what many ppl miss, the flag in the 3rd verse he bought home, the only one he trusts, is in fact the "Flag white as snow" from the fallen girl.

To those that don’t know, this is an anti war protest song. The story the song tells is a true story of a solider that went to Iraq and his experience with war.

This song is actually anti-war. This song is saying that young Americans that have nothing else get baited into joining the military by recruiters by telling them “just carry this gun, you’ll even get paid” and that they can see the world. When in reality they find out the horrors of war that come later in the song. This song is actually humanizing the man who is the “enemy” that they take away with the bag over his face, by saying he is taken from his family and friends. The woman at the end is then holding the white flag, who the soldier takes as a threat and shoots and kills. The whole message of the song is that in the beginning he is admiring the American flag and is going to “fight” for his country, but by the end of the song he realizes the white flag, or the flag of truce and peace, is the only flag that he loves and the only flag that is trustworthy to him, not the American one. Not a hateful comment, actually love most of your content. Just a clarification on what I believe the song is about. Peace and love ✌🏼

I didn’t get the Vietnam vibe from this, I got more of the war on Iraq vibe from it especially given it was released in 2008

Being that I've been to Iraq, in training they emphasize if someone is coming at you, regardless of gender, age, size, whatever, and they refuse to stop when u tell them, you are to shoot them cuz they could have a bomb strapped to them. So the third verse where the girl keeps coming at him and he kills her, only to find out she had a white flag in her hand trying to surrender brings me to tears every time cuz even tho I've never had to pull the trigger I can't begin to imagine the fear, indecision, anxiety, emotions that a person would go thru in that situation. This song is too real for me and definitely hits home.

The fact that most people think the song is some sort of homage to veterans is actually hilarious.It's a critique of how distorted the view of patriotism is in America, and how far a person can go on that premise.

As a Iraq war veteran, this song hits hard. People want to congratulate you and are genuinely thankful, but they don't see what actually happens. This video covers only what about 10%-15% U.S soldiers actually do and few have seen the outside of their bases on deployment.

There is a message in this song, that you either missed or didn't want to talk about.

Very emotional reaction. I really couldn't hold back the tears. Rise Against is one of my favourite bands and has always been because of the messages in their songs and how HUMAN they and their lyrics are. War is never the answer. No matter where no matter what. War is damage. War is death and blood. We are all brothers and sisters no matter where we come from. Love to all!!

My grandpa told me this about war: it dosen‘t matter how the other guy is talking, or looking, or for what they fight, they brave men, all of them. And that he had no problem with does he had to kill.. he did it, to survive, but if the choice would givin, he would‘nt go the same way again, because they told them, they gonna fight for freedom, and they gonna change the world.. and the only thing changed was even more hate.. and even more war‘s and less freedom around the world..

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE!🙏🏻👈🏻🙌🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸👈🏻❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸😢

I request this song, don’t get me wrong I would never take anything back from what I did I love all my brothers and sisters I love this country and always will, but it has taken a mental toll on my life and have struggled ever since, I just wish everyone would love everyone and that there can be peace 🤘🏼 (I know it’s not Memorial Day related but it’s all I could think of)

Being former military I love this song. But would I go back and change my mind about joining. No I wouldn't, I joined for my family to insure that they can enjoy the life of freedom

I was just an aircraft mechanic in the air force there are much more dangerous jobs out there with a lot more at risk than what i dealt with. I hear we've failed our military so often and i agree but i believe that combat veterans deserve so much more. If there were things in my field that goes unnoticed and go thankless i know for sure their field is much worse. the military is why I'm pursuing a clinical psychology career now because there has to be more done for those who have done so much for us.

Love this song. So meaningful. ♥️ It gets me, honestly, the people who don’t really care about vets. We set aside a day for those that died and those still serving, but I just feel like no one knows what it actually means. Even recently my brother was told not to wear his uniform home because of the current state at which people think of the military. 😔

I wanted to serve my country so damn bad.. it would have meant everything to me..if the medics didn't see my nephrectomy scar it would've happened

Thank you soo much 💓 God bless every one of them that sacrificed soo much , some gave EVERYTHING to preserve this country . So brave and selfless for the love this country. .. and proud to be American !! As brothers and sisters in arms. All races, religions, ethnicities, and backgrounds... UNITED!

Very emotional and we truly do not treat are soldiers right. they are often given horrible orders in times when they are unnecessary , but having said that i do believe war serves a purpose and is often the only answer that can defeat and prevent a worse evil from prevailing.

Wow, thank you Drake for this song and Devin for your commentary and scriptures. This was my first time hearing this song, but it really captured what we went through in OIF OEF, I personally issued from the Pentagon the Abu Ghraib and Bagram defendants and attorneys their temporary personnel security clearances for the trials. I and several other Soldiers also stopped 2 Contractors that were whipping these non-kuwaiti 3rd world nationals they called them, denying them water and food and beating them like slaves women and older children and old men that were filling sandbags on our kabal Camp Virginia Kuwait in Nov 2001-Apr 2002; we locked and loaded on terrorists. I know personally one Airborne Ranger a friend of mine that was a Sniper in OIF 2004 that had to shoot a kid the same age as his kid because the kid picked up a RPG and was aiming at Soldiers. He was haunted by this for a long time, couldn't even look at his kids without crying, lost his marriage, but today has given his life to JESUS CHRIST and God has Restored his Brokenness and Blessed him with a wonderful family and reconnected him to his kids from the prior marriage. I have also known 2 Soldiers in my combat support group that let the evil memories from war take over their lives, one taking his life, and the other being thrown in jail and then when he got out and was almost finished with his halfway house supervised probation he took a plastic toy gun into a grocery store and made sure he got arrested again and thrown in prison longer. 22 Veterans a day still take their lives because of the wounds from war. Pray for these Soldiers and their broken families that war has permanently destroyed; and share with them the Love of JESUS who can restore all of the Broken lives and comfort their pain and give them peace and rest.

I spent many hours back in the early 80’s freezing my ass off in a B52. YES I WOULD DO IT AGAIN.

I wouldn't take it back. I love that I am a small percent that fought for this country. I am very happy with my decision. Thank you for doing this video. Great to see the word translated into these situations

How can you not cry to this song? Every single time I listened to this, I feel the bravery & sacrifice of our svc men & women. I do teared up esp I lived through war as a child. I apprec u

Im a war fighter. I wonder who i would be without the horrible things i had to do. I love god. I prayed every day to keepyself on point.

Crazy these guys are still making music!

My dad is a Vietnam veteran he still has PTSD he has nightmares about the children who had guns and killed his brothers and the children he had to kill. I wish there was a way to avoid war but unfortunately we have to protect good from evil

Totally agree with you hun I have currently three active-duty young-adult serving but it breaks my heart the way the VA has just just dogged our vets ...I mean when you see veterans living on the streets, on drugs but you see NBA / NFL players making millions per game something's not right there??? IMHO this is 1 issue where our society went wrong (.& don't get me wrong as there's many )) we got caught up in the bread & circuses BUT we forgot the people who really lay their lives down Even if THEY didn't pass on to be with the Lord, they might have lost limbs , they might have PTSD whatever the case maybe) we owe everything to those brave men & women.... I'm not happy with rank right now so I won't go there about the you-know-what but my kids are covered in the BLOOD OF JESUS and I pray for every other military member that was tricked into taking something that they probably shouldn't have ...ANYWAY 😇🙏🏻💙🙏🏻💛God bless you & have a wonderful Memorial day thank you this was very sweet of you to do

And the truth is dude, I served as an infantryman with the 101st and did 15 months in Iraq from 07-08 and it'll sound like I'm whining but we're seen as war criminals because it was seen as an "unjust" war and it leads to the 22 veteran suicides a day....it sucks but it's society and how things are...and trust me war sucks and no one wants its elimination more than I

I know we definitely don’t share the same beliefs (as I’m atheist after personal experiences) but dude your channel I’ve followed your channel for years (mostly under a different name from this comment) your commitment to your views is admirable and it’s what made me even resub even after the channel name change

War and military are not what you think

I understand your perspective. I’m your felllow brother in Christ. As such, I’m now re-acclimating to a part of my family. As a kid, I was always wary of my uncle Larry. He wasn’t a bad guy, just seemed off. Wasn’t until my adult years that I learned Larry volunteered for the Army, and by implication Vietnam when his little brother got drafted. Larry went to ‘Nam while Bubba got shipped to Alaska. As an adult, me and Larry only talked about his time over there once. But I know he wasn’t lying about any of it.

Just discovered your channel through a reaction on Protest the hero's bloodmeat, and now I see you doing rise against's HERO OF WAR, 9 days ago? Yeahhhh that's gonna be a sun from this 90's kid metalhead/hiphop lover.

Wow. That was so deep that's why my brother, my brother & sister in law My uncles none of them would speak on their w@r tours. And you asked a question "" if if they would go back and do it again for a bunch of people who didn't appreciate it whoreally didn't care about them ?"" we have to look at it that's the way they did to Jesus , his own people were screaming at the bottom of the Cross ""crucify Him crucify Him crucify Him crucify him and he willingly layed down his life. And asked the FATHER forgive them for they know not what they do! NOW THAT'S a LOVE ..that I don't think any human being can comprehend. Although my ONLY son is military & two daughters as well I could never willingly carry a child knowing beforehand that that child would be sacrificed I can't even fathom it😭😭😭 so that was a very very deep song 💔it made my heart very sad for this man. I hope he's healed & I 🙏🏻he gets to know God& know that God loves him regardless of what happened. That's their job & this may sound heartless but the 1.story my lil brother shared was even if they saw a.child.with their legs blown off they couldn't stop becuz they'd put explosives around the women & children . My God I pray this world repents ( I DO 100xs a.day) for NOT KNOWING being complacent in my.little.bubble while the Earth cries out with the blood of our babies & our soldiers .GOD WE NEED YOU NOW

I’ve seen Rise Against and they are awesome. Lyrics are like a story

I'm an atheist, and you are the only aggressive Christian I give my time to. Thank you for being intelligent and I will never shit on your beliefs. Stay positive.

One of my favourite RA songs

We don’t fight for the people, or our country, or our flag. We fight for our brothers to our left and right. And that will make me fight for a lifetime.

Refering back to the Exodus 20, verse 13. I'm not a Christian Catholic. My parents survived communist Laos/Vietnam. We recognize there is Evil in the world. And we have no issues dealing with it. Whether it's spiritly or physically!

Yes yes yes yes yes! I clicked on this so fast. I love rise against!!!

Love this song

I would do it again..... and again, and again, and again. I didn't like the song. It felt like it was condemning or actions, and painting all soldiers with a single brush. I don't know... I'd do it over and over and over.... as long as there is evil in the world, I'll fight it on any battlefield where I find myself.

This song never fails to make me break down. Because it is my story. Something like this happened to me. And I will never forgive myself for it. Damn me for making this decision, and damn them for convincing me I should.

Happy Memorial Day

God bless our soldiers and our veterans

He has a punisher logo on his truck, fancy jeans.

It's important to be anti war at your core. For all that suffer weather you are a libertarian like me or a conservative like most of my friends or a rational liberal like two of my closest buddies. We can all agree that war is a last result in all situations and we should remain out of international conflict as much as possible and defend our country...

We appreciate the thanks. But today is the day to thank and remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. 🇺🇲🪖 🙏 We have veterans day 😊

War is not a necessary thing because anyone decent wants it or anything even. It's not even just a measure of self defense. War is necessary as a reactionary measure. Same reason guns are necessary. We have to stand for what is right, and not doing so makes us just as guilty as those who carry out atrocities. And atrocious their darkness is. That is putting it lightly. We have to be ready to fight more brutally if that is what it takes.

Happy Veterans Day to those that served. STAY STRONG! God bless you all.

Plz do more Rise Against reactions!!!

His face is painted white for the flag the little girl was holding.

This is a song saying that us who served are war criminals

Our hearts of love our brothers and sisters in Christ ! Blessed are the peace Maker's said yahsura Jesus Christ mighty God

Please react to Aviana-Obsession! It is an amazing song about suicidal thoughts and depression! The vocalist is absolutely insane and i think you Will love it!

Our Troops dying has nothing to do with our freedom

I would do it again over and over for those who cant without hesitation.

As a veteran I would never take it back ,,but people in these places around the world where we are helping most of them hate us they don't want us there

War ruins men. Killing another human puts hate, sorrow and sadness in your heart. And eventually you get numb to it. And it becomes second nature... And that's when it becomes a problem. When killing becomes second nature, you've lost your humanity... Maybe one day well get beyond it, but not anytime soon.

I thought it was a absolutely beautiful song and like some many people I wish we did more for our vets, instead of sending all the money abroad I think we can do better, love your channel my brother in Christ

Not really sure that it’s a protest song so much as it is an account of how horrible war is. Having served in combat this song hits me to the core.

The flag that gathers dust and the flag that he trusts are the white as snow flag she was carrying

That's a lot to unpack, mental scars, emotional empowerment...especially after the pullout. 19 years contracting downrange, wouldn't change a thing.

Hey Devin, would you react to a song that's been out for a long minute? It's Overtime and his song, "Divided We Fall" featuring Caleb?? Its a patriotic song that you can't help but to love!

War, though unnecessary at times, is part of human nature, it's inevitable that eventually, a war will start, and only the people with the most courage, the courage to stand against, can put an end to it

the flag hes talking about at the end is not the american flag its the white flag of peace... i think alot of people dont understand that part.

Love your love for God. His Son Jesus , hang in their we will ether be lambs or lions. God speed

The song was amazing

Panic Room by Silent Planet would be a fantastic song to react to after this one. It's about a veteran who has ptsd from being overseas but it also goes HARD

Always loved this song. Give either Miss America by Saving Able or Courtesy of The Red White and Blue by Toby Kieth a listen today! I remember hearing the Toby Keith one in the 9/11 Ruck and on my Spur Ride.

hey Dev! have you ever thought about doing any reactions with Mrs. Gibby? just wondering bro i think it would be cool.🤘🤘

Memorial Day is for the ones that died, point black.

This song is amazing and truthful. Research the wars we claim to fight in our nations "defense". Iraq wasn't a war it was a United States money grab.

yes, we all committed war crimes...

you should react to help is on the way by rise against next

It's a great song. It's a hard song. It's a song that hurts me inside. As a Christian, I don't want us to be fighting for the wrong idea, or hurting people. I think our country is wrong sometimes, and we should be mindful of that. I trust Jesus, that's all I trust. He said turn the other cheek. We say, we need to stand up and fight. I believe we have to stand up and fight. But I think Jesus disagrees and that means I'm wrong. I get it, if WE don't fight evil, who will‽ Jesus said, turn the other cheek. I believe we have an obligation to protect and help those who are being attacked, or can't stand up for themselves. The strong have to step up and protect the weak. But, we have to be careful, that we don't overstep that, and think we are "the good" always fighting evil. Because when you think you are fighting evil, you can justify doing some horrible stuff. Proud American asking other Patriots to keep our government in check!

I think war is a terrible thing. But genocide can NOT be allowed for any reason. Someone will always want to take what someone else has.

Lmao imagine starting a reaction to this song by simping for the industrial killing machine that is the US military. To participate in the US military is to be the villain, is to be a criminal.

Most people really seem not to understand the song…

If you think that's a good one listen to Make It Stop - Rise Against

Yo, this one is deep. Do the Great Dictator speech next

I LOVE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I learned as a child what America is. I accept our history the good the bad and the ugly. I know she's not perfect but when human beings with their sin nature are involved there is no perfection. I'll be 74 on June 9th, 2022. My oldest grandson served in the navy several years ago for five years. I've NEVER seen him in his uniform. Because of this I have to conclude that he doesn't love his country. He joined for reasons other than patriotism. This really hurts me. I'm grateful that he returned home safely. I pray that at sometime he'll realize how blessed he is to have been born in the United States of America. Like Lee Greenwood, I'm proud to be an American. Thank you for what you do to make people aware of our freedom in the US and our freedom in Christ. They both cost.

Mate, great way to do reaction videos, its amazing to watch and not every 10 seconds stopp the track and talk about idk nothing.

Hey Devin i love your vids keep it up man you have the best reaction for any song you react to ❤❤ (pls pin me)

I would like to see you react to Pentatonix.

Please react to Coffey Anderson “Mr. Red, White and Blue”. You will love it!

I would like to hear your interpretation of Just close your eyes by Waterpoof Blonde or you could check out the cover by Story of the year

His song echos his pain. I just hope he understands like I finally did. It wasn’t our country or our flag that failed us, it’s our own society that is failing my fellow soldiers and myself. It’s hard not feeling guilty for certain actions you had no choice in taking when your own society creates false narratives. I love my country but it does seem more and more each day that my country favors lies over truth. I truly fear God has given our nation over to a contrite heart. If you any of you understand what that means then you know what comes next. God help us.

Yo Gibby! Please do a reaction to one of Stephen Crowder “Crowder Confronts” videos! Those are hilarious.

Don't forget when Jesus thrashed the money changers in the temple that changed his " father's house into a den of iniquity " . I always go to this verse in moments of unease when someone pushes me to the point where it's necessary to ..... express my disdain with their actions. I get a bit upset when people confuse ( love thy neighbor) with , let others walk all over you . If Jesus himself can thrash people with a Reed, than I can kick someone's ass for disrespecting my son or wife . Don't misunderstand what I'm attempting to convey here . I'm not condoning going around and harming others , but I am saying that when pressed or defending the weak or family , that you fight , and you fight as if you will die if you lose . Cause even if you lose , people will come to an understanding that you and yours are not to be victimized . God bless those who have fought for what they believed is freedom, whether we agree or disagree with the politics of war , those people put their lives on the line for us in their hearts and quite literally . Don't ever disrespect a vet . Know your enemy ! And know who you're enemy really is . It shure as hell is not someone who leaves their family to fight for us all .

people still think this is a yay america pro war song,.... man get some ears. War is hell and it can destroy anyone

I'm a conservative and shouldn't love rise against as much as I do. This song pisses me off.

Would love to see you react to some Anti Flag! This is the end (for you my friend) 1 trillion dollars$

war to take Ukraine is not necessary and wrong on every level. War to defend Ukraines home and families and safety is a brutal soul breaking hell, and while it may break me in the end, at least I saved you from that hell. Better me than you/us. I did 27 months in Iraq as an Army sniper.

No I don't agree with Wars.... But I do agree with you, that the evil minded people will take over if the good don't fight back. Sometimes you have to fight fire, with fire.

I don’t think you understand the song Rise Against is a punk rock band listen to there other songs try Septembers children. You might understand more about what Tim sings about

Bro can't relax and just speaks about God...

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As a reaction video this was weird.

I'm sorry if this breaks your illusion. But America hasn't fought for good since the 40s. Only proxy wars with Russia that has left big parts of the world in bomb shell struck infernos. In many ways, American foreign politics and war IS the Devil. Peace and love friend.

You completely missed the entire point of the song. How dense are you?