The Few, The Proud, The Marines Once a Marine, Always a Marine
posted by sometimes
1 decade 7 years 1 week ago • 2,344 views
Vids From the Front
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I’ve plucked these vids from my Mess O’ Potamia playlist because I find them to be a highly fascinating development in the documentation of warfare. The advances in technology in the last decade have made it much easier for soldiers to record the chaos of the world they live it on the front lines. The internet, in turn, allows for faster and wider dispersal of their experiences. Vietnam might have been the first televised war, but this war is probably documented 100x more thoroughly... there are not only more news networks now, but there is 24-hour coverage, AND the media has as much of a stake in the war as any other industry. War is covered now like it has never been, and these videos are an integral part of that increase in coverage. How will all this immediate access to events on the ground change how the civilian population views war? We've already started seeing some of the effects of this with the Abu Ghraib scandal. Where will it go from here?
1 decade 7 years 1 week ago • 2,344 views
I guess he's a fan of MadTV.
posted by MarineGunrock 1 decade 7 years 1 week ago • 702 views
A group of soldiers stop to ask a guy for directions. He doesnt understand English but the man can party.
posted by dw1117 1 decade 7 years 2 weeks ago • 3,259 views
God, I'm so relieved that these fine young men are protecting my freedom. "You know your country stinks like ass...what you think about that? It sucks? Doesn't it suck? You smell like ass, too."
posted by rougy
1 decade 7 years 2 weeks ago • 3,404 views
US soldiers engage a Taliban group holding a higher position in the mountains of Afghanistan with overwhelming force.
posted by Farhad2000
1 decade 7 years 2 weeks ago • 3,509 views
Incoming mortar fire hits US Army base. One of the rounds come really close.
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 2 weeks ago • 479 views
US Mortar Team in action.
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 2 weeks ago • 408 views
Insurgent footage shows an IED detonating just a little to late, causing the HMMWV to ride on its front two wheels Thankfully the HMMWV and its passengers are fine.
posted by MarineGunrock 1 decade 7 years 3 weeks ago • 3,858 views • 25 secs
Guy learns his lesson with a boom.
posted by MarineGunrock 1 decade 7 years 3 weeks ago • 3,385 views
This soldier retells the story on when a Female Army SGT catches him in the 'act of self service'.
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 3 weeks ago • 12,263 views
A US Marine describes how their patrol found an IED. Detonation video follows
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 3 weeks ago • 418 views
US soldier 'attempts' to take out a VBIED using 40mm MK19 grenade launcher.
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 3 weeks ago • 2,173 views • 1:37
A Marine playing with the kids and giving them swing rides on his arm.
posted by Lurch 1 decade 7 years 3 weeks ago • 2,690 views
Some Marines give Iraqi kids gum and teach them how to blow bubbles.
posted by Lurch 1 decade 7 years 3 weeks ago • 1,771 views
A soldier and his personal opinion of weapons and mankind.
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 3 weeks ago • 2,238 views
A soldier talks about his Humvee detachment while they pull support guard duty.
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 3 weeks ago • 1,468 views
3 soldiers candidly talk about their deployment experiences in Iraq. Without the usual PR brain wash. "We aren't improving lives for Iraqis nor ourselves"
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 4 weeks ago • 2,283 views
The Reality of asymmetrical warfare in Iraq. Asymmetric warfare originally referred to war between two or more actors or groups whose relative military power differs significantly. Contemporary military... continue reading
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 4 weeks ago • 2,384 views
Couldn't help but laugh at this...
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 1 month ago • 12,394 views
US Marines on patrol waving to cars when something unexpected happens. No casualties.
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 1 month ago • 3,489 views