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

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[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@James-z2c7g]

@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@JangTheKim]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@scottflores210]

First of all i want to say thank you for your service. I also served 6 years in the army. My favorite line in this entire movie is at the end "its about the man next to you, thats all it is". Love that line because yes the men and women that you serve with are your battle buddies and there is a bond formed like no other. Wonderful reaction.

[@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.

[@firstamendment2887]

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

[@connororeally9119]

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

[@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.

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

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

[@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

[@Ჽum]

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

[@orangewarm1]

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

[@DevinGtv901]

This war is brutal

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@Joel-pi2tt]

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

[@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.

[@PodreyJenkin138]

How the hell were they not peppered immediately?

[@Pecos1]

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

[@zaaz3898]

Nah all of your reactions are FANTASTIC Devin G!!

[@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).

[@LemonFresh-v3x]

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

[@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.

[@zimm413]

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

[@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.

[@mayorjimmy]

This movie had a STACKED cast.

[@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...

[@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."

[@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. 👍😎❤️

[@isaiahpavia-cruz678]

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

[@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

[@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

[@Tyguy719]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@johnrogan9729]

Devin, thank you for your service. God bless you. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@joshy9464]

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

[@DevinGtv901]

This sh** was heavy on the heart fr

[@jermainehaslam5634]

Awesome reaction Devin

[@DevinGtv901]

Greatly appreciated!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 🤞

[@BattleBean762]

one of the best war films of all time. Hans Zimmer does it again. Great reaction!

[@sergiogarcia3730]

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

[@lefdee]

"but im shot" "EVERYBODY'S SHOT"

[@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!

[@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

[@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!!

[@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

[@maharajah815]

Tears of the sun is a must then.

[@martellian]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@jonathanayala6884]

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

[@ANWCardCollector]

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

[@Enflict]

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

[@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.

[@GaParanormal]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@kriswelanetz9537]

Great reaction… love to see you do Generation Kill.

[@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?

[@Somewondude]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@kerry-j4m]

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

[@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.

[@XDviper45]

If you’re looking for more military/war movies to react to then check out “Tears of the Sun”. Great movie with a lot of emotion.

[@mikehamilton5730]

Blackburn is LEGOLAS bro!

[@lobokurg2786]

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

[@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.

[@AyeItsGabo]

Hotel Rowanda is also a great film based on true events

[@brianwilson2789]

Most important movie you have ever reacted to.

[@MarcusAurelius12]

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

[@craiglittlebusinessowner7957]

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

[@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 !

[@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

[@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.

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

4:55 I wish I could explain to/ help more people realize how harsh life can be when order goes to the wayside. It's not easy to think of what is so unfamiliar.. and then harder to accept it and assimilate it into your world view.

[@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

[@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.

[@NINJA_OUTLAW420]

Bruh i forgot obi wan Kenobi is in this movie😂 Dude from 30 days of night, dude from Harry Potter, dude from Troy, dude from saving private Ryan, dude from fantastic four, so many good actors in this movie man

[@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.

[@chrisdolan9579]

You think about the hell these guys went through? And the civilians caught in the middle for that matter? Imagine having you're entire family stuck in such a situation? And this was just for a period of 24 hours? Apply that to six months in Stalingrad 1942/3? Where the number of Russians(soldiers and civilians), and German soldiers killed, surpassed that of all other WW2 casualties combined? The Somme 1916/17? Or even one of the many huge ancient or medieval battles, with unimaginably brutal hand to hand combat, that often lasted days? It's crazy how a person can go through such things and still keep their sanity in tact?

[@buddy3167]

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

[@PainFramed]

Great reaction! You might like 13 Hours (also a true story) if you haven't seen it.

[@anavertebra]

i love your reactions, thank youuu. please finish the hunger games 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@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.

[@joellenglass2344]

I had this movie on VHS and it’s a great one!

[@sonnystaton]

My cousin was there.

[@jules3048]

This was a great reaction. I hope, tho, that it didn’t activate too much ptsd for u…

[@stanlee06]

"How can u kill your own people" Devin.... read about Stalin and his deeds, specifically Holodomor.

[@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

[@alexdeyoung6013]

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