If I'm not wrong, every single "actor" / person shown in the music video is quite literally a veteran themselves 👑

When he says, in the last scene, "you saved my life brother" hits hard every time I watch this. The only ones that can help veterans are other veterans. I believe that that was what that last scene was about. We've got to have each other's six at all times. To all my brothers and sisters in and and out of uniform, keep the faith.

While I have never served, I have the utmost respect for those who have. Even though I've seen this video reacted to dozens of times, it never gets easier to watch. I cry every time. I can only imagine what someone who has been in combat must feel. Bless you, Sir, and thank you for your service!

As a disabled combat vet, started out in the Corps in 96 and was medically retired from the Army after 16 1/2 years of service and multiple deployments to the Raq and the Stan, this song destroys me every time I hear it. Thanks for the reaction and thanks for staying in the fight for all of us. Those of us who have been in harm's way will never forget and in some cases forgive the things we had to do just to survive.

This one tears me up, no matter how many times i watch it. Powerfull stuff. To all vets out there. I'm so sorry.

I never sereved. Im no hero but im proud to know those that are. Ive told countless vets they are heros in my eyes. I get the same response everytime: im no hero. The real heros never came home. The real heros are the ones coming back in boxes. The real heros are the ones that died fighting for you and me. I never served, but i have the utmost respect for those that did and those that continue to serve. I will always appreciate your sacrifice. Thank you.

Navy Veteran. Thanks for showing. Texas.

Thank you for your heart felt reaction and your service brother!!! I am a Veteran also! A Veteran is someone, who at one point in their life, wrote a blank check payable to the United States of America for an amount up to, and including, their life. Regardless of personal political views, that is an Honor and there are way too many people in this country who no longer remember that fact.

they broke my body,,, when i came back the dirty cops broke my life and the judge broke my hope

I have some American veterans as friends via mutual interest in games. And one of them said that he was in charge of multimillion weaponry and probably billion dollar Tanks, yet after the war he couldn't even get job flipping burgers. He was discharged due to PTSD, and because it became so bad that he couldn't function. I don't understand how 2 tours served male soldier is discarded on the streets basically. Yes they get paid, but in his case he's fiancé broke up from him in middle of her second tour. And according to him that fiancé took all her money she had earned in 1st tour. So after the pandemic hitshe couldn't have afford to make rent for 2yrs. If she'd had all he's military payments who knows maybe he could of had different start after army.

i've watched a few reactions of this awesome song but its hits different when a vet speaks about it !!! 1st thanks for your service; 2nd - thanks for the genuine reaction and words :)

As a retired combat vet, Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore" (Italy) 4 tours Raq, 7 tours Stan, and others, this songs breaks me every time. Lost a few of my squad, the war inside always remains. To all vets around, you are not alone.. "Come Folgore dal Cielo" ("Like lightning from the sky") !

There is an organization near me in Pennsylvania that does a lot for veterans. It's called camp freedom. Been trying to work with them on a fundraiser.

I lost my family, my kids my home and ended up in a Psychiatic ward as a result of intreated PTSD from serving two tours in Iraq so this hits me really hard.

Navy IDC corpsman, 100% rated. Brother, I feel you. My heart is still broken over all this. Out of 1000 vets I tried to help in Detroit, you might get 1. I worked for Covenant Community care, a Catholic charity building homeless shelters. They got me off the street by the seat of my pants... It's ugly but true

I'm glad you realize the importance of talking to someone. It took me over 40 years to figure that out. For all of my brothers and sisters who read this, I can't stress enough that you should take his advice to heart. It will help. I lost my family and became homeless because I didn't talk about my time "in country". It doesn't solve everything, but it makes it easier.

god bless all the men and women may he keep them safe god bless

Thank you brother. Anyone that plays this video is a brother or sister in my book

My first 9 months out of the navy I was almost homeless 4 times coming within hours of being on the streets and even after that spent another 5 years living paycheck to paycheck. And it was during the 2008 recession so that didn't help either.

Hooah! Thank You for Your SERVICE! It did hit me Battle I closed a successful business down to serve my Country. Married at that time for 12 1/2 years. I volunteered when I got in and then volunteered after AIT for Iraq. Went through pooh storm Katrina. We had to save each other during the storm, and then catch our bird for the box. We landed under fire. We survived for 11 months and 29 days, with a total tour of 545 days. During the box, Battles came to me as a big brother figure. I saw a loss there for a Deer John email within the first three months during the pooh there. Get back, and we lost more Soldiers in three years back than our total service. Then I lost my marriage after 14 1/2 years, but we focused on the babies. I had a career in the ARMY but chose to serve in Law Enforcement to be near my kids. They all are doing good. I help be a Battle still as much as I can. Not a lot of folks understood me in Law Enforcement either. That Hooah-hooah spirit has never left, and won't till I pass. My son has now taken my place. High Speed - Low Drag, and full of Patriot. My daughters are not too shabby either. I lucked out and have plenty of support still. Again, I won't leave a fellow comrade "Battle" behind. I still say the Soldier's Creed every day. Five Finger Death Punch nailed this song and video potrayal. We have to take care of each other. We were not trained to kiss babies and hold hands, but that does not mean we don't desire to do it. Everything is assessments with high alerts, fields of fire, POI's, ECP's, Threats, and Escorting with a little more civilian mindset. We have to still have the One Team, One Fight mindset. To all the Battles and their Families /Salute

i ETS years ago. gave up trying to find my own place to live awhile ago. too much stress and BS to deal with

PTSD is very difficult to live with and to keep your family together is even harder!!!

Hey, the problem was on my side, sorry. I am a proud and thankful American, but I am ashamed of the powers that be in DC. As far as the reaching out deal, you are right on! The strongest man I ever knew was my Grandpa, the WWll pacific theater vet. We called him the "Steel Coated Marshmallow" because he wasn't ashamed to cry when he needed to, he wasn't ashamed to struggle and heal. He was a proud as can be Marine, tough as all get out, but the sweetest most gentle giant ever. I beg EVERYONE out there to put your money where your mouth is and as you shake hands with and thank up & down every vet you meet, DONATE to their cause! HELP THEM! I love and appreciate you and your brothers and sisters Tormented.

First and foremost ; THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE !!!! I am a Gulf War veteran and I could tell by looking at your eyes that you have combat experience. Any combat vet has a similar look. Our experiences may be different and our circumstances unique; but we all have that look. That blank, stone-faced, expressionless stare. Like statues....temporarily frozen in time....like a freeze framed photograph. Looking down range at something only we can see....cold , empty , hollow eyes that are direct reflections of our souls. A stare so stoic and numb that light seems to have difficulty reflecting back from our eyes. The survival guilt can be paralyzing at times....at least it was for me.....still battling that demon 31 years later . The back and forth morality battle....remembering the trauma and stress....nightmares....cold sweats....sometimes even when I'm awake....loud noises and screaming especially children.....gotten much better and episodes are less and less frequent. But it has never left. Always there. V.A. just wanted to put me on drugs.....I refused to take any drugs. I told them that I was not on any drugs while I was in combat getting my brains all scrambled up. So I refused to take drugs ....I told them that all these drugs are ; are a crutch for the therapists. Just a tool for them to keep you in a holding pattern....a drug induced zombie that is barely functional. If they don't give you drugs , that means they actually have to DO THE JOB THEY WERE TRAINED TO DO. The therapists had to actually work 50-60 years ago. They did not have all of the mental health drugs we have today. They actually had to engage with the patients without drugs....how did they do it ? By using the methods and tools that they were trained to use while being educated to become a therapist/ doctor. That was all that I asked for.....somebody that could help me without drugs. I just kept getting passed on from therapist to therapist. Every single one of them wanted to give me drugs!!! I eventually just stopped going all together. I told my case manager at the V.A. When you can find a doctor that agrees to treat me without any drugs of any kind ; please call me. He said I should stay in therapy etc...etc... I told him that ; I layed out the parameters of my mental health care and how I choose to pursue it. Call me when you can help me. Long story short....6 months go by and I get a phone call. We have a therapist who agrees to work with you. I go back to therapy for a case review and to meet my new therapist. By our third session she was recommending drugs. I flipped out and started in on her.....told her that she got me back in therapy under false pretense. I left that day and never went back. This video hit really hard...but was a bit therapeutic in it's own right. At least I am not alone....it's not just me.... Thanks for posting this video. Gave me a good hard cry that I definitely needed. May you find peace my brother. John B.

No One Gets Left Behind is another FFDP song I think you can appreciate. No one gets Left Behind is just a slogan for most of us, but from my observations it's a way of life to those that served in a combat theater, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE!!!! 🙏 🙏

Navy Corpsman, AD still. Done tours to Afghanistan, Africa and other misc middle east places. Lost brothers I've known and lost people I didn't personally know on our ER tables. It never gets easier and each and everyone hits you hard. This song always hits me hard.

I pray for you, my son, and any other military personnel active or Veteran

Semper Fi brother. I lost more brothers after we got out then when I was in. 22 a day. We will meet one day brother and drink a horn in Valhalla. NEVER FORGOTTEN USMC

Dutch army vet here. This song keeps me on the edge of crying even after all this time. Keep it up brother.

Aloha! This is the first song I heard by FFDP and made me a fan immediately. They really know how to make their message known in support of those who serve. Both my Dad and Brother went to the Gulf and came back with PTSD (my Dad also was in Vietnam). We all watch over each other.🤙

I have a deep respect for veterans, mainly due to the fact that my Great Uncle is a Wounded, Vietnam Vet. Back in 'Nam, he had a grenade thrown at him and survived due to a water pack he wax carrying. Unfortunately, he had to have a leg amputated. Nowadays, he owns a small farm but going blind and still going strong but isn't a people person. With that said, I respect you! 👏

Thank you for showing the video all the way through, people need to see how to help. And our government needs to spend less on "defense" and more on those who actually have defended ❤

From the bottom of my heart a huge Thank You! For your service and dedication to this country, I have never served and I can't begin to imagine all the terrible things you and your fellow veterans have seen/experienced, my utmost respect to all veterans, past, present and future

If it wasn't for my wife being so understanding and trying to protect me from myself I'd be divorced and lose my kids 100% or end up another statistic. After my second trip to the BHU escorted by the local sheriff's second time I wasn't in handcuffs and I said enough is enough and got help and learned how to live my life the best I can while still battling. Hope all is well with you brother keep positive and keep pushing forward IGY6 brother as well as all my brothers in arms we have to have one another's back stand strong and keep on trucking. First time seeing your content and just subscribed keep being you brother.

I’m at 90% that wouldn’t pay sh*t about $2100, 100% is more than double that and they earned it.

Oh man. I can’t get through this at all without crying. Ever. 😂. I swear the older i get the more i cry at music😂😂

You got my subscription sir, keep up the positive work!!

Stay strong, stay safe. Hail from Normandy, 6 June is comin', i lived my life around Omaha beach and the others. Didn't do war, but i have a strong respect and have met a lot of Veterans. I'll go once again next Monday.

Mad respect and love to all the veterans. This song brings a tear every damn time.

Great reaction!! ❤️👍🏼

Thank you for your service! Mom aunt of army navy and marines my son Army served in Iraq he has ptsd been trying to understand him more so I watch veterans on you tube thank you for showing more to understand my son May God Bless you! Also my other sons father killed himself when our son was 2 years old he never met him at the time Gary never told me he was just back from Afghanistan it explains a lot now after 32 years my son cannot get over why his dad never met him so wars affect our soldiers but they also affect their children, my best friend Army he served in same war as my sons dad killed himself last year in the bathroom with his kids in the house thanks again for showing us a different view as a vet! God speed soldier!

Subscribed brother!!! Thank you so much for your service. I'm a big vet supporter!! Lost alot of men and women because of PTSD. Hurts the ❤️‍🔥. Thank you for the video. Good bless you 🙏🙏

Thank you for your service

I've seen this song reacted to many times and it never fails to make me angry seeing those stats and i always wonder how that even happens. I've been around military people for as long as i can remember, I even remember an Army Drill Sergeant I had as a substitute teacher when i was in elementary school who was amazing. I'm sure that there have been several of the military people I've been around that had PTSD but i was never afraid of any of them. They were the people I actually felt the safest being around. As a kid they always reminded me of puppies, the fluffy ones, so I kina dubbed all the military people around me Fluffies and I told them as such. And really yall still remind me of puppies even now that I'm grown. Even with everything yall deal with daily yall are still friendly, still have time for other people and their feelings and still do things to help others no matter the cost to yourselves. Yall make it clear every day that yall are the most human people there are in this world because yall are the ones that care about others the most. And I'm so grateful people like you exist in the world and I appreciate yall always being there for serious stuff and for not so serious stuff like trying to figure out the best BBQ flavor. So this civilian says Thank you to you and all the other Fluffies who have served yall are amazing people who deserve so much more and better than you receive.

Thank u for ur service, u will always be in my prayers ❤

Thank you for your service! I'm a fan and sub of your channel and appreciate your mission! Much respect! Peace!

Thank you brother.

Ill subscribe. Just cuz u seem like a proud American helping others

God bless you man. You deserve the best for all you have done for normal assholes such as myself. Much love to you from a humbled civy. I wouldn't have the life I have now without people like you. o7

A new follower from Spain, I'll try to spread the word! Good job!

Thank you for your service. Great content. Keep it up.

Thank you for your service ❤️

Ive found 2 of my brothers like this in Stockton one i had to physically fight to convince to come with me to the VA

just discovered you today just wanna say keep doing what your doing brother and thank you for your service

Rock on brother your making a difference navy vet 1980 Iranian hostage situation it’s been 40 years but it still hurts 3 divorces 2 bankruptcies ship happens and it is what it is ❤

I just found your channel and I greatly appreciate your service. I subscribed and I am a proud daughter of veterans and will do what I can to help them in anyway possible

I thank you so much for my freedom,

Thank you for your service sir!

Havent even started the song, and Im already bawlin. I cant watch the video, I get so angry I cry. Love this song, love the band.

Love you brother. This video hits me the hardest cause I deal with it everyday.

My grandpa was in the Coast Guard and ever since his wife/my grandma passed away back in 2019 he's been caught up with scammers and ever one in the family told him even a cop told him that there's girls are scammers. But he won't listen. He hasn't been paying bills or anything.

I want to know a veteran and be a friend and be willing to listen to whatever is on their mind.

Thank you for ur service big dog

Good luck with your channel Warrior/Brother

I'm a British veteran and i really appreciate the importance of this video being shown. Your a true inspiration. Thank you brother

I’m not a veteran, I couldn’t possibly even begin to understand what it’s like to be one, but this music video always gives me chills 😢, thank you for the great reaction and wise words. ❤

Hi brother from across the pond in uk this song is mirrored in the UK I served in iraq and Bosnia suffer ptsd 2 suicide attempts luckily my wife saved me still my meds not right

I know God loves all of you.and wants all of you by his side in heaven

Hooah, Brother.

Thank you for your service and how are you doing?

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If you are with a combat vet, always remember that a lot of them don't like being in extremely crowded and loud environments. I took an Army buddy of mine who deployed to the Kosovo war in the 1990's to a concert and he handled the crowd for about half the show, but it eventually was too much for him and he had to remove himself for a while. Just remember that they saw things that we couldn't even imagine and certain things can trigger the PTSD.

I came up with an idea what the government should do is have housing for veterans when they get out for a minimum of 3 to 4 years and if you have ptsd or any other things going on you can stay longer I feel like it would help the veterans help them get used to civilian life because I feel like we don't do enough for veterans ever and that if the government went to do this it would help so many I would think make housing that is free to veterans for x amount of years based on mental and physical aspects so for instance if you just get out standard is 3 to 4 years if you have ptsd 7 to 8 years etc so on and so on ... thank you for bringing awareness to this

brother, what is your coping methods. it took me many years for find mine. the best words of advice i can give you is, it was your job. taking a life is the hardest thing i ever had to do in my life. i found my coping activity in blacksmithing. im hoping you have found your. i served from 1987 to 1993

I would take in a veteran to my house iin a heartbeat 💯🖤💪

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Fuck ptsd, it's shell-shock I'm sorry my brothers and sisters I'm arms. It's not your fault, it's not our fault Love from Hungary 🇭🇺

I sadly lost 3 of my veteran buddies this year do to suicide. Makes you wonder what do them classes even do that they force you to go through for suicide prevention. I simply dont understand it. You think about it, like i know it happens but it doesnt happen to me. Until it does, and man does it suck.

Retired Coast Guard. I got your six dude!

Need to add "Gary Sinise Foundation".

Need more cops like this even if they're not prior

Have a good man also if you could listen to Whitehouse Road vinyl session by Tyler Childers

Brother some of us did things that we can't handle.

Son 80percemt disabled. PTSD. Bad.. Iraq and Afghanistan. The pain for all us is unbearable. And yes, many pills. Try to watch closley

Vietnam veteran 70 - 71. I came out ok I guess. I know alot who didn't.

@tormentedvet check out the LACS just another thing I have PTSD and it's hard for me to watch the music video some days

As a former USMC vet? Honestly... anything you want to talk about.... Let Sgt Rider talk to you. Please. Ive struggled with ptsd. Please come talk to me.

I couldn't imagine the hell you went through .Fighting a poloticians war.They have alot to answer too.Hard facts of life.I will always have time for any vet.

People with mental disabilities never get the help that they truly need... It's sad

They don't want to throw pills at everybody. If they had the resources, they'd offer everyone individual care, specially tailored to their needs. It's just that throwing pills at everybody is the only thing that (kinda) works that they can afford.

All of those terrible statistics about how are veterans are dealt with but we throw billions at people illegally invading our own country. I watched other kids occasionally throwing fireworks near and old man. I wish we could have listened to his story he was a WW 1 veteran USMC 91-00

came home a different person...

Lost mine twice in 2 different ways and different families kind of

The government may have failed our veterans the people won't

That's the problem doctors wether shove drugs down people throat instead of helping them which is very sad

Dude you need to do something about your video, I had to turn my volume up to max to great the music then when you spoke its 100x louder than the video

I always wanted to make a channel and post videos. Just don’t know how to start. Any advice?

I'm a 16 Year old kid/man and I want to be a marine sniper

“A soldier does not fight because they hate what is in front of them but because they love what is behind them.” - G. K. Chesterton “To those who have fought for us freedom has a taste the protected will never know, to those who have lost it freedom has a taste that the protected will never appreciate.” - Edwin L. Craft #22ADay

I hate videos like this, don’t take this the wrong way, I understand they are made by well meaning people trying to help, but there is no help. You are either at peace with what you’ve done, you find a reason to drive on, or you don’t. When your in it, your reason is your brothers, when it’s over it’s your family. For me, it’s not so much dealing with the demons anymore, but I’ve only been able to overcome them because I have a wife and daughter that depend on me and distract me from dwelling on them. I wouldn’t be here without them.