Operation Iraqi Freedom - NBC News Documentary - 2003

[@jakebroz9116]

"They [Iraqi children] suffered but they looked happier than most children in toys r us" really hit me. We take everything for granted here in America.

[@yassenhassen7111]

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[@Amy-un6oh]

@@yassenhassen7111 no. Get fvcked.

[@destubae3271]

@@yassenhassen7111 Why are you giving your whatsapp to strangers on public forums? Are you trying to sell kratom from your farm in Bali or something?

[@thewatcher4552]

And the most ungrateful, but won't leave. We have our problems but there is no greater country than 🇺🇸✌🏾

[@joeysbestfriend2614]

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[@Spacie722]

You know you’re old when a documentary of something you were old enough to watch on tv & understand, looks like what teachers would wheel into class.. VCR’s & box TV’s, dimmed the lights, & make everyone watch but the voices would put you to sleep in 5 mins 😂🥺

[@branchtana315]

It is crazy how old this footage looks, though it seems even crazier to me that it's been 20yrs since this event. You think this footage looks old, go back another 12yrs and watch some footage from the first gulf war. Looks like it was from 100yrs ago.

[@Spacie722]

@@branchtana315 😂😂 right?! I’m 34 and I remember hearing adults telling stories like “this one time.. 15, 20, 25 etc years ago” and thinking how crazy that sounded lol the age I was, I wouldn’t have been alive or too young to think let alone “remember”.. now, something 15-20 years ago feels like yesterday lol this documentary is technically “old” but I remember being in class & having to watch these but weird how the graphics, narrator voices are the same .. making it feel even longer ago lol I was in 7th grade science class.. my dad was a test pilot & worked on the Air Force base.. I just remember the tv’s on & showing 9/11 and everyone’s parents checking them out.. we were in central Florida.. a good ways from NYC so being young & ignorant, I didn’t understand what it had to do with all of us.. we got home & I saw my dad on the couch watching the news & looked like he had been crying .. never seen my dad cry so that’s when I got worried & scared .. now I can’t watch anything 9/11 related without sobbing

[@amy109]

I feel extremely old. My ex deployed to Iraq in 2005, and my best friends husband was KIA in Mosul in February 2005.. some days it feels like it’s only been a few years. Insane that this started twenty years ago this upcoming year.

[@sangbeom6245]

Or be apart of and the one on tv

[@josephsmith6777]

Just imagine top of the line tech hundreds of thousands of dollars in gear a entire truck to do the job a 50$ cell phone can do today

[@Murdoc2080]

For anyone curious.. Shoshana Johnson survived. She was rescued by the Marines on April 13, 2003 after 22 days in captivity along with the other 5 members of her unit. She was Awarded A Purple heart, Bronze star, and Prisoner of War Medal. She suffered bullet wounds on bolth ankles, she was the first black female Prisoner of War in the military history of the United States.

[@SC_XOLOs]

Yet white girl got more attention 😮

[@lincolnswaby3102]

@@SC_XOLOs true

[@M.Đ-z4u]

i dont need any medals and honours😂.i want only to live

[@lisahaganLFC]

good to hear, i was wondering what happend to them,she was only making food for the lads, then get taken as prisoner by the Iraqy, glad she and the other with her got saved... all the best from Liverpool England

[@nekkedwelder6980]

@@gameZA40 I agree with you. Who gives a fuck if she was black or female. She was a POW. End of discussion.

[@michaelbosisto6259]

My mother cried daily, hoping to see me on the news. My dad could even watch.

[@عليالجبوري-س2د5ح]

I am from Iraq. The war is very miserable. I was 8 years old at that time. It was a very terrifying day. My father was a Su-24 fighter pilot. At that time, he told me that the American warplanes had completely controlled the skies of Iraq. I asked my father, “Dad, where is your plane?” He told me, “When you grow up, you will know very well where my plane is.” He continued, “If I had a fully equipped warplane, I would shoot down the American planes.”

[@chiefearnest1450]

The US Airforce projects air superiority anywhere it operates. Your father was smart not to fly

[@عليالجبوري-س2د5ح]

@@chiefearnest1450 My father is a Greek Academy graduate and a Soviet Union graduate. He speaks Russian, Greek and English. He was retired because he was a skilled and highly experienced pilot in 1997. He was 30 years old and his pension was cut. Saddam does not like brave pilots because they pose a threat to his position for fear of a military coup.

[@psyoplash]

1:08:18 That's me up next to the loudspeaker. Was Army psyop with 3/5 Marines. I could never forget that funeral service and the 3/5 choir singing. They covered Maj Nave but also being remembered was a corpsman named Michael Johnson who had been a member of the 3/5 choir. He died by enemy fire in an ambush early Mar 25 a few hours before the sandstorm hit.

[@constancecovington4282]

Glad to see you made it out brother I bet it's crazy seeing yourself on TV the world sure did get crazy on us didn't it man

[@NewKanyeFan]

I too was there. In the 69th Poon division tho we really got into it 🎉

[@xidropkillzx3246]

My guy crawled up WITH THE NEWS MIC to get that on the field interview. Gotta love the 2000s tech haha

[@jlma-xc9ol]

Yeah, they don't use mics on TV now...

[@williamsherman2776]

@@jlma-xc9olnot with cords anymore that man had a cord on his

[@eginteractive]

I remember hearing about David Bloom's death. One of the few that honestly wanted to portray the events of the war as clearly as possible. Always in high spirits, always smiling even as bombs were going off around him. He was one of the soldiers. RIP you absolute legend.

[@9thGenerationCajun]

Yeah that hit me back when it happened, Such a young guy

[@ytsn_THE_OG]

Edit: nevermind, he WAS with the army. Got some wires crossed. Didn't realize he was with 3rd ID at first. I wasn't paying good enough attention. He was with Marines though. Not Soldiers.

[@robertvannatta2349]

@ytsn8679 Bloom was with 3rd ID that's army not marines

[@ytsn_THE_OG]

@@robertvannatta2349 I missed that part. My mistake. The reporting they did got some wires crossed quite a few times.

[@markcargill9734]

Lest We Forget

[@Berm_Blaster]

Hearing "Target Iraq" with that tune takes me back to the dinner table eating dinner with my parents and brother when I was only in the 3rd grade. I will never forget that tune.

[@jennybop29]

Me too! I was older but the trauma with that song is real

[@Ejaybee724]

I was Task Force Ripper, 1st Battalion 5th Marines. I had just got to my unit in May 90’ & by July we were training in Panama, and a week later we were in Saudi Arabia. I still talk with my brothers I served with.

[@TheDustysix]

No Journalist's named Brian were hurt filming this.

[@TheWarrior1256]

+TheDustysix LOL

[@pascrew4639]

he he good one....

[@yurtsalon]

TheDustysix that's not true

[@BrownDevil2]

I was there Brian Williams

[@TangFiend1]

Cuz he grabbed a rocket launcher at the last second, destroyed an iraqi unit and saved the helicopter and all the marines applauded

[@erikaharrington2396]

My boyfriend was shot twice... Had to jump from helicopter that had been shot down and busted his knee. He was hit by shrapnel from a bomb to witch is still in his spine and legs ... He went back till he was to injured.. watching this makes me so emotional..

[@santiagoduarte1933]

Fake, give names, infantry division or platoon.

[@xxfiredragonxx7771]

@@santiagoduarte1933 show some respect will ya?

[@santiagoduarte1933]

@@xxfiredragonxx7771 shut up, you have an anime pfp

[@user-xo2th7xo4w]

@@xxfiredragonxx7771 I call bullshit

[@amy109]

@@santiagoduarte1933 like that’s any of your business. You’re just some random person on the internet. They don’t owe you shit.

[@danielbishop7187]

insane how long the intense fighting went on long after this documentary was released.

[@xymoriintus]

Dude this is a gem. This needs more exposure. We cannot leave things like this buried by 24/7 news cycles. We cannot forget our past. Americans are good about being indifferent, which is going to cause the downfall of our country.

[@jlma-xc9ol]

This was part of a 24/7 news cycle.And americans shouldn't be indifferent about the Iraq War, you're right; they should be demanding the executions of bush, cheney, wolfowitz, and the rest.

[@jacekpaszkowski2000]

YOU notice at 1:30:57 the found Iraqi munitions boxes? They all had English writing on them. Some said "320 IGNITERS SAFETY FUSE PERCUSSION LOT SPE" then another set said "TRIP CONTRACT NO.74/AS/49 WOOD ROSE C/0 A.S.O BOMBAY" Russia doesn't write in English they use Cyrillic.

[@lawrencetomlinson761]

@@jacekpaszkowski2000 Yeah, I saw it. Component parts were not relabeled. Nice try.

[@jacekpaszkowski2000]

@@lawrencetomlinson761 What do you mean? They found boxes in the theme park, and they had English writing on them. That wasn't US inventory. The US and Iraq used to be friends. Donald Rumsfeld shook hands with saddam. The US helped Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980's. Nice try with what? I wasn't trying to make a point, i just noticed English writing on munitions boxes found in Iraq belonging to Saddam's military hence my question.

[@harithahmed2345]

This how USA ended a whole generation future in months

[@mjisurdad]

And they wonder why they were ambushed so much. All you had to do was turn on a tv to see where the enemy was going to be.

[@TangFiend1]

They were ambushed because there was no strategic plan. "Drive North" was pretty much the grand strategy

[@krisfrederick5001]

@@TangFiend1 True but he also has a point, if you invaded my city and I saw where the cameras were showing you on my t.v. It would make it a lot easier to attack you.

[@donnyreznicek211]

Man.... if only we had TV on our trucks....

[@roberttinsley8960]

They were ambushed because they invaded a country that didn't want them there

[@krisfrederick5001]

@@roberttinsley8960 These things will happen

[@goodhand6203]

I was 8 years old, and I don't remember the events of 2003, but... We are in the south. It is safe. The joint forces were encroaching in the streets. Convoys and armored vehicles. The sound is very strong, and the sound of warplanes is very frightening over our house, causing fear. Thank God, we were not in Baghdad at that time.

[@unitedwestanddividedwefall5098]

I’m glad you survived. Would you say life is better or worse for the Iraqis now?

[@hokaibeats3843]

Let me give you insight on someone who was in Baghdad when this happened. First of all all electricity was off, we had to light candles in the house. It was little bit cold so we had heaters in the house as well. All shops were closed, we had to bake bread on those heater to spare oil (ironically) As for outside, constant bombings, the feeling of almost earthquake when the humvees rolled around. Choppers all over the place. I was born 1996 so I didn’t understand that we were invaded. I don’t actually remember having fear over this until years later, when things escalated to “street fights” and when u suddenly had to cancel your day plans because word was on the block that a humvee was on its way and one of the resistance was going to hit it. Sometimes it happened, sometimes it didn’t. But everything was so unstable, we had “fighting days” when there were shots firing constantly for days, these were the scariest one. I have a memory of my mother going out in the middle of a gun fight to buy bread. It was in the middle of a 10 minutes cease fire. But while she was away they started running it down. Shit was scary. Thankfully she sent us to Sweden back in 2010. So we won’t have to live in the consequences of that war. I have a child and a job here and made a great life. Sadly she is still in Baghdad, updating me daily on what’s happening. It’s ugly.

[@unitedwestanddividedwefall5098]

@@hokaibeats3843 I’m happy you got out bro

[@Mohammedjamal111]

@@unitedwestanddividedwefall5098. No one who loves his country will tell you life is better They killed us only because they had power and used lies /// This is what you did when you had the option of peace and you killed the Iraqis and completely destroyed the country in all industrial and agricultural aspects / You do not need to ask. Go, you will see what you did and there are pictures of before 2003.

[@timothywilliams1359]

"Sadam surrendered to me personally." - Brian Williams

[@rhdevelops6023]

"Saddam gave me a 48-hour ultimatum to go to the ice cream parlor with him and his wives." - Brian Williams

[@deneshbhaskar3944]

Lmao three years later . What a joker he was . He was already a war reporter . Legendary career ruined his career

[@christopher5585]

Really? I have a yearbook issued to me from 4/42 FA, 4ID, Fort Hood Texas with pictures of Saddam's capture. Are you in those photos.

[@roosternm6830]

I remember laying in bed with my wife watching the war on TV around March of 2003 and I was glued to the TV and news on the war. One night they were covering a fire fight and there were several enemy fighters dug in and then tanks rolled in and fired on the enemy positions and you could see in the explosion of the rounds bodies and body parts fly. I thought at first I was seeing things, but nope. I wasn't the only one who saw it. Crazy times.

[@rhondakennedy819]

Thank you everyone for your service. Be kind to one another. Love to all

[@TheRealJonnyFranke]

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[@dee1865]

I remember this. I was 12 years old in Baghdad with my family trying to go to south of Iraq. It was so bad and scary, and the sound of the missile was traumatising :(

[@fighterplane2023]

يعني هسه عمرج ٣١ سنة ما اجيتي يمنه بالشطرة شبعنا قصف هههههههه همزين ما اجيتو

[@Mootux]

Don't worry, the US Armed Forces will always stand guard and protect

[@jerryross3438]

Hope things are better for you now.

[@rosieasmrwhispererzephier7021]

I was 21 years old when the 2nd Persian Gulf War Unfolded I also remember the 1st Persian Gulf War I was 9 years old when the 1st Persian Gulf War Unfolded

[@ANZACS100]

FUCK AMERICA , FUCK NATO !

[@NewWaveFan1]

I watched shock and awe from my couch recovering from surgery during spring break.. I will never forget March 20, 2003..

[@n.i.t.f919]

2 Months before I was born 2003 June 5th

[@n.i.t.f919]

+PINKY Zz oh I mean 3 Months

[@kristiecornell5723]

@@n.i.t.f919 February 6 2003

[@williamcrockettforever9996]

I was playing video games when this happened now Russia doing the same damn thing to Ukraine shame

[@ThommyofThenn]

I remember i was a kid and extremely sick with a fever during the first week of the invasion. It was absolutely crazy watching this stuff in a fever delirium

[@lilcg34xx]

R.I.P David bloom and fellow U.S soldiers who lost there lives.... s/o from the 428th artillery !

[@Spamfriedrice323]

and marines too...

[@MrSchmolko]

how about the countless innocent civilians?

[@jasonmarin5634]

Fuck David Bloom alot more innocent people died from this stupid invasion of Iraq.

[@SaddamHussain-gx9nc]

RIP all Iraqi resistance fighters who defended their country from the foreign invader.

[@Мустафаиракский-я8ш]

They are terrorists after all its like saying RIP ISIS members MAN .

[@aneubeck4053]

I love how the reporters had to pat themselves on the back for “keeping a lid on the story” of the rescue operation. What a bunch of heroes.

[@donguild7004]

My best friend was there . He was group was the Big Red 1 he was there 13 months, he game home alive but he was never the same. He gave me his patch for being there and still on his coat and still have it now my son is in the Army but can’t say . I wrote a poem for my best friend and it got in our local newspaper standing in front of our Flag now I’m going to write one for my son. Me & My BF sighed up together but I couldn’t go because I had 3 kids and Asthma and the was a big thing back then. Just want to say God bless u KLK and to my Son SLG THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE 🙏🏻❤️

[@williamsherman2776]

the military was taking anyone at that time they were even letting you choose to join the military or jail they didn’t care about drug tests and if you weren’t a felon they didn’t care either

[@kingzyjhiepelongco3593]

Time Stamps 0:00 (Right at the Start of the Video) Intro 1:42 Chapter 1 8:50 Chapter 2 14:35 Chapter 3 23:55 Chapter 4 31:30 Chapter 5 40:35 Chapter 6 47:03 Chapter 7 53:45 Chapter 8 59:56 Chapter 9 1:09:22 Chapter 10 1:17:47 Chapter 11 1:27:55 Chapter 12 1:35:32 Chapter 13 1:45:03 Chapter 14 (The Final Chapter) 1:52:04 Ending 1:52:38 Credits

[@robynvandergrift8360]

Thank you!

[@jacekpaszkowski2000]

YOU notice at 1:30:57 the found Iraqi munitions boxes? They all had English writing on them. Some said "320 IGNITERS SAFETY FUSE PERCUSSION LOT SPE" then another set said "TRIP CONTRACT NO.74/AS/49 WOOD ROSE C/0 A.S.O BOMBAY" Russia doesn't write in English they use Cyrillic.

[@Dan_Roland]

It was originally named Operation Iraqi Liberation but they changed it to freedom because it spelled out OIL.

[@BrisBoom]

OIFuck we can't say that!

[@billrogers6617]

It had everything to do about oil

[@thebagelman1507]

Foreign country: *has oil America: sharing is caring

[@wissamg1656]

Lol

[@SundayPancakeBreakfast]

We still don't get Iraqi oil... If we did, it'd actually make sense that people say that for 15 years long now.

[@ylkkp811]

My dad served in Iraq I was young so I don’t remember it but I’m so proud to have someone who served in my family

[@djazirihakim955]

You can be proud of him and of Bush and of America to have slaughtered a wretched people, reduced to poor devils that had been sent back to a middle-ages state of existence. You are the bravest that attack only the weakest, like Grenada, Somalia, Afganistan and a country under blockade for 13 years. That's a pity, a goliath that effects his power only with ants. I should add, however, that Americans are not all bad guys, but victims themselves of their far-right leadership. So, you'd rather ask you father this question: "why, dad, have you attacked and slaughtered a people that has never harmed us?"

[@ylkkp811]

Djaziri Hakim please shut the fuck up

[@ylkkp811]

Djaziri Hakim like goddamn who asked you? How long did it take to type that? How does it feel knowing that you wasted your time? Did you not have a dad or something? Jesus

[@djazirihakim955]

@@ylkkp811 I didn't mean to hurt you or or even to contradict you, I just wanted to tell you the invasion of Irak was not a matter to be proud of as the results are now evident: a country devastated for ever. One should be human above all pride. You do not seem to like to discuss moral and philosophical issues...but that does not exempt you from being less rude.

[@saeed6811]

Proud to be part of the terrorist organization.

[@CCM1199]

I remember Geraldo Rivera was interviewing our squadron commander and decided that he wanted to give away our battle plan on live TV. Eventually he was kicked out of Camp Udari because of it. The constant NBC and skud missle alarms going off was crazy. I was 26 years old when OIF I kicked off. I landed in Kuwait exactly on 31MAR03.

[@davidgladu940]

I was 39 years old in Ramad at rifles base when President Bush announced end of hostilities. in my 3 deployments to Iraq I had been asked what I thought about the war. I never gave an answer because we are not to give answer to our feelings. Now I can answer this. Sadam was an evil dictator he ruled his country with an abusive hand and needed to go. I cannot judge our military leaders they just as I had to do their duty without question. I do judge our civilian leadership from Bush to Obama they are responsible for the great loss of life, from the blood of our Soldiers to the blood of the Iraqi population.

[@mr.willywinker4u849]

Geraldo is and was always a horrible loudmouth reporter if you watch anything with him in it he has always been about making himself look good it don't matter who he screws friend or foe he is a disgrace

[@kitharrison8799]

Even as 20 year old students in 2003 we asked 'What have Iraq got to do with September 11th?'

[@skeetrix5577]

I'm glad the comment section is alive and well on this video after 10 years I'm only 5 minutes into this and it's definitely something I'm going to watch all the way to the end... as a history nerd it's so crazy to me that this is already 20 years old

[@jedi4049]

i was in hs when this took place i rembr some of this on tv

[@skeetrix5577]

yeah I was on my last year of middle school myself doesn't feel like that long ago idk

[@williamsherman1089]

I was still pretty young when this all went down..........not no more and it all seems like it was just a year or two ago but it's actually been 20

[@cvgodd1432]

Time flys bro.. I remember being in my 7th grade social studies class watching the planes his the buildings. I was so confused but when I saw 3 of my teachers crying I knew this was serious! After that, the whole country changed. The city I live in has a Army recruitment office right next to the high school. They would come to the school during lunch time and get people to sign up. I thought about it but I was too busy chasing girls and smoking weed to really make a big decision like that. I probably would’ve joined the Navy though so I could travel like my dad did when he worked in a cargo ship. He probably been to 50 or 60 different countries. I always looked up to him for doing that. He was born in Africa, lived in Netherlands for like 20 years and than moved to Boston Ma. I didn’t meet my dad until I was 4, he left my mom in Portugal but quickly regretted it and brought me my brother and my mom over to Boston. I remember the day I got here but I can’t remember a day in Portugal it’s so weird. I even remember the flight over to Boston from Lisbon Portugal. When I went back to Portugal I remembered smells from when I was a baby. It was like the smell hit me and I thought to myself “this is my home”. One day I will retire in Portugal, such a beautiful peaceful country. Just eating by the beach out there feels so special to me. Lisbon is ranked top 5 in the most beautiful cities in the world and I agree. When you see the view of Lisbon from a rooftop at night you’ll get goosebumps because it’s so beautiful. I tell everyone I know to travel around the world if they can. It really opens your mind up and you realize how young and small the US is.

[@WolfyTym]

Thankyou for uploading this

[@charlesanthony4693]

The late David Bloom was not on a tank, he was on a M88 Armored Recovery Vehicle.

[@erikfldt390]

Or as most people who aren't petty will call an M-88, "a tank." It's about as pointless as correcting someone in the Navy corrects people over the difference between a boat and a ship.

[@firstconsul7286]

Tracks? Check. Armor? Check. Its a tank. It's not a main battle tank, you may even call it a utility tank, but it is as much of a tank as a Bradley, Sherman, or Abrams.

[@charlesanthony4693]

@@firstconsul7286 A M88 IS NOT A TANK. IT IS A ARMOR RECOVER VEHICLE. ALL IT HAS IS AS M2 .50 CAL MACHINE GUN WHICH IS A CREW SERVED WEAPON ON IT FOR SELF DEFENSE. IT DOES NOT HAVE A MAIN GUN OR A COAX MACHINE GUN. TANKS HAVE A MAIN GUN, .50 CAL MACHINE GUN, COAX MACHINE GUN, AND A TURRET. THE M88 DOES NOT HAVE A TURRET, ALL IT HAS IS A BOOM AND A SPADE ON IT. THE SPADE IS USED TO PUSH DESTROYED TANKS OUT OF THE WAY SO THE COLUM CAN PUSH PAST IT. THE BOOM IS USED TO REMOVE THE PACK OUT OF TANKS DURING MAINTENANCE. DAVE BLOOM WAS ON A M88 NOT A TANK WHERE DO YOU FIND THE M88? AT THE REAR AREA WITH THE MECHANICS AND HEADQUARTERS PERSONNEL. WHEN NEEDED THE M88 MOVES UP TO RECOVER STUCK OR DAMAGED TANKS . DAMAGED TANKS ARE TAKEN TO THE REAR MAINTENANCE AREA TO BE REPAIRED SO THEY CAN RETURN TO THE FIGHT

[@firstconsul7286]

​@@charlesanthony4693 Okay, first of all, calm down. Second of all, a tank does not have to be a *main battle tank* such as you just described. Many armored recovery vehicles are built on the same chassis as their main battle tank counterparts (I do not know if the M88 conforms to this, but I wouldn't be surprised), with utility additions rather than heavy weapon systems. Long story short, it's a utility/recovery tank.

[@hazonku]

It's literally just a tank. Just one with a tow truck hitch instead of a turret and smooth bore cannon. Calm down cupcake.

[@Jdelta81]

I was attached to 3rd I.D. back in 2003. I was at the memorial, it was rough, but the worse part was pulling guard shift in the same vehicle that killed one of them in. I remember seeing little pieces of the vehicle broken off from where the rpg hit. I haven't been the same since.

[@thewatcher4552]

😢 Thank you for your service brother. I got my combat action in Nazariya as a marine

[@justanothertard6740]

@beyond your imagination ??

[@AlphaWasSpotted]

Did you know a Karl Zinsmeister??

[@willyho2g]

I attached to 3rd ID as well but I'm a marine. We were advanced party.

[@ANZACS100]

FUCK AMERICA , FUCK NATO !

[@element5092]

Can you imagine just sitting and chilling not having anything to do with military or politics, and then your house gets blown to pieces, your child's body lands lifeless beside you... What's wrong with humanity 😭

[@midnightq69]

What’s worse is that’s not ever really been a completely foreign scenario to those in the Middle East, Saddam was committing crimes against humanity and genocide for decades and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. His psychopath son Uday would have women abducted nightly for him to assault, he’d torture the soccer team for losing etc. and that’s just more modern history. It’s thousands of years of ingrained fighting, death and hatred over there. Completely different world to ours in the west.

[@loomingwhitecock]

Man is fallen.

[@Dubbletap187]

I was in 3BDE 101st ⛩️ we had only been back from the initial assault into Afghanistan 6months and then we left for this. It was amazing to see with your own eyes even though I had seen a lot in Afghanistan and we were one of the very few units to go to war already. But Afghan was small. This was massive on a scale you can’t fathom unless you were there.

[@billkaldem5099]

Way to go RAKKASAN

[@chickendinner5572]

My brother deployed with 101st during the initial invasion. He's a Apache mechanic. Maybe you know him.

[@Scarecrow556]

as an iraqi who watched this, no words can describe how professional and well made this documentary is and how rich it is with information! this documentary is a golden peace of history....thanks for all the great work! marines oooooorah baby!🔥🔥🤘🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅

[@rogerfournier3284]

"ON POINT, I WAS IN THE PERSIAN GULF (BAHRAIN)(SO-----WHAT!)(TELL IT THE MARINES)(DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY)

[@lampegutt123]

They destroyed a functioning nation. Killing hundreds of thousands of civilians. Insane to me. Even kidnapping people without any evidence of wrongdoing and torturing them for years

[@Thememelord134]

Finally a Iraqi not trying to make Americans look bad

[@lampegutt123]

@@Thememelord134 try to make Americans look bad? America are documented doing what Russia is doing in Ukraine times 100x How about America stops the hypocrisy, it’s like a serial killer sentencing another murderer

[@zubairfreeman7354]

@@Thememelord134should be awarded second US passport but this time it should be written as a White American who did make America look bad in comments lol

[@BuckFastZombie]

It never fails to amaze me, how bad things can be. War is hell. For anyone interested, the most realistic portrayal of this you could watch would be "Generation Kill". Seriously, watch that, 7 part mini-series, shows what soldiers have to deal with, from locals, to the stupidity of command, etc. One hand does not know what the other is doing. War crimes, civilians being killed by mistake. All the horrors that become the normality of war.

[@notUrRealDad]

That was a great fucking book and miniseries

[@nekkedwelder6980]

War is hell. That’s why it’s called war. And what Bush should’ve done was not been a pussy. On Minute 1 Day 1, fly over there with thermonuclear bombs and carpet bomb the whole country. Level it. Then they can worry about fixing it themselves. Fuck em

[@Thememelord134]

@@gameZA40 omg shut up

[@Dubbletap187]

@@gameZA40yeah that’s not true at all. Good try though.

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@gameZA40 every war has instances of a few bad troops cracking under pressure and taking it out on civilians. If it happened in Iraq, they were isolated incidents

[@krisfrederick5001]

I remember watching the first strike and hearing the air raid sirens going off, Living in E. Lansing at the time. After watching all of the U.N. speeches I fell for it because of Colin Powell. Can't believe it has been 16 years, many friends fought there in the 101st and Marines.

[@patrickhenry6695]

Did the fancy black trick ya

[@TonyMichaels166]

Were you going to MSU?

[@williamsherman1089]

Yeah they fooled alot of us

[@jacekpaszkowski2000]

YOU notice at 1:30:57 the found Iraqi munitions boxes? They all had English writing on them. Some said "320 IGNITERS SAFETY FUSE PERCUSSION LOT SPE" then another set said "TRIP CONTRACT NO.74/AS/49 WOOD ROSE C/0 A.S.O BOMBAY" Russia doesn't write in English they use Cyrillic.

[@LoudUpstairsNeighbor]

I was 11 years old when 9/11 happened and developed severe anxiety and agoraphobia. I remember staying up late and army crawling through the hallway at 13 to watch shock and awe.

[@iceLordgeneralSpeaking]

My homies mane....my cousin was a blackhawk and chinook pilot in iraq and afghanistan...got shot down more than once, but he still here...thank you to all of those who served

[@ThommyofThenn]

39:56 holy shit i never thought I would see this clip again. I saw this when I was eight or nine years old and the way he sang just seemed awesome to me at the time. It burned into my memory and my entire life I've randomly thought of this guy and that woot woot lmao. No one will care I know, but it's awesome I happened to find this clip that has been a part of my life ever since.

[@ImWoki]

that clip is so dope, especially for what they are all going through at that time

[@ytsn_THE_OG]

I'm only 15 minutes in, and I'm hoping for a clip that I haven't seen or been able to find since I was about 8 or 9

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@ytsn_THE_OG If I can find my clip, i bet you'll find yours. I believe i originally saw this on ABC or NBC when it first aired. So if you remember seeing it on TV, this vid is probably one of the best sources.

[@raf.nogueira]

What strike me the most, is the night when the war started, I remember watching live from my TV the bombs falling on Iraq capital I was 10 years old

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@raf.nogueira we're just about the same age. I was extremely sick with fever that same week. Watching the NVD footage of AA arching into the city was mesmerizing in this delirious state i was in. I was too young to realise the true extemt of the tragedy i was watching

[@fadivanburen3463]

Who’s watching it yet in 2023 😂

[@dukeon]

2024!

[@robertmedlin842]

I was attached to the 3id in 2003 as a fuel hauler I remember that push. It was hell over there. Damn the memories.

[@Berm_Blaster]

Crazy how my dad nearly passed away from the exact same thing David Bloom passed from. RIP Bloom. I remember seeing him on TV back in 03 when I was in 3rd. I remember the tune the news would play at the beginning of a segment on the war. My back was to the tv at the dinner table while eating so I didn't see much but remember a lot of what I heard back then.

[@leesenger3094]

David Bloom was incredible!!! His coverage and insight was riveting!!! I'm still bummed he passed away due to a previously unknown medical time bomb! RIP

[@spicemalange5199]

The fake news propagandists did a good job lying for bush and his cronies...

[@KimberleyJeisman-ww6ci]

Pedofile pig

[@jasonsmith7735]

I SERVED IN US ARMY 2000-2009 IRAQ 2003 IRAQ 2004-2005 IRAQ 2006-2007 MEB 2009 I SERVED IN IRAQ I WAS THEIR I REMEMBER THIS LIKE IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY

[@halogeek62]

Thank you for your service. I am enlisting in the army this fall.

[@WhoopityDoo]

Is typing in all caps a side-effect of being there?

[@jasonsmith7735]

I was pissed off sorry my caps where on

[@363Magi]

All I ever heard from veterans said it's a shithole and someone else I heard secondhand said the only way to fix it is to level the fucking country.

[@jadabarends9166]

Thank you for your service

[@_productivity__nill_1131]

I feel sorry for the soldiers who had to be with the reporters

[@redpillmale6518]

I feel sorry for the soldiers who were brainwashed by the government.

[@melloangelwolf8611]

Generation kill says otherwise

[@m.d.bishop1244]

We had one with us that kept using his phone in front of us knowing we hadn't gotten mail or heard a voice from home in months. We hated that guy and could not wait for him to leave. We did not want to be babysitting him all the time. He made things feel like they were worse than it really was. We wanted to take his camera and tell the truth.

[@josephk362]

Reporters would ignore you if you didn't say what they wanted to hear.

[@Chrisarequipa80]

I agree everything we did was supposed to be between us and the enemy and those people made it a show. Nothing short of pornography.

[@daveb5041]

They made it sound like the reporter who died; died by jumping on a live hand grenade sacrificing himself to save others or something to do with the war. Sad that he died but it had nothing to do with the "NBCNews brand war now in HD." They made his death into an hour long commercial.

[@MrKneri22]

Attached to 3rd ID, in OIF1, we stayed in downtown Baghdad, down the street from Olympic village. Feels like yesterday.

[@inquisitorgramaticus2250]

How far journalism has fallen saddens me immensely

[@djholliday5132]

I thought the same thing. American mainstream media is state run now. These are the good ol days when journalism was a real career. Now, it's all for "likes", "clicks" and is all politically driven.

[@richardc-ex7rt]

Strange experience seeing the news reporter following my unit (2/8 Marines) there. Brings back memories.

[@spacejunky4380]

that's incredible. I want to understand this one question before swearing into the military, why were we in Iraq? WMD, Saddam Hussian, Ossama Bin ladin?

[@burntpieceoftoast4148]

@@spacejunky4380 It's all bullshit, bro. There were never any WMD. Jessica Lynch's "rescue" was basically made for TV...and that's it. It's all about oil & control of the poppy fields. -A former war soldier.

[@aj-in-va4696]

@@burntpieceoftoast4148 true story

[@wioi]

@@spacejunky4380 the truth is because of the Pedro dollar and its worth. Which is the trading dollar.

[@psauce9837]

I was with Task Force Ripper 1st Marine Division, 1st Tank Battalion. ‘03. When I got home my mom told me she was a mess watching the news looking for me and praying that I was ok.

[@MrGhjkl63]

I LOVE YOU FRUITY RUDY

[@freshfrozen3035]

GK FFS

[@garyboardwine3349]

I reenlisted at age 39 to go to Iraq, OIF2 04,05 seems like yesterday wow, we had at least 25 in there 30's reenlist in our company, I took a 14 year break in service

[@bray1149]

Was watching this when I was in 5th grade. Can’t believe I witnessed this

[@thewatcher4552]

If they only knew the hornet's nest they stirred up looking back 17 years later

[@MattMcClary]

Saddam should have been left in power. He was the glue that held the region together. The country will never be the same as a result.

[@kylejones8219]

@@MattMcClary I agree this war has been a complete failure

[@thewatcher4552]

@@kylejones8219 maybe but I'd due it again!! 🤣

[@pokerface7840]

They knew

[@851995STARGATE]

@@thewatcher4552 good spelling says otherwise

[@stackstheboxbreakerbeatbox7849]

This is like a blast from the past. Cant believe its been almost 15 years since the WAR started. Thank You ALL who served. In this War n all past wars.

[@michaelking7027]

Isn’t it crazy that they didn’t even need chemical warfare gear😭

[@lisaenglert3202]

I vividly remember when the war started. We were glued to our tvs and classes were cancelled since no one was showing up anyways. I’d never seen anything like it and every report of causalities were grieved wholeheartedly. Dana said it well. You may not support the war, but you sure as heck support your soldiers.

[@jacekpaszkowski2000]

YOU notice at 1:30:57 the found Iraqi munitions boxes? They all had English writing on them. Some said "320 IGNITERS SAFETY FUSE PERCUSSION LOT SPE" then another set said "TRIP CONTRACT NO.74/AS/49 WOOD ROSE C/0 A.S.O BOMBAY" Russia doesn't write in English they use Cyrillic.

[@wormgun9586]

"NO ONE HAD A HARDER DAY IN THE SAND THAN THIS JOURNALIST WITHOUT A COMBAT LOAD"

[@jonathanwarner1844]

I've watched the first 12 minutes of this - and so far it's been mostly about the reporters, rather than the campaign.

[@HenningJohansen]

And I thought reporters were NOT to be part of the story, but rather report on what was happening around them - not to them. A more accurate title might have been, "How NBC Reporters Covered Iraqi Freedom." I salute the reporters - the editors - not so much!

[@jimreily7538]

Yeah this is a little silly

[@dukeon]

It’s a National Geographic documentary about reporters being embedded with the troops. That’s why.

[@rosieasmrwhispererzephier7021]

I Remember watching Both the 1st Persian Gulf War (1991) and the 2nd Persian Gulf War (2003) on T.V I was 9 years old when the 1st Persian Gulf War happened and I was 21 years old when the 2nd Persian Gulf War happened seeing our Troops in Tears is absolutely Heartbreaking 😢😢😢

[@ANZACS100]

FUCK AMERICA , FUCK NATO !

[@Lexie-bq1kk]

The fact that Bush, Cheney and Ashcroft were able to walk free after this demonstrates the core of what's wrong with the world we live in. There is NO justice. That's why people don't have faith in this world because men like that are able to act with pride and impunity and walk free.

[@Gramaria545]

Just wanted to say THANK YOU to NBC NEWS!!!!! Having a my husband there during this war NBC was a LIFELINE for not only me and our children but for our families.

[@dorrianwes]

That was one of the things I remembered the sand and the orange dust

[@thewatcher4552]

I'm more closer to my brothers I served with and my own blood brother. Semper Fi

[@benjaminkruger720]

RIP, David Bloom. I liked him.

[@TheRealJonnyFranke]

BUT HEY THIS IS A JOKE SHOW FOR TO TRY PLEASE THINK IS REAL XCAUS THAT DUDE SANTA DEIDCES IT FEELS YA KNOW WHAT I OMEAN SINCE YA KNOW I ACTUALLY RESPECT EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF EVERY SINGLE PERSON REGARDLESS OF RANK BE CAUSE IN FACTS THATS LITERALLY WHAT I MEANT CAUSE MY ACTUALLY FILE HAS NO OFFICIAL FILE OR RANK BECAUSE OF JUST THE ROOKIES I DO KNOW IN THE BRANCHES IN HOW UNREASONABLY AWESOME THIS PLACE IS REALISTCALLY JUST EVEN IF ONLY TO ME IN RELEVANCE TO WHERE WE DID LIVE THEN CAUSE IVE AND FINGERS QUITE LITERALLY HAVE TOLD THE LOCAL ROOKIE IN THE NAVY IE HI DAD IM JUST RELEVANCE TO THE NAVY CAUSE HE'S NEVER ACTUALLY BUT YA KNOW I HAVE PARTNERSHIP WTH GOOGLE WITH NSACYBER IF THAT THEY TECHNICALKY ONLY OF THAT ONE EVEN ROOKIE DOES FEEL WEIRDLY RESPECTFULLY LEVEL OF THE DETAIL FOR IT ROO FEEL GOOD RIGHT, GO AHEADS AND LET US KNOW IM TRYING TO DRAW SOME DUMB 1S HONESTLY TO JUST TRY TO BE AN ASSITED FOR THEN 988 988 988 988 LIFELONG HAUL AND THEY SAID A LOT MIGHT NOT MAKE IT THERE AND IM RIP IF THAT ACTUALLY FUCKED UP AND ANS AKL FOR THE VETERANS SPECIFICALLY LIKE LET YOU THO BUDDY ASSMAN OR WHOMND YA KNOW THE FACT THAT IT LITERALLY 5 SECONDS WATCHING IT SEEMS LIKE AN EAS=Y HACK TO GET INTERESTED AGAIN IF YOU KNOW COMPUTERS AINT BEEN YOUR THING FOR AWHILE I DONT HAVE SMS BUT I DO KNW THAT 988 988 SECRET VA MENU JUST TYPE IT IN SHOULDS POP UP FIRST IF I REMEBER RIGHT OKAY FOR REAL FOR REALLY THATS COAST GUARD THE NAVY CIA NSA CSS AND FBI DEA AND NSACYBER IC3.ORG YAH DHS.GOV AND LOCAL AFFILATES EVEN OF JUST FORBES CAN GET ROOKIE MUXH FASTER FOR JUST TELLING THEIR OWN STORY LIKE THIS THE RIGHT WAYS IM PRETTY SURE MAYBE EVEN IF ITS ONLY VOLUNTARY AT FIRST THO MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SECRET OR SOMETHING I NEVER SEEN BEFORE EVER BUT I THOUGHT I SAW A FLASH IN A DREAM THAT SAID COURSERA DID SAY FREE NINETY NINE FOR ALL COMPANIES BUT EVEN IF NOT YA KNOW CAUSE SOMETIMES I TYPE IN MY SLEEP BE SURE TO CHECK FOR SURE ON COURSERA FREE TRIAL BEFORE YOU RULE IT OUT THO FRFR BIG NEED IS RECORDED DATA LITERALLY BEING TRANSMITTED AS BEING NEEDED KINDA YA KNOW IN A WEIRD WAY YOU KNOW NOT YOUR DETAILS BUT TO GET PEOPLE STARTED ON IT AGAIN FOR SOME REASON FRFR EVEN CONGRESS IOT OR SOMETHING ROOKIES LET US ON THE FORBES FIND OUT OVER CONGRESS REBOOT A NOTEBOOK LOL HAHA HAIDF JUST KIDD ING IF SUCH EXISTED IN SUCH A BUILDING EVER IN THE FIRST WORLD NOW NOW JUST KIDDING IM SURE MOST LOCAL TO AFFILIATED TO TO TI TONS OF EXPERIENCE DOING THAT 988 988 988 JUST SAYING DONT YOU FORGET YOU ARE CONNECTED YA FEEL THAT WAY OR NOT AT,M OKAY LOL 988 988 988

[@darrendallas8387]

Dying for journalism. Respect rip David bloom

[@djholliday5132]

Absolutely! Back when American mainstream media actually reported reality. The good ol days. Now, America has state run media.

[@karlpower5476]

It feels very surreal that this is now a war in the past. It was on the news nearly everyday during high school. Now it's been over for years.

[@ryanthede4689]

I distinctly remember watching that soldier on the stretcher firing his M9 on TV in 2003 as this footage was originally being broadcast

[@LordDirus007]

He was firing a Shotgun at a dying Iraqi Soldier. Pvt Nueman

[@docswatchbox8321]

I remember those sandstorms...felt like you were on Mars.

[@gameboydadtm37]

Reporter Brian Williams was not in the helicopter situation he was later found to be lying about it.

[@vvvvv3316]

شكرا جزيلا على تظحياتكم العظيمه والجسيمه اخوتي

[@UnblockedOne2]

There's this guy I used to work with that had the most gruesome war stories. One I remember, he told me how they were running checkpoint. This family got stopped & the wife kept screaming, complaining about being stopped etc. Then, she kicked the door open, hitting one of the soldiers. So, they opened fire, killing the husband, wife and their 3 kids; the whole family.

[@christopher5585]

The story you describe actually did occur in OIF 1. The check point ( I heard) was operated by a FA Battery and yes, the entire family; husband, wife and at least two children died from a U.S. Soldier's own gunfire. Very sad when I heard it back then. Another tragedy from cross cultures during this campaign.

[@UnblockedOne2]

@@christopher5585 ye, this guy had just got out if Iraq. So, long ago I don't remember the details. His time there ruined him. He died from obesity a while back.

[@TheRealJonnyFranke]

BUT HEY THIS IS A JOKE SHOW FOR TO TRY PLEASE THINK IS REAL XCAUS THAT DUDE SANTA DEIDCES IT FEELS YA KNOW WHAT I OMEAN SINCE YA KNOW I ACTUALLY RESPECT EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF EVERY SINGLE PERSON REGARDLESS OF RANK BE CAUSE IN FACTS THATS LITERALLY WHAT I MEANT CAUSE MY ACTUALLY FILE HAS NO OFFICIAL FILE OR RANK BECAUSE OF JUST THE ROOKIES I DO KNOW IN THE BRANCHES IN HOW UNREASONABLY AWESOME THIS PLACE IS REALISTCALLY JUST EVEN IF ONLY TO ME IN RELEVANCE TO WHERE WE DID LIVE THEN CAUSE IVE AND FINGERS QUITE LITERALLY HAVE TOLD THE LOCAL ROOKIE IN THE NAVY IE HI DAD IM JUST RELEVANCE TO THE NAVY CAUSE HE'S NEVER ACTUALLY BUT YA KNOW I HAVE PARTNERSHIP WTH GOOGLE WITH NSACYBER IF THAT THEY TECHNICALKY ONLY OF THAT ONE EVEN ROOKIE DOES FEEL WEIRDLY RESPECTFULLY LEVEL OF THE DETAIL FOR IT ROO FEEL GOOD RIGHT, GO AHEADS AND LET US KNOW IM TRYING TO DRAW SOME DUMB 1S HONESTLY TO JUST TRY TO BE AN ASSITED FOR THEN 988 988 988 988 LIFELONG HAUL AND THEY SAID A LOT MIGHT NOT MAKE IT THERE AND IM RIP IF THAT ACTUALLY FUCKED UP AND ANS AKL FOR THE VETERANS SPECIFICALLY LIKE LET YOU THO BUDDY ASSMAN OR WHOMND YA KNOW THE FACT THAT IT LITERALLY 5 SECONDS WATCHING IT SEEMS LIKE AN EAS=Y HACK TO GET INTERESTED AGAIN IF YOU KNOW COMPUTERS AINT BEEN YOUR THING FOR AWHILE I DONT HAVE SMS BUT I DO KNW THAT 988 988 SECRET VA MENU JUST TYPE IT IN SHOULDS POP UP FIRST IF I REMEBER RIGHT OKAY FOR REAL FOR REALLY THATS COAST GUARD THE NAVY CIA NSA CSS AND FBI DEA AND NSACYBER IC3.ORG YAH DHS.GOV AND LOCAL AFFILATES EVEN OF JUST FORBES CAN GET ROOKIE MUXH FASTER FOR JUST TELLING THEIR OWN STORY LIKE THIS THE RIGHT WAYS IM PRETTY SURE MAYBE EVEN IF ITS ONLY VOLUNTARY AT FIRST THO MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SECRET OR SOMETHING I NEVER SEEN BEFORE EVER BUT I THOUGHT I SAW A FLASH IN A DREAM THAT SAID COURSERA DID SAY FREE NINETY NINE FOR ALL COMPANIES BUT EVEN IF NOT YA KNOW CAUSE SOMETIMES I TYPE IN MY SLEEP BE SURE TO CHECK FOR SURE ON COURSERA FREE TRIAL BEFORE YOU RULE IT OUT THO FRFR BIG NEED IS RECORDED DATA LITERALLY BEING TRANSMITTED AS BEING NEEDED KINDA YA KNOW IN A WEIRD WAY YOU KNOW NOT YOUR DETAILS BUT TO GET PEOPLE STARTED ON IT AGAIN FOR SOME REASON FRFR EVEN CONGRESS IOT OR SOMETHING ROOKIES LET US ON THE FORBES FIND OUT OVER CONGRESS REBOOT A NOTEBOOK LOL HAHA HAIDF JUST KIDD ING IF SUCH EXISTED IN SUCH A BUILDING EVER IN THE FIRST WORLD NOW NOW JUST KIDDING IM SURE MOST LOCAL TO AFFILIATED TO TO TI TONS OF EXPERIENCE DOING THAT 988 988 988 JUST SAYING DONT YOU FORGET YOU ARE CONNECTED YA FEEL THAT WAY OR NOT AT,M OKAY LOL 988 988 988

[@Sparrow360]

Holy word salad run-on sentence spelling nightmare Batman!

[@Stitchwitchstitch]

@sparrow360 Really?! THAT’S what struck you about this? Sentence structure?! Not the horror and trauma that happened to both civs and troops in that clusterf***? If you’re not one, i suggest you become an English teacher.

[@MattMcClary]

This is great journalism. Unbiased coverage.

[@gooner72]

Yeah....... totally unbiased..🤔

[@Bransons.]

Definitely biased lol

[@dgillphotos]

I’m watching this in 2022 with the benefit of time - we didn’t know it was based on bad evidence and would soon turn into an insurgent battle lasting more than a decade. I’m not discounting the soldier’s on the front nor the journalists risking into the unknown - but - what a time capsule!

[@nopt1118]

Same lies are happening in Ukraine. Now you know, you don't need hindsight.

[@jacksuffield9126]

Shawna’s response is legendary “Texas”

[@beaumontgile5886]

The only reason why reporters were able to get so close is because the enemy didn't fight back there wasn't any real danger for the most part. U notice how the reporters never went in the cities during the fight they stay miles away reporting.

[@zulu1625]

I salute you all. Thank you for your sacrifice and the freedom you allow me to sleep at night. God Bless you all and God Bless America.

[@JudgeLazar]

I dunno what it is about American war reporters that makes me cringe so much.Like just the way they talk bugs me.

[@GG1783]

pretty sure Indian news anchors/reporters are worse

[@judgedredd8657]

I concur fellow Judge

[@JudgeLazar]

Judge Dredd If you wanna make a custom badge here's what I used. www.michaelowencarroll.com/judgebadge.htm

[@jonoedwards4195]

Its because they are lying and delivering Fake Facts!

[@kipper7059]

Judge Lazar.....my thing and I could be wrong....is how arrogant they are....like just because they sleep in dirt and eat shit MRE's they act like they're a solider too.....but I could be wrong

[@SuaveBeatschannel]

These NBC guys all proud about revealing secret information.

[@spicecrop]

I remember when she was rescued. Of course everyone was happy and proud of our Military. But the way she was crying and freaking out as she was being rescued, really showed that women do not belong in the Military anywhere near a combat zone. She was freaking out like a four year old girl. I'm sure it's a scary situation but it was really ridiculous. As she was being well cared for and had no reason to lose her shit. Of course they cut that part out. As it shattered the tough brave "female" soldier narrative.

[@wioi]

Of they cut it out how tf do you think that she cried and lost her shit?

[@micahlcurtis]

Thank you for your service.

[@jacekpaszkowski2000]

Anybody else notice at 1:30:57 the found Iraqi munitions boxes? They all had English writing on them. Some said "320 IGNITERS SAFETY FUSE PERCUSSION LOT SPE" then another set said "TRIP CONTRACT NO.74/AS/49 WOOD ROSE C/0 A.S.O BOMBAY"

[@MrTacosForLife1]

I'm glad I can see my dad after he left me when I was 5 to go to Operation Iraqi Freedom it's been so long since he been to war but he's been I b the military for 23 years and every time I ask him about how was Operation Iraqi Freedom he says you wouldn't believe what happened

[@SamuelTSteiner]

Ye man Iraqi Freedom man. We killed them all now they are free! =P Your dad is a hero fighting people with no technology and weapons. Good job man. Like hunting... but hunting humans. I mean they ain't ever seen bullet proof vests or similar... but ye fighting them must have been really hard work. Very honorabu

[@slobalakic2173]

U r glad to see your father who goes a 5000 miles from home to help another nation but russian cannot going a 100miles far from russia to protect their people.looks how like the freedom u left in iraq bosnia kosovo lybia egypt now u want in ukraina making your vision of freedom

[@slobalakic2173]

***** get trip in Lybia at weekend as tourist

[@bitsnpieces11]

Samuel T Steiner: You don't have any idea what you are talking about.

[@ralog7263]

try me

[@butcherlier]

it's like the war version of big brother ,another good score for humanity

[@eldiablo3794]

1:04:38 isnt this the helicopter story that Brian Williams lied about saying he was aboard the helicopter that was hit by an RPG during the mission and crashed, but in actuality he wasnt there at all? He even went as far as claiming one of the sergeant majors saved his life. The men who were on the helicopter said Brian wasnt even on the helicopter with them and he didnt arrive until an hour later.

[@hazonku]

It is. LOL. They were literally just grounded due to weather at one of the FARPs, which were all fairly well secure at that point iirc.

[@its_lxckky]

my father was in this war, this is exactly how he explained the details.

[@CoburnSawyer]

My father served but has never really talked about Iraq mostly about the civil war in El Salvador which is where he lived before he immigrated to the US

[@CoburnSawyer]

But I have seen footage, he has footage of the war on a CD which we don’t have only 1 of my family members that lives in a different country, I got to see it

[@jj7834]

Never thought we'd be back over there....

[@michaelhenry8890]

A shamed I was tricked into fighting this war.

[@Chevelle602]

Its ok I was too.

[@nativeamerican7424]

lmao false flag obviously how's working 4 antifa helping russia

[@baronedipiemonte3990]

You should have never enlisted and raised your right hand

[@Chevelle602]

@@baronedipiemonte3990 I was 17 and it was after 9/11. Give me a break

[@nativeamerican7424]

@@baronedipiemonte3990 I agree

[@rangerwhiskeybreath4935]

Imagine crossing that border to invade Iraq back in 2003! The Excitement and terror of it.

[@stenyjackson5256]

Nothing like it. Counter insurgency sucks. This was much better for me

[@shadypark78]

I crossed over with 2/7 Infantry 3rd Infantry Division[March 23,2003}, and yes it was crazy. None of us knew what to expect. When I went back for the surge, it was a totally different type of situation.

[@zacht364]

The operators who actually went in and rescued Jessica were Air Force pj's the navy SEALs were the ones who the pj's handed her off to and the Rangers were the ones attacking a near by area. You can see that in the actual rescue video because you can clearly see a pj patch on rescuers and the navy SEALS were not wearing any patches and dressed differently and you really couldn't see their faces which was probably intended because they are a very secretive unit. And the helicopters that the SEALS put themselves and Jessica on were the tier special aviation the 160th knight stalkers.

[@theashpilez]

never trust a helicopter under 30

[@SkFrvr]

Hell yeah pjs, wanna do that when I’m old enough

[@WarThnderMudnen76]

Wow. Way wrong. And the 160th SOAR are the Night Stalkers. I guess you didn't hear Navy SEAL Andy Stumpf talking about the raid on the Joe Rogan podcast. And not for nothing but if you want to talk secretly let's talk CAG. Literally almost every SEAL writes a bloody book. "Silent warriors" my Lily white arse.

[@erikfldt390]

SEALs being secretive? There's less SEALs that HAVEN'T written a tell all book than those who have. I swear, those guys write more books than Stephen King, James Patterson, and all Harlequin publications combined. Hell, people who fail out of BUDs write tell all books.

[@ttrestle]

In these operations, it’s very typical to attach PJs to a SEAL team rescue operation. It’s also extremely typical to have Rangers in charge of perimeter defense and security. It’s also typical to have the nightstalkers in charge of troop movement through helicopters.

[@toms7947]

The news anchors wanted this documentary to focus on them more than anything else.

[@S4NY4RKuRDBoZZ]

Thank you Americans to liberate us Kurds from Saddam

[@subscribeforgoodluck1806]

Sorry that Trump betrayed your people in Syria though, we love the brave Kurds. President Biden will hopefully correct Trump's dumb mistake and bring our trust back together.

[@youngandstonedd]

@@subscribeforgoodluck1806 WE WHERE THERE FOR MANY MANY YEARS AND LOST ALOT OF PEOPLE WHERE WE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE FOREVER

[@georgewashington4007]

@@subscribeforgoodluck1806 lmao ur comment aged badly, at least trump actually killed a terrorist when he bombed syria. Typical misinformed democrat

[@echohunter4199]

I was in Iraq in 2003-04, we had a Kurdish man in the new Iraqi Army, his name was Haytham, I probably misspelled his name but he was a great man. The first day when the new recruits arrived, I was standing near them and a friend and I saw Haytham and we said “that one is not new to battle and he’s very intelligent” soon after we learned he was the only Kurd in the group of around 100 men. He taught me a lot about the Kurds and whenever we worked with a Kurdish civilian, they were very trustworthy and intelligent, I can’t say enough good things about them, I wish they were in charge of the country. The Iraqi recruits all had very low IQ’s, they behaved like children and couldn’t grasp basic skills. In my experience, the only thing the Iraqi army was good at was running away and removing their uniforms.

[@theneurologist1]

​@@subscribeforgoodluck1806 3 years later. How did biden do? Turned out just wonderful didn't it? FJB!

[@thepolishnz]

where the hell is Garter?

[@SsgChrisWells]

We went in with the understanding that the Iraqi Army was the worlds 4th largest military. After we blew down the Iraqi's Armor units the military retreated and went home and blended into their home community. They made great insurgents and I respect their resolve. I hear that in this day Iraq is doing much better. I have spoken to many Iraqis through the years and I hear Iraq is a whole different country

[@nouriaasrorova8986]

You went there for free oil for the rich American oligarchy. What you got from that horrible operation? A whole of a bagel, enjoy it.

[@djholliday5132]

Insurgents were cowards who planted IED's, ambushed, and hid behind women, children & elderly. They tortured, r*ped & beheaded. But if that's what you respect....do you.

[@ReconD31MEU]

Alex Rivera reminds me of Sid in the second Ice Age when he did the“Fire Dance.”

[@72sat360]

7 day convoy. No sleep. People falling asleep while driving. Vehicle rollovers into ditches and me driving a HEMMT fueler with 2500gallons of jp8. Shit was crazy. In front of the combat units...behind them, massive mess.

[@MrCooper83]

Ahh, I remember that sandstorm. It was really bad..

[@MrCooper83]

@Vladimir Putin ?

[@MrCooper83]

@Vladimir Putin Comrade Putin, are you drunk again?

[@KEEPINGitREAL213]

The fear.. that the innocent men, women, and children had to go through. Is what bothers me. All of this, without finding any weapons of mass destruction!

[@pcuserprofile6900]

That’s just what the media told you. Marines who were there actually took pictures of some, with their disposable cameras, and they are on social media sites. Crazy how the media lied about it and the Marines have openly talked about seeing them.

[@mikesmith8313]

Most buffoon blue on blue American assassinating clearly marked British troops with a vengeance, like they were enemy, is what I remember. US were maniacs in those days.

[@zuheyrcade6239]

If they wanted to find weapons of mass destruction, they had their own. Why to look for it from Iraq when there thousands of nuclear war heads in the US ? If Iraq was punished like that ,because they were suspected to have it ;what's the punishment of US having the second largest nuclear arsenal?

[@nathancornwell1455]

There never were any womd's but there definitely natural resources and lot of money to be made