FIRST TIME listening to Five Finger Death Punch "Wrong Side of Heaven" Emotional REACTION

[@chrisdavis408]

2 things u didn't mention. The homless vet being arrested had the same sevice tattoo, and they uncuffled him and gave him respect. The other was the well dressed black man recognized the homless vet, and told him look at me... u saved my life. Thats military brotherhood in a nut shell. They are a family, beyond any race or religion. Its about taking care and protecting the one nxt to you. Very powerful video. Thank u for watching it.

[@timothyknowlton2927]

We are always brothers! you go through hell, you are baptized in brotherhood!

[@aurthurkillion189]

Reading lips i thought he said " You know me brother, you saved my life"

[@paulchristiansen7014]

​​@@Kourosh318here was no program list on who was friendly or enemies as they were both sides of the same .. did you live it... remember 9/11 they crashed 3 planes on US SOIL.. you need to ask your democrats about more their evilness..

[@JosephSmith-bb8gf]

​@Kourosh318 what do you know about it? Did you serve?

[@JosephSmith-bb8gf]

​@@aurthurkillion189he says " it's Jacobi" which was on his name tape from the middle east scenes. I'm pretty sure anyway.

[@Saqua2289]

My uncle Chuck took his life in '83. He left a note saying the nightmares from Vietnam were destroying his mind. He just couldn't take it. He fought bravely. Whatever he saw in Vietnam destroyed him. RIP Uncle Chuck. We miss you! ❤❤❤😢😢😢

[@chancemeyers8502]

You're uncle was a hero and saw horrific shit we couldnt even imagine. He was doing a job he signed up to do. Following orders. Thats what people forget. You either follow order or you go to prison for deserting your country. And the Vietnam vets were especially treated like shit when they came home, which is just disgusting. Rest in piece. I come from a miltary family myself.

[@steveg5933]

"Look at me! You know me. You saved my life Brother!" Recognition, acknowledgement, validation (of his actions) and gratitude all in 9 words. Semper Fidelis Doc G

[@vernhoke7730]

As a veteran who's the son of a veteran, my father served 21 years in the Army first stationed in West Berlin during the Airlift in '49-'50 and last served in Vietnam during the Tet offensive in '67-'68, this hits home. I spent 16 years in the Marine Corps straight out of high school in 1976. I've served on active duty and reserves. I volunteered to return to active duty during the 1st Gulf War. During my time I've seen the tragedy and consequences of war and loss afterwards. I've been a part of a number of funeral details of Marines who passed that served from World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Cold War, including burying 2 brothers killed in the Marine Barracks bombing in Beruit in 1983. If you see someone moving slowly and deliberately when you're out and around, if they're wearing a service cap or t-shirt or jacket, thank them and welcome them home. I do every chance I can.

[@lillyjanereacts]

Thank you for your service and the insight. Thank for checking out my video !!

[@dixie3086]

From a widow of a Vietnam Vet, thank you for you service.

[@BigBearRadio]

I have a medical condition that kept me from being recruited/serve. I make a point to thank any service vet, I come across. Thank you and your family.

[@trentpetersen8754]

Thank you for your service! One of my best friends that I grew up with took his on life after coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan. And my older brother did 3 tours. After he came home from the last tour, he tried drinking himself to death. I took alot of support and effort for him before he decided he needed help. He is doing great today thank God. I cannot watch this video without crying because it brings to life so many powerful memories of what I went through to bring him back from the edge. I wish that I could have been able to help my friend. Again thank you for your service.

[@Captainval28]

I’ve read a lot of military history books partly my own country of britian other part of American vets, what you all went through over can’t be describe in any way by me cause I have never experienced it myself but going off what the books say all the time sounds very very tough, anerica is getting far far worse with the wokeness and the increase in drug use especially in California, I hope you’ve never ended up homeless or on the streets addicted to drugs and hope you never do in the future

[@JonnyQest666]

This song brings tears to my eyes everytime I listen to it. It's even more emotional when seeing them perform it live.

[@wiscored88]

Same

[@STP-Gaming13]

Im a disabled combat vetern. I was homeless for 6 years straight. I lost contact with my family for 7 years. My daughters mom ran away before my daughter was born because shhe was affraid of me and taught my daughter that im evil and ill never change and never let me know my kid. My kid still wont talk to me 19 years after she was born. And btw, she ran away when i went to treatment to get help for my drinking. (I am now 6 years sober) Anyway, this song hits close for me. It always makess me cry every time i hear it. Everything they say in the video is true. Thank you for doing this video and thank you for all you said in your reaction to it. Youre on point with all you said. I appreciate your understanding and compassion u showed and have for us as veterans.. it means more to me than you know. I hope you stay blessed and succeed in everything you do in life. Thank you again for this.

[@stolnpckup]

Thank you for your service. Thank you for staying sober. Everything is going to work out.

[@adamplona9438]

Thank you for your service just doesn't seem to cover it.... this song tears out my heart EVERY Time. The NEW generation see's your sacrifice... Music like this teaches us. You are not forgotten!

[@cfeemst]

Thank you for your service!! Congrats on the sobriety, that is not easy and prayers!!

[@robertlockey75]

Congratulations on being six years sober, brother.

[@STP-Gaming13]

Thank you. I appreciate it ​@@stolnpckup

[@MrShortStuff]

This video hits home as a Aussie Digger. I served in frontlines of Afghanistan and I joined to help people and protect people not just for my country but for every country. Sad reality is that people dont understand after we serve all that we want people to dois respect one another. When people don't do that it, then it feels like everything we fought and suffer for was for nothing.

[@ardascholar5289]

damn right! this right here, you nailed it. Folks don't understand the privileges they have and take it all for granted.

[@kevinn3611]

As a Veteran myself, this song always hits hard. Especially because i've been homeless before.

[@jackpilkington7972]

This band absolutely loves and truly cares about our veterans. God bless our veterans and pray for them all.

[@joshuaj6880]

10 year Army veteran and your understanding is refreshing, I found myself at the bottom of the barrel, I was married before my service, I'm blessed that my wife stuck with me thru all the storms, I have made a highly successful life for my family now but there were years trapped in the dark before I seen the light.

[@Dubblebass]

As a veteran, this always hits home. I am glad you reacted to this as the story needs to be told. Thank you. Love your content!

[@chuckhilleshiem6596]

I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) You can not possibly know the good you have just done. Thank you for this and God bless you.

[@jamesdunlap7931]

Thank you for your service and welcome home

[@chuckhilleshiem6596]

@@jamesdunlap7931 Thank you so much it means more than you could ever know. God bless you

[@dalemoore435]

As a combat veteran. It's not THEIR lives I was thinking about. It was about my buddies and preserving your ability to be able to post this

[@tripsixx5802]

Their song “gone away” is amazing to, another one for the vets! It’s an Offspring cover but they turn it into something very different and special!

[@davidward9737]

They turned it into something different, but it was already special...especially considering it was about Dexter Holland (lead singer) losing someone he loved

[@tripsixx5802]

@@davidward9737 no doubt, I grew up jamming punk! I definitely didn’t mean to take anything away from the Offspring! Usually you never even see them get credit for the original!

[@davidward9737]

@@tripsixx5802 oh my friend I wasnt saying you were taking anything away from The Offspring. Was agreeing both versions are good and the original is special too. People dont give the original credit and typically only listen to 5FDP version, which is a shame. I grew up in the 80s and 90s and remember when it came out. Rock 🎸 on bro

[@tripsixx5802]

@@davidward9737 Many songs are like that! Overheard 2 high school age kids singing die die my darling and said “wow, didn’t think teens today knew old Misfits songs” they looked at me like I was dumb and said “the who, that’s an old Metallica song”! I was wearing the misfits bullet tee during the conversation 😂 if only I’d been wearing the die die tee

[@notsomadscientist9602]

I am a veteran that served in the illegal Iraq war. That said, I was there for my brothers that I served with. I wouldn't hesitate to do it all over again. I was on the path to being another statistic when I finally got out. Luckily, my girlfriend (now wife) was there for me and helped me get my life on track. Without her I would have ended up dead or in prison. I have made it my life mission to assist veterans though various organizations. All I can do is hope that I am that saving grace for someone like my wife is for me.

[@paganberzerker64]

Thank you for your service brother and bless your wife

[@db8314]

Something I have said for a long time... The person who has sacrificed and served is not only the one who was "in country" it's also every person that loves them. They all face the demons when the darkness comes. So to all the mothers fathers husbands wives and children of those who served, thank you for your sacrifice, and bless you for standing strong for your veteran. Here is another image that is hard to deal with. I've spoken with more than one veteran that the last time they saw their friend was when a bucket of water was used to flush their remains out of a Humvee or helicopter. Thank you veterans. To me it's personal, I feel like I owe you on a personal level. You see I didn't serve but my son, my flesh and blood enjoys the freedom YOU provided. Thanks is not enough! How do I ever pay you back?

[@notsomadscientist9602]

@@db8314 Well said brother. I haven't served in a decade, but my mother still worries like I am there. What is sad is that I never thought about how it would affect those around me when I joined. How I deployed and she is the one that ended up with PTSD is a real eye opener.

[@Ivorytapout]

For anyone who may not have caught it, he didn't say 'you know me' at the end. If you see earlier in the video, it's the only soldier who's name we could see. His patch on the uniform said "Jacoby". He was reminding his fellow vet of whom he was and that it's his life that he saved. He also picked him up and supported him the exact same way the old leader did when Jacoby had gotten shot. He brought him to safety. Jacoby returned the favor ❤

[@nicholasblackley7591]

As a British Vet from this time period the lyrics in this song speak so loudly not just if you have had to be a part of a operational deployment such as Iraq and Afgan but also during training, I cant say for our American allies if is same but for our training the conversation and reality of having to possibly take a life is raised a lot and you are trained in safer environment's to question and understand and in a way experience what that means. From this a lot of people in all branches of the services do struggle with that question of 'im on the wrong side of heaven, but the righteous side of hell' and that experience has a huge impact that can only truly be understood if have experienced it as well

[@0lderSch00l]

Desert Storm Vet here. Something you caught onto instantly is the one thing that makes transitioning to civilian life so hard; the fact that you have to carry with you what being in service during a war makes you guilty of. Sometimes it's a direct action we took, sometimes it's guilt by association, sometimes it's erasing a blip on the radar and not knowing what it even was for certain. No matter what it is, at the end of the day, you have to look at yourself in the mirror and find some way to cope. Some people came out fine, absolutely solid; but a lot of us came out broken. Most of us are alcoholics of one stripe or the other. Some of us are drug users; but it's rarely a constant thing. It's just what we go to when it gets too hard to bear without help and we can't stop the sounds of dead people talking to us. FFDP is a polarizing band and they get some (not undeserved) hate and criticism; but for what they've done for the vets and troops I will be forever grateful.

[@brandondavis7257]

Thank you so much for this reaction. I was homeless a little over 4 years ago due to the combat I endured in Iraq in 2004. I walked the line depicted in this video and really appreciated the sincerity of your reaction. I’m now a homeowner so everything is fine. No need to worry about me. I just wanted you to know that you’ve got a new fan. Your video starts out with a picture of a bud. I’ve got a prescription for my PTSD so I’m down with that.

[@timl8302]

I've seen many of your reviews. I have to say; You are a perfect example of "Never judge a book by it's cover." You are very insightful. 👍

[@Gwydion_Wolf]

I think every single politician in America should be required to watch this music video on the day they take their oath of office. Not that it would change how 99.9% of them act, but it'll at least serve to give them a visual of what it is they throw away as 'no-longer useful to them' after wars.

[@lillyjanereacts]

I 100% agree

[@timothy5114]

Sadly as a veteran, the politicians couldn't care less regardless if they watch this or not. I will guarantee they know these statistics. They just don't. Care about the less than 1% of the American people that served.

[@cobaltfog]

They have no idea, for them veterans are just a liability with programs that take "their" money from their pet projects. That's the only possible reason they vote against everything veteran related, at least from one party, the one that talks a lot about backing them but wants to privatize everything so they can keep their money.

[@metalhead4433]

Facts. This video hits hard. Being the son, grandson, and nephew of many military vets who served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan this video hits real hard.

[@matthewburnham7792]

Lilly, I am a Marine Corps veteran who went to war. Thank you for your thoughts and support. It really means the world to some of us.

[@jameskarlson2135]

Semper Fi Brother

[@randallcox6573]

Thank you for your service Brother.

[@Sturm01]

Semper fi devils

[@susanconstable2113]

I don’t care why a person signed up for service whether it was for help with college or whatever- the point is they did. These people took a risk for whatever reason and signed on that line to protect our country and it’s people possibly with their life or their piece of mind. Respect and love to anyone who has helped me to sleep peacefully at night in this great country.

[@senseo2848]

German Vet here This song always hits me. After my first tour i never been the same again. You always leave a piece of you behind after every deployment. Most of the people around you do not care.

[@michaelfredgren1342]

5 finger death punch has a cover of the Offspring's "Gone Away" but repurposed to show what Soldiers go through and the impact of Suvivor's Guilt has that many civilians simply just can not comprehend.

[@Ewright85]

As an Iraq combat vet I say Thank you. Thank you. What you said is spot on. I can’t go into crowded spaces. Get bad anxiety. My wife still harps on me to this day like it’s a joke. She’s slowly starting to realize after 14 years but it’s still a work in progress

[@AndrewFullerton-vo3wp]

I'm the same way @Ewright85. I begin to feel anxiety when I am in a crowd of people.

[@Ewright85]

@@AndrewFullerton-vo3wp exactly. And it’s exacerbated these days not knowing who’s gonna show up and start lobbing rounds

[@Noneya989]

Thank you for your service

[@swampman4512]

I hear you brother. I go to town once a month and even then I can't wait to get back to the woods.

[@durangosoul2969]

Im not cryin, your cryin....as a vet, who lost friends while overseas, and who knows the feeling of being in those situations. this video hits me in the heart like .50 BMG, everytime

[@spike3082]

Me too brother I have lost 5 of my brother's in arms to suicide this song makes me cry every time I listen to it because it's pure facts

[@socalnitro]

I don’t wear my Retired Vet status on my sleeve. I’m just here when I’m needed. A man of patience and understanding until I’m not.

[@LegendaryTCLEMGaming]

as a US Army Vet while i was away my wife left me for another man so the divorce rate is true. but being there mentally fucked me up for awhile and i am now divorced and fighting for my pension so wish me luck.

[@gordybmw1]

Good luck bro. Sorry to read about what you are going thru with divorce and having to fight for your pension. That's something you should never have to do. Thank you for your service

[@LegendaryTCLEMGaming]

@gordybmw1 thank you for the support yeah after 2 years I finally got my veterans card a few weeks ago

[@bubonict9177]

@7:17 "YOU KNOW ME" enough to bring a grown man to tears

[@WilliamDavis-lf5bq]

As a vet, this song hits hard. Love it, and live the amount of info they put in the credits, to help vets

[@SweetMelissa1775]

My daddy was drafted to Vietnam when he was 17. Graduated high school and got shipped off. He passed in May of this year, and up until the day he died he wouldn’t speak of his time during the war. He was my hero in so many ways.

[@Mach11976]

As a Navy veteran I can't watch this without thinking of my buddies that are no longer with me. Thanks for understanding, I miss the the one's who understood me.

[@AstralXMidnight]

I've just ended up binge watching like 5 or so of your videos and you have absolutely earned a sub. I've ended up seeing all of the emotional ones and im near enough sittin here in a pool of man tears. 😅😅

[@lillyjanereacts]

Thank you for enjoying my content, I appreciate your support (:

[@Czarseahorse]

Song always hit me!! My best friend from high school turned his life around from heroin & ecstasy dealer to Marine. Served 2 tours in Iraq. Met him after his first tour, and though he wouldn't talk much about it, I could tell he lost something. After his second tour, he was honorably discharged due to physical injury & PTSD. Despite his diagnosis, VA discharged him. Unfortunately, he committed suicide at his parent's home. From his parent's I found he was a lone survivor in ambushes in both tours. He kept dog tags and patches of his fellow Marines in his company.

[@Its_me_Deebz]

Preach Sister...this song makes me cry every time I hear it. My oldest son served, and came back from deployment a changed man. He is one of the lucky ones, but his life is a struggle mentally and physically. BTW, he is the last (so far) in a line of six generations of military service members. We proudly served, and would again, but how vets are treated today is wrong on so many levels.

[@clairlipscomb6988]

Being a Vietnam combat veteran, Listening to this song, oh Lord, how it brings back memories, , young lady thank you for your reaction, and your words. God be with you ❤

[@MikeWerner24]

Got to see them play it live it was spectacular! They are a band that care very much about people who are and have been in the service!

[@wiccan75]

As a vet...Thank you for your reastion...I hope it helps open the eyes of others. I got lucky, I was able to come home and leave that all over there with no issues. But I have lost many friends due to self inflicted injuries. They train us how to take a life and celebrate it, they tell us blood makes the grass grow and guts make the grass green, but they don';t tell us how to turn it off. So thank you again. Great reaction, and I love how passionate you are about it.

[@jabbott6748]

SFC Abbott J, USA, Ret. I feel it's worth pointing out that this music video was made in 2014. The numbers today are much higher than those posted in the video. If you know a veteran that's struggling please reach out to them. It may just save their life.

[@timrue8898]

Very very well done Lilly Jane! As a 59 year old veteran and metalhead this song touches my heart and soul. I suffer from PTSD and depression. Thank the lord for the VA system in my area I received the care, counseling and medication needed before I drank myself to death. So so many vets are and were not as fortunate as I. I pray for them while at the same time thank our Veterans Administration System

[@slickwilly6674]

Thanks for reacting to this. Im a Vet. This video means a lot.

[@romanjohnston]

Another Vet who thanks you for reviewing this awesme video, elevating awareness to these issues, and your thoughtful comments.

[@jamesmcfarland3711]

I have watched this video a lot. Being a veteran myself, it took me nearly 25 years to step into a VA hospital to seek help. This is my first time watching one of your reaction videos. I want to thank you for reacting to this. It's nice to see a young person with such passion for what they have to say. This is a tough topic for most and you covered some great points. Thank you again.

[@Prozak63]

Absolutely the most stunningly voiced understanding of this song that I've seen. Thank you for your understanding and kind words to our veterans. 💞🇺🇸👏

[@johnhopkins8504]

I am a marine. I was fortunate to get the help i needed. To take a life even in war is the most single hardest thing i have done. Yes it was them or me but it still doesn't sit well with me. The lives i took affected more that the lives i took. It affected their families as well.

[@davidstephens8543]

7:22... "You saved my life, brother!" This song and video gut me every time! I love the way they bring the unit back together in the end... showing the different paths... showing the brotherhood is still there.

[@littlefrog30]

I serve for over eight years and definitely agree with this video. It took me almost a year after getting home to get somewhere to live and somewhere to stay and the sad part is once you’re out they kind of look at you as a number and do not really care to help.

[@maxperry2549]

You nailed it right on the head. As a Vet myself we are forgotten and the help sucks

[@TheGucc1]

The reaction you had on this is 100% on point and you definitely know your stuff, coming from a Marine Vet (13-19). Thank you so much for this.

[@sirbiff10]

The homeless veteran problem is FAR worse than you know. They kept you safe so you wouldn’t have to. I’m a veteran myself served 4 years in the US Navy. This song makes me cry every time I watch it because my fellow brothers and sisters are struggling on the streets and hardly anyone is helping them. I like this song but it’s for sure a tearjerker.

[@JustinKershman-ub8jn]

I served in the Marines, this song hits so close to home

[@Onyx_Panther]

every person you see in the vidio is a vet. FFDP made sure of that, and that they were all payed very well.

[@terryhinkley7101]

I've been fighting for my brother, (my fellow soldiers) since 9/11 and I did my best to help out nation. Your helping right now my lady.

[@sliptera3]

I joined July 30th, 2001 only about 1 month and 12 (42 days) before 9/11 and I was in Iraq in 2003 so I know how a lot of veterans feel. Thankfully I was lucky enough to had a family and friends who loved me and help me through. But I also went through basic training right after 9/11, October 10th (30 days after), but honestly I’m glad I went through when I did, because they still trained you physically and mentally. One of my cousins joined in 2006 and from what they told me about their basic training they had cards to hold up when the drill sergeants were screaming at them (which helps prepare you mentally if you can get through it but making you think and do while under pressure) and from my understanding it’s even worse now than then. So those who go to war in the now military won’t fare as well as those that when I around and shortly after I did and before. Because if you can’t handle the stress of basic training you can leave at anytime…but in war you can’t hold up a card and say it’s too hard and still get through…So I really feel bad for people who are in the military if we go to another war, the PTSD rate will be 100x worse.

[@markhagerman1837]

Agree with everything you said, brother. US Army 1990 - 1994

[@Sturm01]

Rah, USMC 2004-2007

[@mtharrelson]

Thank you! At least someone realizes that when we get home, the battle has just begun.

[@metalmark1214]

A truly great pick. This really hits, in more than one way. An anthem for soldiers.

[@SpiritWolf209]

Yes, we often let down our soldiers. I had a friend who was a marine. He came back with severe PTSD. He kept telling the VA that he needed more help. They just kept telling him to go to these group therapy meetings. He kept saying it wasn't working and things were getting worse, he needed medication or something. It eventually got so bad that he had an episode in a restaurant and ended up hitting his wife and the waiter. He eventually got the help he needed. It only cost him a criminal record, a divorce, and custody of his children.

[@stevenbender4896]

Respect to Lilly Jane and anyone who understands this song

[@Swift926]

Always an emotional song vet myself and been homeless roughly a year after I left the army found myself homeless and abused alcohol heavily. The thing that always got me was people who I knew and family telling me my behaviour and outlook on life changed. Absolutely yes, because the part of me you used to know died in Afghanistan and is now sober after 4 years and has a slightly better outlook on life.

[@firestorm8471]

I remember waking up shortly after I got married and my wife was not in the bed. I found her asleep on the couch . I covered her with a blanket and let her sleep. The next day she explained that my nightmares and what I said during them frightened her. That was 30 yrs ago and we are still married...but sleep in different rooms. Combat never ends. And there is no peace until the demons sleep.

[@mattsimus100]

Great reaction, thanks for feeling for the heroes from all countries. Everyone is fighting for what they are TOLD is right.x

[@bcyomassey649]

As a Marine Corps vet, I appreciate you doing this reaction, it’s so important for people to know these things

[@RandyEvans-d7n]

22 Veterans a die a day by suicide. I am a combat veteran, with 20 years in the Army and 3 deployments ti the middle east. Thanks for reacting to this song. It truly means alot to me.

[@bloodstoneray9697]

As a veteran it's refreshing to hear what you said about us. Gives some hope that people might kinda get it sometimes. I went through the dark times, self medicating with alcohol and it probably should have been over more then a few times. Then my son was born and everything changed. But again your kind words do have meaning.

[@johnpush4585]

I still cant listen to this song with out stopping what I'm doing and actually listen. Love this song. Death Punch just seems to get it.

[@metalhead4433]

This video hits hard for any military family who has scene their family vet struggle. I have vets in my family from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan. The struggle is real. I watch my dad get scared and jump over something as simple as a thunderstorm. The effects of combat are real not the BS these vets are fed from recruiters when they sign up

[@ThePunisher572]

As a 14 year army vet of the Canadian armed forces( yes not USA) I respect your views on this and I hope it goes the same for all vets. I only have 11 more years to serve on my contract and I can retire from the service but appreciate your content very much. Keep on doing you

[@mastersergeant2714]

The part where the Vet looked into the others eyes of a vet he knew and saved his life and found a little bit of his life.

[@caleb1450]

I'm impressed with how much you were touched by this. I wish more young people would have the same feelings as you. Thank you and I hope you have a great day!

[@RS4393]

It's almost impossible to not occasionally think the brothers I lost were the lucky ones. Every day is a new chance to improve. We just keep grinding.

[@hiro_the_wolf4005]

Same, some days it feels like they got the better deal. While missed deeply, they are free from dealing with this world and the treatment that most of us face after getting out. We push forward, though, stumble as we may we keep pushing forward.

[@jefferyditlefsen8177]

As a disabled vet my body may be broken but I feel blessed that my mind is intact.

[@eugenenicolaas6881]

Much respect for your understanding or depiction of this video.

[@johnconti5118]

I am a Veteran and knowing my kids, family and all my fellow Americans are free cuz of my sacrifice is enough for me.

[@Chapterhouse86]

One thing to keep in mind, this video was made over 10 years ago, so the statistics mentioned are all much higher now. I will always love FFDP because they did this video.

[@blakemcelrath54]

As someone in a military family we honor the sacrifice our family members make upon the altar of Freedom, they're away for months or years at a time and you pray you never get the call that one has been taken but it also sickens me how much some people take for granted the Freedom that others have died to provide

[@andrewcraig5292]

Yeh as a uk vet I always think freedom is a strange word, as its the most expensive thing some enjoy without knowing the cost, its not free, just paid for by those who paid with everything. When people realise that it really changes their perspective in life

[@briansgamesandanime]

I don't understand how anyone could watch this video and not feel something. My stepfather was abusive in every way to us as kids and although that doesn't absolve him of guilt, he was in the Marines. One of if not the most strict and disciplined branch in the U.S. Military. So even though he treated us like sh*t, I still respect him as far as his military service goes.

[@jabbott6748]

I don't mean any disrespect to you, your stepfather, or any Marines, but if he had truly been disciplined he wouldn't have treated his family that way. I'm retired US Army and have spent most of my 22 years of service in SOAR, the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. And treating anyone that way is unacceptable. Treating your own family like that is absolutely shameful.

[@briansgamesandanime]

@@jabbott6748 thank you for that. And as I said, I don't condone anything he did, I just respect him as far as his military service goes.

[@jabbott6748]

@@briansgamesandanime I understand and respect your position. And to a small degree I agree. But I have no respect for anyone that treats others that way. Militarily or otherwise. I would like to apologize on behalf of all Service Members that our system failed to impart enough real discipline to prevent him from acting so shamefully.

[@RonnieG]

Agree. I have an uncle who was a police officer. He did undercover too. He lost his rank due to becoming a meth addict & moved in with us. He abused the hell out of me. & my brothers. I still go help him on his compound but I always tell him when he has the story wrong & it was abuse. He doesn't like it but he can't beat me up anymore.

[@lamoe4175]

Marine, 67 / 71, Sgt., Chulai 68. Yes, I ate the crayon when done writing. Purple is my favorite flavor. Never eat the brown or yellow. I save those for the other branches. Not ashamed to admit I cried Grateful Americans should be grateful they have men like us to protect them from men like us The little old man on the bench There he sits, that little old man Everyday he sits on the park bench, eyes closed, mumbling to himself. Very few passersby wonder, is he well? Does he need help? No one stops to ask. Most ignore the little old man on the bench, he is of no significance in their lives. There was a time, so long ago, in his new uniform, he stood tall, strong, hale and hearty. There was a time, so long ago, he laid broken on a field far, far from home There was a time, so long ago, his brothers sacrificed to insure "no one gets left behind" There was a time, so long ago, he lay in a hospital with other broken men waiting to go home Today, he sits on the park bench as he does every day Today, he does not need help, he is well, he is not talking in his sleep Today, he pays no attention to those to whom he is of no significance Today, he speaks the names of those who sacrificed their tomorrows so they will not be forgotten. Tomorrow, he will not be sitting on the bench Tomorrow, few will even notice he is not there Tomorrow, there will be one less to remember the names of their fallen brothers Tomorrow, the sacrifices of he and his brothers will be forgotten Soon, another young man, in his new uniform, will stand tall, strong, hale and hearty. Soon, he will lie broken on a field in a country far, far from home Soon, others will sacrifice their tomorrows to bring him home Soon, their sacrifices will also be forgotten

[@terryschleicher8511]

That song is emotion stirring, if you don't feel anything - you didn't listen. As a veteran it hits hard.

[@ian_lewono]

I'm not a vet, but that still hits different after watching the music video

[@eagleal3]

Your reaction to this video was amazing. Appreciate it. I've seen a number of your reactions

[@lillyjanereacts]

Thank you for supporting the channel !!

[@paulchristiansen7014]

as a PMC/S.OP vet myself did 3 tours in Iraq and 4 in Afghanistan alone of a 16 year career as such... respect to you for trying to understand the live of all military services..

[@shanenewton1257]

makes me so happy seeing an alt girl understanding the sacrifice these soldier have made for us. god bless them and thank them for their service

[@agarven1]

Ivan Moody the lead singer is a big military supporter. Growing up his parents were a military people and growing up in a military family. I seen him live. He gave out a signed military flag from the band to a woman in the audience. She told him her husband couldn’t go and he was deaf. She signed language to Ivan and he understood sign language because his daughter is deaf. He let the woman come on stage. The band signed the flag for her and her husband. That made me more of a fan of the band because of what Ivan did

[@danielstevens3869]

As a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, I can tell you it is very hard to return home and become a civilian. I have also been homeless before. there are people like myself who have PTSD because of what we did and saw over seas. So because of that we cannot get a job and most of the time we jsut drink it all away and some even commit suicide. I myself was almost one of them, then I was saved from that. and i stopped drinking as well. I realized I needed to be there for my kids.

[@todddale2330]

Thank you fornyour reaction and your compassionate comments. Like most other veterans that have responded it is hard not to cry on this and other FFDP videos. The sacrifices from both Military and their families is great. Beyond words actually. I can only hope that God grants them piece in their days and frees their mind from any guilt they carry with them.

[@jefftaylor7306]

It makes a old man happy to see young people caring about this issue

[@jonno55]

God damn hard hitting song. Though I'm not a veteran, I treated some during my professional career in social psychiatry because of PTSD. The thing that strikes me in the song, besides the fact that US government is failing the veterans, are the quotes: I spoke to god and SHE; also, I spoke to the devil and HE. Rather significant in my opinion! God is female and the devil is male. Nice reaction LJ

[@garyc7880]

I really appreciated your reaction. I am a 3-combat tour veteran of the US Army Airborne. I wear the scars of 3 Purple hearts, and I walk thru life as the Invisible Man. no worries here. I have have no regrets for watching persons like you react to my everyday story as well as all others who "hide" it well. Jesus Bless you

[@christopheroakes720]

Thank you to all the men and women who have served and are still serving

[@TheFrankNVetExperiment]

Thank you

[@orlandorodriguez8303]

@Lily Jane - This was my first time seeing your reaction to this video. First thank you for the reaction. You are correct, when you speak about a Veteran having their decisions they made on their mind. I am one of those Veterans. I had to make that hard decision of either it is them or me or us. At the moment there is not a hesitation in the choice, but the after affect is what is hard to deal with. As far the seen where the police officer is arresting the Veteran and notice they have the same tattoo, he removes the handcuffs out of respect, reminds of when I was driving to see a friend and on my way, I was pulled over by a police officer. The reason why he pulled me over was he thought I was drunk or under some influence of some substance because I was swerving. On the back of my car at the time, I had a 1-101st Screaming Eagle decal which is a unit stationed at Fort Campbell, KY. When the officer approached my window he did not ask for my license or registration, he just asked if I was ok. I told him yes. Then he asked do they bother you? I asked what. He said the potholes and the man-covers, I said yes. (side note- the reason why they bothered me was because most of the bombs the enemy would put in the road would be in pot holes or the man-covers. So, I was swerving to avoid them.) He told it will be ok and asked where I was going which at that moment was about another 10 miles. He said to follow him. I said ok, as he walked away, I saw on his arm a tat of the 101st Screaming Eagle. So he put on his lights and siren and escorted me to my destination.

[@Joseph-bq4xv]

Well Said Beautiful young woman!!!

[@alamir8303]

First, I want to thank you for speaking up for our vets. I didn't have the honor to serve because of a bad knee, but many in my family have. I also volunteer at my local DAV thrift store. We do as much as we can, even helping some non vets. What I would like for you and you followers to remember is that these illnesses (I have PTSD, ADHD, and Bi-Polar disorder) need to have a useful and effective treatment, that's safe and brings benefit to the patient. I've been turned away because they "couldn't do me justice". Too much trauma and them not having enough experience. It's not just our soldiers being left behind but the very people they fought to protect. None of us are protected

[@Greenarrow3469]

I’m a 23 year Army veteran I can attest that this is so true. All of it.

[@larryd4352]

One of my friends served in Vietnam.... and for years he tried to get help with the PTSD he suffered with, and medical help for both of his knees that were injured during his time in Vietnam! During the last 10 years or so...he finally got both knees replaced and he also get counseling to help with the PTSD. Luckily...my older brother did not come home after being in the conflict with Iraq. But, he saw way more than he ever talks about! Someday, our government is going to stop giving away our money to fight other countries wars, and spend that money on our Veterans, the disabled and Elderly who have worked their whole lives and barely make ends meet, and can't afford to get proper medical care.

[@briangreen9677]

It's interesting that you mention "the government" as the culprit, and they are. If people like you were in office rather than the millionaires currently there, it's likely different outcomes would be legislated. I've always suggested that a radical change would be to use the jury selection process for government positions. As a veteran myself, you mentioned the difficult choice of having to shoot a child wearing an explosive vest. That exact scenario happened to me when I was a part of QRF north of Anaconda. She was walking toward the ECP and was unaccompanied which simply is forbidden in their culture. The MP's sounded the alarm and I happened to be there talking with them. The Staff Sergeant looked entirely panicked and I heard him say under his breath, she's the same age as my little girl. The interpreter was yelling, telling her to turn around and go back. She was crying but kept stepping forward. I asked the Staff Sergeant for his rifle and told them all to get down behind the barrier. I glanced at the interpreter and told him this was his last chance. She kept moving forward. I took the shot and saw the look on her face before ducking behind the barrier. A six-foot crater developed where she was standing before she even hit the ground. I tell myself that I saved the lives of countless people by taking that action. I can still see her face as clear as if I was looking at her right now. I don't expect God to be forgiving. I'm prepared to be damned for it. It's on my shoulders, but I'd do it again to save my fellow Americans. This song means a lot to me. The righteous side of Hell it is.

[@michael7269]

As a Veteran, every time I hear this song or see this video it makes me cry for those who are suffering. I have worked with outreach groups who try to help those who are suffering. To my Brother and Sisters in arms, your government may have cast you aside, but we have not. 😢

[@KingVlach]

I had to watch it again, and I saw the emotion, you shared with us. I still wake up in fight mode from nightmares. My wife sleeps in the living room most the time because of a broken mind. My heart still breaks. It's never easy. No future after war, your mind is destroyed

[@andrewgeorgelang]

Thanks to all our veterans and active duty Armed Forces personnel. Also thanks for sharing this video 💫

[@Dman911011]

As a US Army vet. this strikes me hard , im more fortunate than alot of Vets. i know at least i have a Home and a Caring Supportive Family behind me. I had a friend of mine whom i was in Iraq with in 2008 Recently commit suicide because he was homeless and had no support , i only found out he did it by second hand sources. Makes me SOOO ANGRY we sacrificed So SO SO much for this country and our Govt. wont even help Vets. if any help is givin it is usually too little too late. Nice VideoMakes me Tear up every time. You are very correct in seeing that there are EXTREMLY hard decisions to be made in the heat of Battle , i still have nightmares from some of the things i have seen and had to do. People should THANK EVERY VET they meet it does help us and gives us some solace in what we had to do and makes us feel appreciated.