Stories from my war chest |

[@dustinwalker8152]

Not a vet but one of my closest friends was. He gave me a plank of wood from the Saddam's palace. We're both big time duck hunters and I moderately collect custom made duck calls. After he unfortunately passed, I had a set of duck calls made from the wood. They sit in a display case with a his dog tags and a few of his other things. But I take them out and hunt with them on the anniversary of his death every year.

[@davekelders283]

I'm sorry for your loss but i will gladly say my delayed thanks for his service. He made the world a better place and im sure he was a good friend to have!!

[@dustinwalker8152]

@@davekelders283 thank you! He certainly did and was!

[@davekelders283]

@@dustinwalker8152 No, thank you for having had such a good friend!

[@fa12da16]

At 6:50 The writing on the green flag means Ya Qa’im, the family of Muhammad, which means standing, steadfast, or the survivor of the family of Muhammad, because all of them have been killed, and al-Qa’im means the Mahdi. That is why their name is the Mahdi Army (I mean the militia), and the Mahdi exists among the Shia only , so they think that he is alive until now Until the end of time and that he will come with Jesus and liberate the world from evil and he will pray with Jesus in Al-Aqsa Mosque in Gaza in Palestine or Israel depending on which side you are on and why the color of the flag is green because they (the Shia ) believe that the family of Muhammad used to wear a green shemagh cover on their heads.and sometimes you see them wrap green cloths on their hands (the Shia) for this reason, and it name is Alagh, at least this is what we call it in Iraq

[@boogingtonthunderwood8969]

A war chest is an irreplaceable, one-of-a-kind, hands-on museum of one particular man’s journey through the times his planet brought him. They should all be stored in a place of veneration upon a veteran’s passing, IMO.

[@trapsquatch4937]

Mike, this video is awesome. My father volunteered for 2 tours in Vietnam, 101st Airborne and then MACV. When he came home he too had a war chest, but another soldier decided to steal all of the contents in my father's box. I would have loved to have the things in that chest to pass down to my kids some day. So as a son of a veteran, it's going to mean a ton to your kids to be able to talk about the things you did in your military career and have actual items from it. Thank you for your service!

[@joshpointoh]

MACV in Vietnam and then no physical remnants from any of it. That's...rough

[@michaelharris9533]

Awesome channel...wish I could meet you one day sir..your channel is amazing and love your story's.

[@christopheramos6577]

Hey mike… ur channel is great to watch & learn from very experienced returned service men & women.. my father, was a clearance diver in the RAN, (multiple tours to vietnam). Upon returning once it had wrapped up, he applied for & had been granted an honourable discharge.. he went back to uni, retrained as a midwife to bring life into the world instead of taking it. He worked 4 many years on maternity wards, also other various wards too, in 1990 my father & 2 eldest brothers passed away in a boating accident on father’s day (an off-shore fishing comp, in midwest Western Australia). Of the very little possessions of my core family from that period his diving knife (that he used while spear fishing & scuba diving, is without doubt my most cherished items i have.. i too wish i had far far more knowledge & insight into my father’s life before i had been born but i hadn’t been told of his military service until well after the accident. I did meet one of the great men he did serve alongside, as a clearance diver in vietnam… those memories i still recount quite frequently with the utmost respect 4 ALL the veterans such as yourself & your comrades that made the ultimate sacrifice & didn’t get to return to their loved ones back home.. Keep up the damn fine work mike, MASS RESPECT take care & have a good week mike🍻👌

[@kotycassidy6955]

Such a good channel

[@FlightWorksMary]

Yes. Agree. 🎯

[@soulessvalleys8404]

💯

[@jamesupton143]

Hi Mike. I'm not a vet but I do have a memory box with reminders of things past. Things that family members have given me but they have passed on. High lights of a long career that no longer matters. We all have those items that we hold near and dear. Mike your message is not only for vets but us dependents too. Stay strong and God Bless.

[@johnnyedwards1750]

Don’t fall for it. It’s not Mike Glover. Individual just try to scam me.

[@peterruiz6117]

So great....All I have are my dad's stories of the perils of jumping the south border, and other places in time . And they are amazing what a man can do for fam and friends.

[@derrickwalker538]

War chests are so priceless. I have my grandpa’s from WW2. It had his silver star, bronze star X3, CIB, several Nazi war trophies, newspaper clippings etc!! I joined up in May 97 and was extended due to 9/11. Did one tour in Iraq. I have a few things I’ve got tucked away for my daughter when she turns 18 it’ll be hers! Thanks for all did down range Mike and thanks for all you do now!!! Hooah 🫡

[@armyranger9451]

I have a cedar chest I made in high school that is my war chest! I am proud of what I did and someday my kids will be able to display the contents if they wish. I haven’t looked through my war chest in a few years. I wish I would have kept more things than I did. It’s a part of my life that has influenced the rest of my life. Thanks for sharing Mike!

[@stevengrumley-uo8je]

Absolutely Awesome Mike! Thanks Brother!

[@semperfortisjiujitsu]

I have a similar War chest full of my military memorabilia. Like you I see it as something that will be of value to my kids and grandchildren to see years from now and get an understanding of who I was and some of the things I did in the military.

[@Officialprodbytreybeats]

I can tell you that it WILL. We have Green Beret and Army items from my grandfather and my mothers cousin. It all matters and tells stories

[@PeteMiller]

My "war box" (memories of service in both the Atlantic & Pacific fleets, as a Submariner) was "lost" by the Navy, when I moved from Hawai'i back to the mainland (Seattle at that time). There were items I had received from British SAS folks, British Submariners, Aussie Submariners, a couple of items from some Japanese SDF people who had attended a Tactics class I taught in my last stint at Pearl Harbor on Shore Duty, and countless pictures (old school pictures on photo paper) of people and places where I was able to take pictures.

[@damianmartorana2282]

Very cool! This video will be great for your kids to listen to as well. Thank you for sharing your legacy.

[@Reach199]

My grandma has my grandpa's war chest from when he was in WWII. I remember going through it as a kid and loves seeing all of his uniforms and gear!

[@calebduke6878]

Thank you for sharing this with us Sir. Awesome video

[@jamessmith8617]

Mike! You da man! I’m so proud to have had the service from you to this great country of ours. Keep safe and continue to fight the good fight!

[@hamsterSNAKE]

Canadian here, thank you and all sevice men and women who have served and continue to serve, and for those who paid the ultimate price. Ive always had mad respect for U.S. servicemen. Many for my country takes what you have done for granted. God Bless America.🍻

[@Handcannon77]

So awesome that you choose to share stuff like this with us, especially given the fact it has a lot of sentimental, personal value to you and is truly meant for your kids to go through one day.

[@JJawsyW]

Hell yes keep showing us. Love seeing what's in a HERO'S chest. The box and the heart. Thank You Mike!

[@johnnyedwards1750]

Don’t fall for it. It’s not Mike Glover. Individual just tried to scam me.

[@johndenny3607]

Yeah they tried to scam me too. Wanted my ffl number so not sure what these people are up to.

[@quintilliustherouxbong7169]

I enjoy seeing more into ur life mike. Y’all are true hero’s

[@angelolicitra6559]

All I can say is thank you for you our service and May god bless you .

[@Crankinstien]

Love this ❤️🤍💙. Thank you for your service

[@docholliday1588]

Thank you for your service Mike. And thank you to all you veterans that protected my family and are country. It's sad that we are at war for our freedom in our own country, when that is what you heroes fought for in other countries. Always look forward never look back.

[@ShaunsJeep]

Thanks Mike and happy Holidays brother. I have a towel from Egypt and a hurley shorts from Isreal. Cant say i still have anything from Iraq that I can think of.

[@LongBinh70]

There were two in my family. Dad was a bazookaman in Patton's army in WWII. As a young kid I used to sneak up into the attic and rifle through it. I remember a Vermacht garrison cap (that I commandeered later as a teen to drive my Jeep), Nazi officer's saucer caps, two different styles of dress daggers, two engraved with "Deutschland Uber Alles" that I got in trouble for for copying it down on a piece of paper. His issued (heavy) compass, and a huge Nazi flag that flew over the city hall of the city of Kassel, that he ran up and "liberated" when the German's surrendered. It was donated to a museum later. The P-08 Luger was kept in the top dresser drawer. The P-38 was stolen out of his duffle bag on the ship on the way home. Oh, and the dagger he made, as a machinist, when he got drafted in 1944. In general shape, it was an 8"-blade version of a Roman Gladius. My Vietnam box was a lot simpler. A set of ARVN camo fatigues (I was 120 lbs then, 265 now!), a US camo poncho liner (still have it), a couple of photo albums, my ration card for beer and cigarettes, and some "funny-money" script, and copies of my DD-214 discharge papers.

[@RealityCheckGA]

That's magnificent

[@four71]

My Grandfather flew photo reconnaissance for the Army Air Corp during WW2. He passed before I was born. My grandmother held onto his war box and I would spend hours going through it as a kid. While I never met him, it gave me some insight into what he did during the war and who he was.

[@dougmate2378]

Hi Mike, I have My War Chest also. I worked out of Fob Wilson just south of Adwar, and was with 2-9 Cav. I carefully removed the tiles from the old Saddam murals, have them numbered. Last time my Family was in Town They kept pressuring me to throw away my totes of what I got in Iraq ( I can't do it.) I do have the first gen of the red velvet MNCI patches also, that I have up on my wall of units, and squadron, I worked with and flown with.

[@michaelbierlein5642]

I’m planning to gut my garage but my Army stuff will always be off limits.

[@-D-5]

Dude you telling the flag sorry made me laugh out loud!! That's hilarious man!!!

[@doubletap1961]

The messages written on your helmet from your buddies 🇺🇸🇺🇸 is awesome 👍👍

[@johnnyedwards1750]

Don’t fall for it. It’s not Mike Glover. Individual just try to scam me.

[@johnnyedwards1750]

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[@johnnyedwards1750]

Thank you for sharing your memory box with us. My cousin was a LEO in Chicago from the ‘80s to early 2000s and has one with items from the different units he was with. I’ve been a LEO for over 4 years now and just started my own box.

[@johnnyedwards1750]

@Christian Constitutionalist Yep. Patrol, under cover, narcotics, homicide,... the list goes on with all the different things and units he worked or led. The file cabinet full of accommodations and a chest full of metals. We talk about some of it, cop to cop. But there’s some things he keeps to himself.

[@charlesgillette2925]

I enjoyed this. Thank You for the visit.

[@jasonkohout4954]

Thanks for the war box and recounting old memories that help us civilians better understand war and things that happened during those times.

[@hiramhaji7813]

Thanks for sharing and leading by example of how to manage your memories in a positive way

[@davidslaughter8952]

Its cool to see the past of a warrior tks for your service

[@casterman2]

Love it! Thanks to you and all the vets in the comments for your sacrifice

[@johnnyedwards1750]

Don’t fall for it. It’s not Mike Glover. Individual just try to scam me

[@connerfitts6596]

Love what you are doing man 💪🏼

[@johnnyedwards1750]

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[@scottmccargar8536]

Awesome trip down memory lane

[@bravo6601]

Damn … was really hoping somebody knew what the flag says

[@stephenrosenthal5252]

I never served, so hats off to everyone that has. Thank you to all. You had me thinking though, Mike. About the guys and gals who might get rid of the war chest. You Mike and many others dedicated your life to service. I'm sure you have seen your fair share of horror. But I'd be willing to bet that you have so many good memories too. Advancing and being good at what you worked towards. But I wonder if there is a large percentage that only signed up for 4 years. Maybe life wasn't great before service and maybe life wasn't great overseas. My heart definitely goes out to an individual that signed up to escape and try and grow. Only to maybe get hurt or see others get hurt. Maybe come out bitter feeling chewed up from their experience. Probably just goes to show the power of the individual mind and mindset. But that is just a guess. Just stinks to listen to podcasts and watch stuff where a lot of young men sound angry or depressed

[@natejackson4791]

Dude, you never cease to amaze in creativity. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@johnnyedwards1750]

Don’t fall for it is not Mike Glover. Individual just tried to scam me.

[@kevindvorak742]

Your stories are priceless, and I appreciate your sharing with us.

[@Unnamed421]

Mike, your a first class dude, keep it up brother. I look up to guys like you. I vow to do my best everyday on patrol and give people some grace when I have them pulled over. Stay dangerous Mike.

[@Digital_Spector]

I stand with Mike

[@Thizlamic]

Bad ass Mike....Big respect sir.

[@dgax65]

Thanks for sharing the memorabilia and memories.

[@Rocketcity007]

Definitely a cool video. Thank you for sharing, Mike. As a Marine veteran of OIF, I too have a “War Chest” and other mementos that I hope to share with my kids and grandkids.

[@cecilhiggins9907]

Those days shaped our future and who we became. Keep those memories alive and share them with family, friends and those that deserve to hear them. As a Marine and retired LEO, I have a similar chest I have answered many questions from.

[@harrydexter8426]

Great video! Memories by past gear used can never be erased! Children will never understand sacrifices their parents made under great stress. Not until they have enough age & similar experiences. If one’s children never experience what parents did most likely they will have great admiration for their parents. Keep up the good work!👍😊🇺🇸

[@Texassmith9095]

Thanks Mike and happy holidays.

[@razorowl2816]

I love this. I wouldn't say what I have is a war box but more of a shoe box filled with interesting times in my Naval service. Long story short in this box are the TWO BM3 Boatswain pipes I received for receiving that rank! I guess the first time it didn't stick so got busted and earned it again the hard way. Keep up the great content Mike!

[@samthomas5201]

Thank you for what you did in past and thank you for what you're doing today, just incredible.

[@brandonm3375]

Very cool, thank you for sharing!

[@HighReadyBoutique]

Thank you for sharing, honor and respect

[@johnnyedwards1750]

Don’t fall for it. It’s not Mike Glover. Individual just try to scam me

[@thewisehortsman2837]

Thanks for sharing your memories and stories!

[@Prariedog]

Wow, amazing brief, thankyou for your service . I never served my country but I had many friends who did . Saskatchewan 🇨🇦

[@forwhatitsworth9958]

I’m an AF vet. But I wish so bad I was tough enough to have been apart of a special operations unit. You guys are so badass and just all around good dudes

[@5jjt]

Don't text the scammer.

[@tompackwood2099]

Mike Glover is a black belt in liberating posessions 😄

[@samchopsticks4475]

Great work dude. You've done an amazing job on the channel, really genuine and forthcoming; you're audience recognizes this and their comments are equally genuine. This added to the content makes for an obvious, center-of-mass winner. Keep up the great work, wishing you continued success.

[@jakemeyers558]

I think this is a great idea. Warrior cultures have passed down stories throughout history. Historians may give an over view of a conflict, but warriors impart lessons. The best mentors of my life were older seasoned leaders. I have shrapnel I picked up out of my room after a VBIED bounced me off the roof of my tent in Afghanistan. That was my welcome to fighting season lesson. Arriving in winter I had the wrong impression of that AO (RC East, Wardak).... That impression changed in spring. Great video!

[@johnnyedwards1750]

Don’t fall for it. It’s not Mike Glover. Individual just try to scam me.

[@billionllc]

Thanks Mike, you made a good point about sharing, even if it's negative. Maybe I'll do that. I guess there's always some good and bad in military service

[@akimbo5u]

Love to see more of this super cool dude!!

[@billmeade9029]

Very cool thank you for sharing and for serving our nation along with all your brothers and sisters 🇺🇸👍

[@johnnyedwards1750]

Don’t fall for it. It’s not Mike Glover. Individual just tried to scam me.

[@billmeade9029]

@johnny edwards I figured as much, I've seen this before several times and I never respond to this kind of stuff

[@adamgriffin]

I agree with keeping Momentos, I kept everything, including some things I wasn't suppose to keep... Really thankful I did

[@alanwilliams2251]

Thanks for sharing Mike. Really helps to see how others deal with the past. God bless my friend!

[@sheldonmoseley]

One thing I keep and hold close is my American Flag I took on every operation. It always in my pack and now will go with my shadowbox whenever I decide to actually make one.

[@beekeepingpreacher]

Pretty cool, remembering some of the memories from my tours down range. My 1st was being support in hmmwv's with hillbilly armor working with teams from JSOC in Baghdad. When you mentioned Sadr City, it definitely brought back some memories, along with hearing how Rt. Irish was "black" pretty much a daily occurrence. Thanks Mike. "Scouts Out"

[@HEATRACER24]

Mike, this is way cool! I love hearing your stories.

[@OhItsThat]

My dad still has his jungle boots from Vietnam. Still have Vietnam mud on them.

[@TheEnvelopeOZ]

Loved this man.

[@Nunya_Binness]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing! Sharing is caring!😁

[@johnnyedwards1750]

Don’t fall for it. It’s not Mike Glover. Individual just try to scam me

[@montestokes4026]

Thanks Mike, it's always a treat to here your insight

[@johnnyedwards1750]

Don’t fall for it. It’s not Mike Glover. Individual just tried to scam me

[@dyoung06]

I served in the 1/52 infantry Battalion in Vietnam. One treasure one of my brothers-in-arms retrieved was an American flag flown over our fire base. The flag has shrapnel burn holes from a mortar attack with a direct hit on our TOC. I was an 11C at the time, returning fire with an 81mm mortar. The flag is very dear to me.

[@martinmarsola6477]

Thank you for your service to our country. A very instructive video today, and pleasing event. Enjoy the rest of the weekend. 🇺🇸👍

[@paulmacdonnell6203]

Great stuff mike ,thoroughly enjoy your podcasts .

[@robkapach7322]

Much love from Alberta, Canada. We got this. - \\\.

[@project_poor_runner]

Sadr City was definitely hopping and popping in 07-09.

[@jonlauermann3214]

this was so rad. please continue to show these items and share these stories.

[@Railroad_TalkNOutdoors]

Love hearing your stories. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Aceoffroad4x4]

Awesome man. Good stuff.

[@JacobF369]

Yes do a part two!

[@GaryDoom]

Can't wait for Part 2.

[@jessedallassmith2987]

Love the war box stories

[@snuggles7498]

Thanks Mike. I still got a set of man jams (the jam pant legs were sewn to 5.11 shorts) from the Ariana hotel and some desert tigers from Khowst. Also have a KATUSA Tae-kwan-do badge from Korea.

[@johnnyedwards1750]

Don’t fall for it. It’s not Mike Glover. Individual just try to scam me

[@robertbragg2380]

Real cool. Thanks

[@kipwshields]

You are a badass sir. Thank you for sharing. Im sure it can be ruff

[@Beanzmai]

Very cool, would love to hear more stories from the box.

[@huwhitecavebeast1972]

Thanks for sharing your personal stories, Mike.

[@johnnyedwards1750]

Don’t fall for it. It’s not my clever. Individuals just try to scam me.

[@johnnyedwards1750]

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[@johnnyedwards1750]

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[@frogmann2441]

Hi Mike, the green flag, or I should say the green banner you've got .It was used by the Mahdi army ,so I believe you're right.ive seen those tryp of flags during OIF mission's in Baghdad ( central region) also, the uniform that's you show us it real and legit and it's actually was the an official outfit of ICTF back in 2004 ,my brother he had those outfit I'm pretty sure you've either meet him in person or you've been in gunfight with rest of his unit he was in B.I.A.P area # 4 Sending you lots of hugs from Midwest USA 🇺🇸

[@ThousandManx]

Yeah man totally looks like a PDB flag from the few I've seen

[@mrjb629]

Mike I absolutely love hearing this. I did not serve but I’m very proud of and very grateful to the men and women like yourselves who have. I can’t thank you enough for my freedom and the sacrifices you and others have made for our country! You are all the reasons we live like we do. This helps guys like me try to better understand of the things you all went through during time of war. Thank you sir I’m very grateful for people like you!

[@RaiderGA]

I love MIke Glover

[@timholtzen826]

I unfortunately never got to deploy anywhere of note I did get to go to Africa and help train the Senegalese army and I got a man dress from one of the guys there and lots of memories and trinkets from other training thanks for the video it made me want to call and catch up with my buddies

[@argeadworldwide]

Another one of these videos would be amazing.

[@Justanotherwhiteguy4U]

Mike G the 🐐

[@DerrickAronhaltOfficial]

Surplus stores on Yadkin road are punching the air right now watching this!

[@DerrickAronhaltOfficial]

But you’re absolutely right! I kept every single thing I could that CIF didn’t snatch from me. Wishing I could have kept a few more things, but I’m glad I kept what I did and did sell off. Thanks for this video!

[@thomassophiea]

This is great content, I think you will start a new trend. Thank you

[@madcapmagician6018]

great content, love to hear vets talk about their experiences ... really puts things in perspective. thanx for sharing please show us more 😁👍

[@Irrelevanc3]

Loved this, I’ve gone through my dads war box before and always wondered what the stories were behind them.

[@VETERANPREPPER1]

I was in Sadr City Baghdad from March 03- July 04. The cowboy days of Baghdad. War Booty galore. I could share many stories, but loose lips sink ships 😂

[@ronaldross1166]

I SALUTE YOU MY FRIEND AND HERO MR MIKE GLOVER 💯💙🤞🏿

[@triggercrysisjames142]

Definitely a cool video! Memories good or bad are experiences that shape us into who we are today. Love to see more & hear more stories!