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2010-05-22 Afghanistan

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-05-22 17:42|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Every one of these videos uses the most suck-ass songs for a soundtrack.

Posted by Penguin 2010-05-22 17:56|| 2010-05-22 17:56|| Front Page Top

#2 wow that music is awful.

If all music was as bad as that the taliban would have a point about banning it!

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-05-22 18:07|| 2010-05-22 18:07|| Front Page Top

#3 I understand the thought, but you'd be surprised what's on the troops' iPods - exactly that music. The Youtubes are created by them, for their peers. I like pretty much everything (including being a Deadhead - as Alaska Paul likes to tease) and I like this, especially in context. Let them have it without judgement? If it bothers, turn it off/down

Posted by Frank G 2010-05-22 18:12|| 2010-05-22 18:12|| Front Page Top

#4 i liked the music...

Posted by abu do you love 2010-05-22 19:05|| 2010-05-22 19:05|| Front Page Top

#5 The sound is awful but the music is good...

Posted by badanov 2010-05-22 19:07|| http://www.freefirezone.org 2010-05-22 19:07|| Front Page Top

#6 guilty plea - I like it too. I've got Kid Rock playin right now

Posted by Frank G 2010-05-22 19:10|| 2010-05-22 19:10|| Front Page Top

#7 I liked it and it fit with that bad assed aircraft. In some units before they hrad out on convoy they crank the metal, sort of pumps them up.

Posted by 49 Pan 2010-05-22 19:24|| 2010-05-22 19:24|| Front Page Top

#8 No real musical talent, just repetitive cords and growl-screaming (no way you can call it singing). So musically it sucks big.

But in terms of what this is, it simply fits - its by these guys and for them, and this is what a lot of them listen to. I remember Rock the Casbah (first song on AFN in the Gulf War), and in Panama "Welcome to the Jungle" was cranked by and for the troops (and for Noriega as well).

Posted by OldSpook 2010-05-22 19:32|| 2010-05-22 19:32|| Front Page Top

#9 If you want to see the real deal, without music, it goes a lot like this.

Posted by OldSpook 2010-05-22 19:33|| 2010-05-22 19:33|| Front Page Top

#10 I like the music. Then again, I once got in trouble for using 'Blitzkrieg Bop' for my first ship's "breakaway" (post-underway refueling) song.

Posted by Pappy 2010-05-22 19:57|| 2010-05-22 19:57|| Front Page Top

#11 Perhaps dubm questions:

Why weren't they using grenades instead of shooting down that stairway?

Were they shooting rifles at the building or were those small grenades?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-05-22 20:09|| 2010-05-22 20:09|| Front Page Top

#12 LOL - Pappy - no song should be "too cutting edge" when one of the primaries (Ramones) is already dead.

Posted by Frank G 2010-05-22 20:19|| 2010-05-22 20:19|| Front Page Top

#13 Well, not this lit'l old grandma's music -- but if watching and listening to this -- lets these guys know, folks at home support and care about 'em -- I'll listen all day long!

And about that Apache? I'll never forget that scene, I think it's from "Clear and Present Danger" where, suddenly, an Apache arises up, at eye level, from below a hill! Whoa!

And, having no ego -- correct me if I'm wrong about which movie!

Posted by Sherry 2010-05-22 20:54|| 2010-05-22 20:54|| Front Page Top

#14 My Apache runs on hay.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2010-05-22 21:09|| 2010-05-22 21:09|| Front Page Top

#15 Different Apaches run on different things.

Posted by badanov 2010-05-22 21:20|| 2010-05-22 21:20|| Front Page Top

#16 LOL - Pappy - no song should be "too cutting edge" when one of the primaries (Ramones) is already dead.

Heh - I should've sed "back in the late 70s", Frank.

Posted by Pappy 2010-05-22 22:18|| 2010-05-22 22:18|| Front Page Top

#17 "Sedated" made the rounds with some crews about that time.

Posted by OldSpook 2010-05-22 23:11|| 2010-05-22 23:11|| Front Page Top

#18 And FYI, re: grenades -- there are only so many of them, and this was just one stop on the patrol.

Posted by OldSpook 2010-05-22 23:12|| 2010-05-22 23:12|| Front Page Top

#19 No problem - I'm a Ramones fan - have been for ...ehhhh.... jeebus! That's a long time. Crap :-(

Posted by Frank G 2010-05-22 23:14|| 2010-05-22 23:14|| Front Page Top

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23:16 Frank G
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22:49 Steven
22:38 Pappy
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22:02 Ptah
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21:09 Deacon Blues
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