Irish Guards Celebrate St Patrick's Day | Forces TV

[@awkward-stranger]

I am so proud of these people.!

[@davidsweeney4021]

Love the "Micks"!

[@richardtheeighth4431]

Thank you for your service brothers in arms.👊💥

[@stewartgillis4851]

Salute and God Bless the Irish Guards.

[@celava_baklava9504]

Happy Saint Patricks Day everyone!❤🇮🇪🍀💚🍀❤

[@jeremymurphy269]

Godbless and watch over all the Micks!! My BRB Brothers.

[@mikeyoung7660]

I'm there somewhere lol. I like what the RSM said. It was nice of him to mention the lads that came before him. Best regards to all Micks past and present on this the 17th of March. QS

[@mr.s.7081]

Those peaked caps are insane!

[@Sacrifice-Loyalty]

God Bless and thanks for your service!!

[@mikepaz4870]

I’m a Yank Combat Veteran. The US Veterans Administration takes so much better care ( even though it’s 3-5 on a 10 scale ) of us , as compared to the UK Warriors. But we never have events like this , where Veterans put on suits , fall in and march with the Soldiers , Sailors , Marines and Airman like you do. After 9-11, my ex gf and I needed a short holiday. We ended up in London on or near Remembrance Day ... it was awesome to see Veterans dressed up , wearing medals and looking 4.0. How I wish I could do the same SF

[@commando4481]

Mike Paz Thank you for your kind words. One of my favourite parades was one on Victory over Japan day where thousands of British veterans who fought in the Burma campaign, were POWs of japan, sailors and airmen of the British Pacific fleet marched through London in their suits and berets.

[@mikepaz4870]

Marksman29 OMG ....that is why pound for pound , a British Infantryman is such a bad ass. I saw or read how the British Army runs on Tea , just like the US Navy runs on coffee. The SAS were in Africa fighting drug crazed amateurs whose voodoo doctors convinced them bullets would not harm them. One of the SAS brewed up and handed a mug of hot , sweet tea to a Medium Machine Gunner. Bam Bam Bam Bam Bam , sip , sip , Bam , Bam , Bam , Bam , sip.....you can’t make this stuff up

[@commando4481]

Mike Paz Tea is our fuel lol. A British soldier could be deep behind enemy lines in the jungle or be under fire and still find time for some tea. US servicemen are just as badass and I have so much respect for all the Americans who fought alongside our lads all over the world in world war 2 and beyond.

[@mikepaz4870]

Marksman29 Desert Rats were on our Right Flank when I was with First CEB , First Mar Div , TF Ripper , Gulf War 1.0.

[@commando4481]

Mike Paz You were a marine? That’s so cool. Love the marines their drill and parades are amazing and the marine combat record speaks for itself if in the rare occasion the marines lose, the enemy will have taken a severe beating such as at wake island.

[@mrs.jessicav.7740]

Happy St Patrick's Day!🍀🍀🍀 BLESSED TO BE IRISH!

[@JimWalsh-rl5dj]

@Hammerschlägen M Well, even St Patrick was English!!!

[@JimWalsh-rl5dj]

@@IHeartDublin Er yes there is you ignorant mick thug. In his confession, on his death bed, Patrick told his story! He was Anglo Romano, he was from a Banaventa, an English town now called Daventry which if you use your stupid mick eyes, is in ENGLAND

[@celtichound9889]

Naw even he couldn't handle that job.

[@JimWalsh-rl5dj]

@Hammerschlägen M Snakes in biblical terms refers to evil and stupidity, just like that you are displaying here

[@imedi]

@@JimWalsh-rl5dj welsh

[@charlestaylor6085]

My uncle died at Nijmegen with Joe Vanderleur's Guards Armored, trying to break through to Arnhem. God bless.

[@mikeyoung7660]

Never forgotten mucker QS

[@jeangabrielkahane2961]

Candid question : I understand the Irish Guards are infantry, however in Richard Attenborough's film " a bridge too far" they can be seen mounted on M4 Sherman s.Can one explain ?(I am asking ,cuz in m'y country-France- armored régiments are cavalry)

[@timothygrocock8433]

Good men, good heart. We will remember. Amen.

[@clemrumley9691]

Thanks for your service to the Country

[@raymonddelauny426]

My boy is on parade, couldn’t be prouder!!!!

[@mikeyoung7660]

Nice one. Hope he's in Number One Coy lol. QS

[@raymonddelauny426]

@@mikeyoung7660 He's in Mortars now!

[@mikeyoung7660]

@@raymonddelauny426 good lad. Wish I could do it all over again. QS

[@geoffhorgan6253]

God bless you all

[@mikerobinson3899]

Happy st Patrick's day irsh guards

[@haydenduffey6969]

As an American with full Irish heritage in a military family, it’s odd to see these military traditions and their drill sequences, but it’s also alazing to see how my home country celebrates St. Patrick’s day, as well as watch their own military traditions

[@mcfcfan1870]

This is in Britain. Its the Northern Irish guards. The 6 counties in the north are British Irish so are part of the Queens Guard.

[@imedi]

@@mcfcfan1870 ummm thats incorrect the irish guards dont make any distinction between any of the 32 counties there are people from the south serving in that regiment as there are from the north.. i have never seen it refered to the northern irish guards until you did it lol.. it was the IRISH GAURDS in 1900 and it remains that way to this day

[@EDProductionsYT]

@@imedi let’s be honest no southern Irish person would join the BRITISH army (the shame and let’s be honest danger of it)

[@imedi]

@@EDProductionsYT there's a youtube video here if you look shows a documentary of southern Irish in the Irish guards in fact one of them was one of the first guards to lose his life in iraq he was from Dublin if I recall . Now that doc would have been made at a time when the troubles in NI would not have been long over . We are nearly 25 years further on now so there would be even less reason for southerners to be in any danger ..

[@Joe-fe4xi]

@@EDProductionsYT You’d be surprised to know that literally thousands serve in the Royal Irish, and Irish Guards.

[@Hal-zf4fv]

And get some refreshments afterwards! True irishman. Lol Fabulous

[@minnowpoo]

lovely

[@tonyclifton265]

excellent soldiers

[@Supraisadecentcar]

Magen it’s nearly S patricks again

[@romeo9017]

Respect....

[@pbrobotspbrobots1710]

nice to see Brian O'gorman laying the wreath at 1 55 in on the film. was my company comander back in the day

[@mikeyoung7660]

A very very tough man as you know ex Para Coy. QS

[@pauljt3736]

Go on Tommy major 👌👌👍👍

[@oliverfuller4528]

Why is there one person wearing a beret

[@Joe-fe4xi]

Attached RLC

[@newsallypurpleyt8609]

That’s cool.

[@jeanjacques9980]

What’s with the bowler hats? I only watched to see the Irish Wolfhound, no where to be seen.

[@jeanjacques9980]

@Oliver O'Donovan Thanks for the explanation, I thought the bowler hatted were Freemasons and wondered why they were there, no one wears “bowlers” these days, throwback to 1950s. I’m more familiar with ex-service personnel wearing berets; indicating past service, for example on Armistice Day. I assume Wolfhound must have been retired suddenly due to health reasons, they could have borrowed mine but he would sit or lie down at every opportunity. Thanks again.

[@andrewdaly9503]

Still drink whiskey in tea.

[@lns4338]

I'm in the Irish guards cadets

[@kyle8162]

Myself as well.

[@melindabendle6459]

Love Forever Any Air Force's around the WORLD To save the PLANET EARTH..🌹🌎🌍🌏🌹🇺🇸🚟

[@liamcfc]

Irish Guards isn’t an Air Force regiment they’re part of the British army branch of the British armed forces.

[@Von45Rose]

I think WO1 Robertson’s visor is Broken? It looks a bit limp. 😬

[@Joe-fe4xi]

It’s fine

[@frizzgou4692]

Almost forgot about it

[@Enviotonin85]

LOL....i wonder how they see with part of the peak cap flip covering their eyes. And some of their guards are so short.

[@peterclarke9059]

Its quite easy, you keep your chin up and neck in the back of the collar. The peak touches the nose but you can see either side of the peak.

[@mikepaz4870]

Peter Clarke thank you. Their Covers are bad ass

[@romeo9017]

Oh dear - the marching...

[@SuperEHEC]

Well to be fair their history relies on spirit instead of fighting

[@alvindurochermtl]

SuperEHEC There’s absolutely nothing fair in assuming those who can fight can’t march

[@Kirealta]

@@SuperEHEC Yup. Irish never had to fight anyone, let alone the world superpower nextdoor. Wait...

[@Kirealta]

The chad irish march vs the virgin british march.

[@mikepaz4870]

I was cringing at the dark green Guardsman’s “ haircut “ , and in close up the men were glancing about instead of eyes locked on .....I was a Navy Corpsman but after 3 years on a CG I went green. My Sergeant Instructor at Field Medical Service School, was a Recon Marine and DI.

[@michaelk9339]

Funny how there the Irish guard and 99 percent of them are from Northern Ireland

[@liamcfc]

What? The Irish guard from Northern Ireland’s blood is Irish.

[@user-vk8yq8oq7p]

Northern Ireland is still Ireland so who cares

[@patriot1525]

@@user-vk8yq8oq7p you're right, but it just goes to show how england corrupted the north into its lap and shows the willingness of those irish in the north to betray their brethren and join the military responsible for countless murders and tragedies on the island

[@youtubeaccount5738]

@@patriot1525 Then how about the Irishmen from the South?

[@jeanjacques9980]

Where is the Wolfhound?

[@jeanjacques9980]

Our Wolfhound lived to just under 13 years, I assume it must have been a sudden retirement on health grounds rather than a planned retirement. Thanks for reply.

[@velvetsun2949]

Ey yee be a beauty lass

[@michaelsorrell323]

So where is their Colonel & his Duchess? He only has a couple of jobs to do, if the lads & the Old & Bold can show up, why can’t he?

[@spartanwarrior1]

Erin go bragh!

[@funwithflags7506]

What

[@mikerobinson3899]

Happy st Patrick's day to all the people of Ireland who are in the royal irish regiment and the royal dragoon guards and the irish guards

[@Alex63645]

@@lasigh1478 how many comments are you going to reply to with that?

[@Alex63645]

@@lasigh1478 I just find it funny that you have copy and pasted the same comment in replies to numerous other comments even if they have nothing to do with how irish they are or aren't. Have you not got better things to be doing with your time?

[@mikelynch3792]

Should be in the Irish army no other

[@elizabetharmada5335]

what does the green grass signify?

[@squishbear7868]

Elizabeth Armada it's a shamrock and a symbol of luck, not grass :)

[@elizabetharmada5335]

@@squishbear7868 sorry thank you

[@aldandrea]

It's believed that St Patrick used a shamrock in an attempt to explain the doctrine of the trinity to the native pagan population. Although I'm Irish born I'm still impressed at how tiny the leaves are, probably because when shamrock leaves are shown on cards etc they are quite big.

[@elizabetharmada5335]

@@aldandrea thanks for information

[@finn4012]

Elizabeth Armada I can’t tell if you’re serious

[@rat_king-]

Fades out music to speak.... Clearly you haven't learnt from British Pathe. It's good, but is it the best? that is the question.

[@Liendoelcm]

As proud as I am of the Brigade of Guards, I still think it was a mistake to allow short musicians into the bands. It does not look good and takes away from the traditions of the Guard Battalions. When I take over, that will change!

[@mikeyoung7660]

good man sort them out .QS

[@BellogsTheChicken]

How comes different head dress ?Standards discipline slipping.

[@ruairi9733]

This regiment wore that before ww2....

[@Joe-fe4xi]

Ian Belcher The ones wearing the peaked caps are IG, the fella in the beret is attached RLC, and the Caubeens are the London Irish 😴

[@FrielyRFC]

No Surrender 🇬🇧

[@ronantory]

Friely WATP if you say that you cant celebrate paddy’s day

[@FrielyRFC]

Ronan Rodgers Explain.

[@richardschiffman7657]

@@ronantory There always has to be one ignorant troll in the comments section. The world maybe running short on toilet paper but unfortunately not stupidity as you have so clearly demonstrated.

[@Gfdsa40]

@@ronantory And who is Saint Patrick Ronan? Wasn't he a Romano Briton?

[@thebelfastvikingmartinbrow3603]

@@ronantory the problem is that it's been taken over in Northern Ireland by the ira bastard's and Catholics flying the republican flag so a lot of protestants refuse to go to the parade.

[@22grena]

Truly absurd. The British government through the British army murdered millions of Irish people and yet we see this gross example of cultural appropriation.

[@user-vk8yq8oq7p]

They didn’t murder millions of Irish people they were responsible for the deaths of millions of people

[@Irish780]

Not to mention supporting Israel

[@ascendedfashy9632]

Teach them to tie a tie properly.

[@Kirealta]

Make sure you have a black lad in the thumbnail for "diversity". Where is the traveller Garda? Or the trans woman of colour Beanfeargarda?

[@theduke6174]

I doubt it was on purpose

[@Kirealta]

@@theduke6174 Really? I'd like to know just how many black guards there are in the entire force and just go by probability. It's just silly. We are not America.

[@athausanddollahs1209]

their probably just ulster loyalists putting on a show

[@mikeyoung7660]

Don't be stupid. you obviously don't know what the Irish Guards are about.

[@r..1240]

*It's corona time* Just in case somebody forgot

[@The01t]

Nothing Irish about them.

[@The01t]

@Oliver O'Donovan apart of the British army mate. Nothing Irish about them. Not even plastic paddies.

[@TheRingoism]

@@The01t Whether you like It or not, they're Irish. It's funny you lads always want people to be Irish when It fits your bitter narrative. Tyson Fury comes to mind, born In Manchester brought up In England yet thousands of paddies call him Irish but just because the Army does it, 'oh no, army bad guy, evil man!'.

[@The01t]

@Oliver O'Donovan Yeah but fight for the British army......

[@TheRingoism]

@@The01t The army that fought the Nazi's while the Irish were doing nothing?

[@GlenCychosz]

No true Scotsman fallacy.

[@Irish780]

I liked they irish guards until I finished out they supported Israel against Palestine after ww2 u don't like them anymore as a irishman.

[@barackobama5697]

Those caps look stupid

[@DavidSternburgYt]

They really do compaired to other army hats

[@finn4012]

they’re probably only ceremonial

[@raymonddelauny426]

Why?

[@DavidSternburgYt]

@@raymonddelauny426 does there need to be any reason? Surely its just personal preferance?

[@raymonddelauny426]

ManicMango Mango because Stupid is a bit of a strong word to use to criticise a Forage cap? They are indeed Ceremonial, and therefore traditional. Is a Bearskin Stupid? Are Berets stupid? It’s an integral part of a Guardsman’s no 2 dress. To call them stupid is disrespectful, and if I was to be disrespectful to you. I’d say your response was Stupid, however that’s your own personal response!

[@Alan_Mac]

Not even a wee tune of The Sash? Poor show, micks.

[@rickyalves993]

Black man in the army

[@finn4012]

YOUNX RICKY your point is?

[@irishmorgc9493]

@@finn4012 Buddy egnore him he is just trying to get a rise out of you. Forget him. Come on ill meet you at the bar 😂

[@Eire-hj1ct]

They are not Irish. They are British army. No self respecting Irishman serves a foreign monarch

[@airhab]

There are plenty of people from the Republic in the British Army.

[@Gfdsa40]

Um yeah, British army shouldn’t be the name of the army it should really be the U.K. Army, or Royal Army, as their are a lot of commonwealth, dependencies, and territories folks, Also obviously Northern Irish folk are in the Irish Gaurds and Irish Community in the U.K, plus the diaspora who settled Liverpool and the like serve in these regiments,

[@Eire-hj1ct]

@@airhab not plenty, and the ones who are, are traitors considering the uk continues to claim territory in Ireland. Shame on the ones who do.

[@Eire-hj1ct]

@@ejohanvervoordeldonk6223 if your referring to the Irish in world war 1, they fought with the promise of home rule in Ireland when the war was over. This never happend and they were used as cannon fodder on the frontlines. Ireland was invaded by britain not the other way around. Britain started this war, it was not us.

[@Gfdsa40]

​@@Eire-hj1ct Look, I'm not trying to get a Irish Nationalist like you upset, but this regiment is primarily for the Northern Irish and the Irish community in Britain to serve in, Although with the ban on geographical regiment recruiting people are more often than not spread out over the other regiments to stop community tragedys, you don't have to get mad that the UK has a constituent country in Ireland, And despite what you said, yes Irish people are Irish people and you can't claim that we are not just because you live in the South, And we are allowed to keep symbols and our names because its OUR heritage and no hateful bigot like you cant stop us :)

[@thenextshenanigantownandth4393]

Nothing Irish about them. Freedom, liberality and futurity is what the British despise no true Irishman would support that.

[@user-vk8yq8oq7p]

Really is that why they fought germany in ww1 and the nazis in WW2? Because they hate freedom?

[@dyhale]

Ha be quiet with your lies