the mentality of a warrior. Absolute hard men we are talking about. Not born. Made.

[@JangTheKim]

Nah man. You can call your stuff fantastic. lol. This movie is freaking fire. So intense. Love this one. Thumbs up all! Show some damn love.

[@DevinGtv901]

Always appreciate you family!

[@lobokurg2786]

The machine guns they were using were M60 "Pigs" which the 240B replaced later on.

[@lefdee]

"but im shot" "EVERYBODY'S SHOT"

[@i4Clips]

not sure if you are super into video games or not but for those who are & find it cool like me, The voice actor for Sergeant Sanderson (if you do not remember him from the movie somehow, he was the one asking "you alright?" at 36:00) also voices "Sandman" in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3. (i know the name similarities make it funnier) from someone who grew up on the modern warfare series as a kid i immediately noticed the actor portraying Sanderson voiced sandman because they sound the exact same and even some things he has said in the movie im pretty sure he has said in the game. but yeah i just found it super fascinating lol.

[@AC4892]

I always have some dust in my eyes when I watch this one, another badass reaction to a fantastic movie dude! Love seeing them

[@WraithWTF]

25 grand in USD in early-90s Somalia was essentially "never work another day in your life, just buy a house and live with your family doing whatever you want" kind of money. Still not enough to convince many people to snitch on a tyrannical warlord like Aidid though, as it was pretty unlikely you'd live long enough to get paid, much less actually spend any of that money.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

You'd be betraying your clan and extended family, who would have a responsibility to kill you

[@shootingreal5945]

I am sad the edit didnt include the Eric Bana speech about why he does it..that speech holds the whole movie together no matter which side the viewer is on as far as the military and shoukd be in every reaction of this movie.

[@GaParanormal]

Most if the fallen Rangers were from here in Ft Benning ....RIP

[@justinbriley2531]

i was watching another reaction to this by FNG Academy, who were green berets. they pointed out that captain steel is trying to keep his rangers discipled. the delta operators are like the cool big brother and the younger brothers want to be.

[@Somewondude]

u skipped the best quote Bana gives at the end! I'm sure that made you ball. Thank you for your service

[@mikehamilton5730]

Blackburn is LEGOLAS bro!

[@chero1gx]

Crazy that i’ve been watching reactions of this movie for couple days already & you reacting to it is 🔥. Thank you for your service in the military, Sir.🫡

[@DevinGtv901]

Hopefully my reaction didn’t disappoint 🤞

[@RidgeR5]

Great video. I think BHD was one of the last great war epics. Wonderful screenplay, beautiful cinematography, phenomenal soundtrack and an absolutely stacked cast. I can't think of a movie since that was this well produced.

[@williamkerner3758]

They call Somalis "skinnies" because they are, in general, tall thin people. Like very other ethnic group, they have some common physical characteristics and that is one of theirs. I mean, there are variations and exceptions of course, but generally it's true.

[@texastea.2734]

4:47 well you see before this time in 70-80s Somalia was a communist powerhouse in region and thus received support from Soviet Union, add on in 1978-79 the Somalian government declared war on Ethiopia for the ogaden region (this region is full of ethic Somalians) and for a awhile they captured almost the entire region, so we sent support to Ethiopia due to them being an ally of the USA in the region. Half way through the war Ethiopia had a communist take over and we started supporting the Somalians but in the end they lost the war and the communist dictator fled the country leaving no in control of the country leading to the civil war you see in the movie. And you have to also understand that the “Somalian” identity is second to tribal identity so internal tribal warfare was constant and so adibbas people didnt see the others as “their” people but enemies and unfortunately still happens to this day

[@domshooter934]

wait you didnt react to the gigantic men who tried to protect and save Grant? wtf man, thats a huge part of the movie

[@AyeItsGabo]

Hotel Rowanda is also a great film based on true events

[@michaelatteberry6462]

Just have to say that your reaction to Sixth Sense was the best reaction I have seen ever. They had you hook, line and sinker. Now I will watch this one which is hard for me to watch

[@jonathanbridger5847]

Time clip 30:53 greatest reaction ever 😂😂😂 I can’t stop laughing. always felt the same way watching this movie so many times before !

[@dsumner1234]

Two guys in my old Guard unit were part of the battle. One was a young Ranger with TF Ranger, and the other was part of the QRF that went in early the next morning. As far as the aftermath of battle goes, the Army implemented a number of changes to its TTPs and developed near equipment. They mandated the Combat Life Saver program and Ranger First Responder (RFR) program to provide medical training to troops. They also developed Ranger Body Armor (RBA) and prototypes for up-aromored HMMWV. Delta made some changes as well and started wearing ballistic helmets, as a number of their casualties were from head injuries. Prior to that they tended to favor plastic Pro-Tec helmets. The 160th also changed how they provide fire support. The stopped hovering near the target and increased standoff distance.

[@jermainehaslam5634]

Awesome reaction Devin

[@DevinGtv901]

Greatly appreciated!

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

7:39 In 1992, in that part of the world, that is a fortune! Some(most) people would not make that in a lifetime there.

[@AceCorban]

I like the multiple templates of face + movie you got going on, probably helps to get around KZbin's bs too. But it's weird when it results in you looking in different directions. Maybe just horizontal mirror any frame where your face is on the right, then you'd always be looking down and to the right. Anyway, just a note. Keep being awesome.

[@TheReal_HomeLander]

Really love the change in direction and the editing! Devin keep it up!

[@jasonvacha9884]

bar none, this is the #1 war movie reactor on youtube. No dispute.

[@trentbowman4351]

I didn't know you served. Thank you for your service I was too afraid to go when I had the chance. I fell into drugs for a while by the time I wanted to go in after that I was having seizures. So again I thank all of our service members.

[@ml0723]

The mission suffered a lot from the change in administration as Clinton wanted to keep it as low profile as possible and had already pulled out the marine force attached to the UN mission leaving the Task Force to depend on the UN peace keeping force for assistance. Washington also denied the Task Force their requested spectre gunships and tanks as it would be too high profile. You questioned why the humvees didn't have armor around their turrets and it's a relatively more recent thing with the GWOT, in the early 90s they weren't widely distributed I don't believe. But to make matters worse...if you can imagine...was that the armored doors for the humvees only arrived the morning of the mission. The Task Force had been running around with open doors previously because of a logistical issue. The helicopters really defined that battle in more ways than just the two that went down (there were a few more that actually got hit, but the others were able to either fly long enough to get to friendly territory or got back to the airfield). The helicopters flew non-stop throughout the night doing gun runs around the marked positions (they marked their own positions in real life, not the enemies) and dropping ammo and water down to the soldiers below to keep them supplied until the rescue convoy could arrive.

[@jefferywarburton2116]

The more assets you bring the more you have to lose but, times like this something should be done.

[@CJsouljaboy235]

Fantastic Reaction Brother as always… And Thank you for your service sir that old soldier came out of you in this vid and it was a joy to see

[@craiglittlebusinessowner7957]

I was Bravo 36. But the guys called me Fly.

[@MarcusAurelius12]

Colonel Steel was my commander. I have so many stories about that man lol

[@Enflict]

How the heck do you skip over Shugart and Gordon?!!!?!?!?

[@Blizzard0fHope]

if you want a good idea of how these kinds of groups get weapons. . theres a really good nicholas cage move called Lord of War. . came out around 2005. . gives a decent idea of how these things happen

[@martellian]

Never served, but Devin seems like the sort of guy you'd want to go through boot with, so pumped up and positive.

[@jonathanayala6884]

This movie always gets me. Especially when they tried saving the guy with the leg wound.

[@YourGodStalin]

They got the weapons because the Soviets/Russians and Chinese have been sending steady supplies of weapons and equipment since the late 40's. The USA and to a lesser extent the European powers, have been supplying them as well in a consistent arms supply race that continues up to the second that I'm typing this.

[@philmullineaux5405]

I was in 1st Batt at this time, but injured so i couldn't go, broken ankle. The problem here is, we never should have went. This was a war started by CNN, and to push Clinton to do something, and make lots of news headlines and advertising dollars!! We were under UN controls, rules of engagement, and using mostly their backup for support. Another big problem here, mentioned early on, was we went in with no tanks, bradleys, armor, or ac/Spectre gunships, the UN and Clinton didnt want us to use them, thinking we would look too evil with that much firepower It was also pushed by CNN, to get all of Clintons bad news off the headlines, they were trying to make him look like a heroic and leader type competent president. Lots of young up and coming actors here. Phil from modern family, the medic who said, I'll whip up margaritas!... a young Tom Hardy ,Ewan McGregor and the guy who fell from the helicopter, Orlando Bloom. Banker/ Delta guy in the cult classic, Go! . A young Jeremy Piven as a pilot, in the cult classic, Smokin Aces! the guy who lived, ran for Congress last cycle, but lost. Delta guy cut in half also in last boy scout! Tom sizemore in Heat, Point Break, saving Private Ryan. The captain in The Patriot and Fury! Eric BANA in the hulk and lone survivor! The sergeant in the cult classic, Lucky Number Sleven! Some other good True type or True story movies are 13 hours, Lone Survivor, hacksaw Ridge, Once we were Soldiers, 1917, Big Red One, Hamburger Hill, Glory, American sniper, Saving Private Ryan, thin red line, Unbroken, Dunkirk. Also type in here maybe the greatest soldier of all time for a short video. Roy Benevides the Lazarus Soldier! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqCrf4evdreSjMksi=ukBleSRiGkRgz_Cd I met him once in the early nineties when I was stationed at Bragg! The reason this movie is super accurate for who the guys were and the action is because Ridley Scott got the after action reports, the sitreps, and interviews the actual soldiers. U can see many shorts here, from the soldiers there, who retell what happened! Ironic...the main bad guy was the son of a well known terrorist, grew up and college education in America, decided to go back here and become a terrorist leader. . Also 1st gen hummers sucked. No AC, armor, bullet proof glass, or explosion vents. Ultimate pro tip....the pic the pilot holds up of his wife and child, is a mistake. The prop department didnt have one. So Eric BANA, who's family was with him, took a pic of themselves, and gave it to the pilot!😮😮. For those who don't think fired brass is hot.... I'm a Left handed shooter. All military rifles including A2s and A4s eject right side. I was in a location not here, wearing my helmet. Chinstrap on. Got a piece of brass ejected and stuck in my chinstrap. Left a burn scar on my lower right chin for almost 2 years! The run out at the end actually happened. I think the runners called it, The Miracle Mile, but it was more like 5 miles!😮😮😮. Yes, the militia stripped naked the two Delta soldiers, and paraded their bodies around. Still think all societies and customs and religions, are equal? Another big problem here, mentioned early on, was we went in with no tanks, bradleys, armor, or ac/Spectre gunships, the UN and Clinton didnt want us to use them, thinkiing we would look to evil with that much firepower We had Delta, Rangers, 10th Mountain, and SOAR pilots. Those guys fly in the most dangerous situations. They can land a craft on a postage stamp!

[@buddy3167]

6:00 seriously what were expecting to see a nice mom and pop gun store

[@damiantedrow3218]

We owe a debt that can never be repaid.

[@stevenm2722]

Are we just gonna act like this movie doesn't have Legolas, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Lucius Malfoy?

[@user-ug3jg1bv8n]

@DevinGtv901 Please please please turn the movie volume up or your commentary volume down. If I turn it up loud enough to hear the movie your voice keeps the whole neighborhood up.

[@buddy3167]

27:46 maybe you think that's why the movie is called Black hawk down

[@LMarsz]

13 hours movie (true story) Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Act of Valor movie (true story )

[@buddy3167]

26:46 look at all those innocent people shooting at our guys and the one innocent guy shot our gunman

[@kellyadams79]

You should watch 13 Hours another true story .

[@racing2cat]

Another really good, but harrowing story. And also another one I can't stop watching any time it's on.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

Thank you for your service. This movie has an amazing cast and great acting. And whether or not they were 100% accurate, Hooten (Eric Bana) had some amazing stoic lines about being a soldier.

[@alexdeyoung6013]

Thank you for your service!!! What branch were you in?

[@MrCmad1104]

I miss my battle buddies.

[@2tone753]

I am German, 62 years old. The objective observers of what is happening know exactly what would have happened if the Pakistan Army had not provided battle and armored personnel carriers. No battering ram, no vehicles for the wounded. You can compensate for a lot with attack helicopters, but they are also extremely vulnerable. The whole undertaking would have ended in disaster. To this day I have not forgotten the completely pointless and ineffectual deployment of the two Delta snipers and the television images broadcast of it. Soldiers are not there to be sacrificed senselessly and that is exactly what was foreseeable and what happened. The soldiers deployed fought bravely for their lives and the lives of their comrades, but that alone would not have been enough. Undoubtedly, it was not the soldiers who were to blame for what happened there, but rather the president, who, among other things, had battle tanks and armored personnel carriers etc. withdrawn because they were too "martial". Aha, Now that showed “expertise” and absolute “willingness” to “support” the soldiers. Unfortunately, we know that the willingness to burn soldiers, even here in the West, has not diminished. Keep your head up, you have nothing to blame yourself for. It's completely different and they've probably already forgotten what happened these days. You don't want to "burden yourself unnecessarily".

[@Akaeus]

Those two Delta snipers chose to go to the crash site and provide what support they could to the surviving crew despite the fact it was "Pointless" as you say. Regardless of politics, and the media, their willing sacrifice to have a minimal chance they can hold out and save their comrades is beyond heroic. Please don't trivialize or sensationlize the personal choice that those two brave men made while you're practically saying it wasn't worth it for them to do it or that they were ordered to. Those men who died protecting their brothers thought it was worth their lives. That is bravery.

[@Vester1one]

My step dad was a ranger there on this day, we talk about it often. The movie is extremely accurate according to him One thing to add, they didn’t have plates, only flak jackets he said.

[@katherinedinwiddie4526]

Your wonderful! My son was in over Afghanistan/Iraq . He would call us while at the latrine you could here the exosions in the background. Hardest days of my life. I can only imagine what he went through.