This is such a moving video and song.... I lost my husband in 1993 to a Naval plane crash off an aircraft carrier. He was lost at sea and there were never any answers as to why his plane went down. I was 31 and out little girls were 3 and 7 months old. This month marks the 25th anniversary and tomorrow I am taking my folded flag and going out to the beach to take a picture that I can capture for my book I am finally writing "Providing Promise, a Navy Widow's Journey to Hope". Thank you, Carrie for recording this song in memory of those who are left behind and wish it "was just a dream". Freedom isn't free and may we never forget that. "Those who disrespect our flag have never been handed a folded one".
My dad was in the Army for 23yrs, and did two tours in Vietnam . My grandpa was in WWII . My husband was in the National Guard. When we lost my Grandpa July 21st 2008. I was given his flag when we had his service. My grandpa and I were really close and everybody called me grandpa's favorite. I'm sorry for your loss. I have my Grandpa's in a special case on display in our living room, so everyone that comes over can see it.
Aug 7, 2010 at 8:30pm, I get the news my husband had passed away, our son at the time was only 8 months old and it was extremely hard....Today is Aug 3, 2019, & it would have been our 10yr anniversary, Happy Anniversary in Heaven my love. And I can’t believe on Aug 7, 2019 i survived 9yrs without you, everyday is still Just A Dream😔💔 RIP PFC John E. Andrade 1991-2010 8/7/2020....10 years without your loving & gentle kisses. 10 years without your beautiful smile. 10 years without your contagious laugh. 10 years without YOU....I survived 3,650 days without your warm embrace, & still counting. As I close this chapter of us, this is never goodbye, only I’ll see you again. & I can’t wait until the day we are reunited again. I love you to the moon & back my handsome husband🌹♥️
I am so sorry for your loss. May he Rest In Peace. It’s always the worst feeling when I hear of another fellow soldier passing away. Your family will be in my thoughts forever. 🖤🖤
Amen to that. I watched my husband go to Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, etc, etc. It was something every year. I let him go without anything ever even happening. Thankfully he retired. Now it's 2 of my 4 sons.
As much as I want to her to write this one, I think she didn’t. Nevertheless she’s amazing to portray the emotions of the lyrics as if she had lived trough that situation.
Anyone else watching this video in 2023 and still cannot make it through without tearing up? My condolences to all those whom have lost loved ones serving, as well of those whom have been lost post-war.
My boyfriend joined the army back in June. We decided to separate. For 4 months I heard nothing from him. In october he suprised me by coming home. He said to me if I wanted to be his forever. I said yes. Four weeks later he commited suicide. Miss him like crazy and the pain is so strong.
+Katt Kai Thank you. I spent a ton of time thinking it was my fault and that could have saved him. But its not. Joining the war and having a hard childhood was just to much for him.
This song embodies what Memorial Day perfectly. It’s a somber day to remember the sacrifices of military families all over the United States. Thank you Carrie Underwood for this amazing song.
And also Veterans Day. One idea I have for school districts with regards to punishing misbehaving students would be to have them clean the headstones of Veterans graves. It would not only make them see the error of their ways; but it would also instill a sense of gratitude.
This song means so much to me. My son was listening to youtube the night my husband passed away. Right after he was pronounced dead this song played. Its been 3 years and i still wish it was just a dream. I still wait for him to walk through the door like he did every day after work. To this day i think i have someone else's ashes because i want it to just be a drwam. We love and miss you Patrick
I'm so very sorry for your loss, it always hurts so much to lose someone. I hope you're a bit more ok now, though the wound never truly heals. I'll be praying for you
My husband is in the military and even hearing this song at the chorus makes me cry so much. I pray for all the military wives who have lost their husbands overseas and in battle. May God be with you and watching over your family ❤️
Carrie isn't just a song writer but storytelling. She tells stories of people who have loved and lost. This isn't the only song of hers that tells a story like this.
The sacrifice military men/women make is unbelievable they are willing to die to protect everybody else that demands the highest RESPECT and this song sums it up
I pray that God blesses each and every soldier out there, especially the ones that have come back home and so many are homeless and it seems that nobody gives a dang. They go out to risk their lives so that we can have the freedom that AMERICA stands for. I thank each and everyone whom has went and come home and even those that went and didnt make it back home. But I also pray that God leads this Country again and pray for the families of all our fallen HEROES! God Bless each person that reads this and I hope and pray it helps someone out there. This song is so beautiful, I just couldn't imagine being a soldier's wife, but it would be such and honor really. I just have attachment issues and i would drive myself nuts before the boot camp was even up.
to all the brothers, sons, husband's father's and daughters, sisters, wives and mothers who have fallen in the line of duty I salute you for the ultimate sacrifice you have made for this amazing country we live in
gosh I miss my soldier more than anything. he's in afghanistan. I don't get him back until may and he's been gone since August. its so hard being apart from him. I would give all that I have to get him back. I love him and miss him so much.
My fiancé is overseas in military currently….I pray to God every waking second hour that I never have this happen to US. Such a heart touching song! Brings tears to my eyes when I hear it and watch the video.
It killed us all when my brother died. But it killed us even more to watch our mother have to go through losing a child. We love you so much, Derrick. Send mom your love, she needs it.
You just absolutely broke my heart. I lost my baby boy, and I think it hurt me just as much watching my parents hearts break trying to keep me going...
I am so sorry for your loss, your family's loss. I'll be praying for you all and sending my love to your Mum because I can't imagine her pain - losing a loved one is awful so losing your own child...I'm just so sorry.
My Uncle just died, an hour ago..his wife's heart is shattered they just scattered their young girls ashes at sea YESTERDAY, returned this morning and he died. And for some crazy reason, this is the first song I thought of. I type this through tears. God watch over him and give us all peace. Sorry guys to put this so publicly, God bless.
omg im so sorry for your loss although i know how you felt cause one day when i was going to school we got an email saying that our great grandma had died.. we live in uk and she lives in usa, last time we had seen her i was 8 and now im 12, i didnt want to go to school,all day i was upset
My husband was deployed in Iraq when this song was popular. Thankfully he came home and we’ve been happily married 13 years now with two beautiful children. This song still makes me cry every time I hear it. It was my “ cry song” I’d listen to every single day for over a year. 😢 Thankfully he just retired after 26 years in the Army. Once a soldier’s wife, always a soldier’s wife.
I am crying after reading all these comments. It tears me apart not to be able to help everyone. I really wish I could put a smile on everyone's face and cheer them it. It's so hard to help others sometimes though.
I feel u I lost my mom in hospital she got the flu and sorry I am crying but I saw and the thing made the noise and I was there I started crying so much it is not easy cuz I was eight and she used to put me too bed sometimes
I always loved this song but since my partner passed a year ago this song just cuts right through my heart. It's so emotional for me when I hear it, those lyrics are biting. "I was countin on forever, now I'll never know"
Emma Sanford it for sure was the saddest videos I have ever seen...the one I thought loved me wished I was dead two days ago...so I found this video this morning after watching another country artist love song...I kept picking the next few videos based on their title...I don't follow music...this song made me cry so much...
This song hits hard, especially since there’s a lot going on. Today I talked to my military spouse who almost got deployed to Afghanistan about what would happen when things didn’t go to plan. It made me cry hard. I can’t imagine the family, friends, significant others feel about losing the person who served and didn’t make it back. Thank you to those who are serving
This happens to so many people every year...... So every body, please bow your heads and prey with me for their souls. They will forever be with us. Bless all that lose family in war.
As a military spouse (USMC), this song hits way to close to home for me. Three deployments to the Middle East and I'm lucky that not only he came home but came home with little to no physical/mental problems. My heart goes out to those spouses who are less fortunate
As a veteran who made it home in one piece, my deepest sympathies and condolences go out to all the family members and loved ones to the servicemen and women who didn’t. God bless these United States 🇺🇸
My fiancé is in the United States Army and I fear that one day he won't come home... This song makes me cry just hearing it, I don't even have to see the video. I love you baby please come home safe so we can start our family together. #USArmystrong
"Then they handed her a folded up flag and she held on to all she had left of him" this lyric hurts so much and is why I can never get behind or understand flag burning.
Exactly, the bastards aren't disrespecting the flag or the country, they are disrespecting the men and women who have given everything for us. They don't think about how much the loss of a loved one hurts those who have lost someone and we see them burn or trample that flag. It's not about the flag it's about our brothers and sisters. Those that die those that have served with you those that have trained and fought along side you. Those that wait at home for a safe return or a folded up flag.
Literally 15 seconds into the song and I’m already laying in my sweat and tears. Thank you for the reliving release of tears. Helps to yell and scream too.
Being Scottish I never realised she was ever on American Idol, her and Kelly Clarkson are probably the two best ever winners of any of these competitions. On another note I served in the British Army and lost friends so my heart breaks every time another family loses a loved one who is serving.
I served in the Army Also and like you I lost friends, 2 of them had just got married and had babies at home. I was there when it went down. Survivors guilt is real.
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It was two weeks after the day she turned eighteen All dressed in white, going to the church that night She had his box of letters in the passenger seat Sixpence in her shoe Something borrowed, something blue And when the church doors opened up wide She put her veil down trying to hide the tears Oh she just couldn't believe it She heard the trumpets from the military band And the flowers fell out of her hands Baby, why'd you leave me, why'd you have to go I was counting on forever, now I'll never know I can't even breathe It's like I'm looking from a distance, Standing in the background Everybody's saying, he's not coming home now, This can't be happening to me This is just a dream The preacher man said let us bow our heads and pray Lord please lift his soul and heal this hurt Then the congregation all stood up And sang the saddest song that she ever heard Then they handed her a folded up flag And she held on to all she had left of him Oh, and what could've been And then guns rang one last shot And it felt like a bullet in her heart Baby, why'd you leave me, why'd you have to go I was counting on forever, now I'll never know I can't even breathe It's like I'm looking from a distance, Standing in the background Everybody's saying, he's not coming home now, This can't be happening to me This is just a dream Baby, why'd you leave me, why'd you have to go I was counting on forever, now I'll never know Oh I'll never know It's like I'm looking from a distance, Standing in the background Everybody's saying, he's not coming home now, This can't be happening to me This is just a dream Oh, this is just a dream Just a dream, (yeah, yeah)
As soon as her white dress fades into black her dream began to turn into a memory. It’s hard to imagine what your life could have been if only this didn’t happen. What if God had one reset button, what moment in time would you change???
Nothing. Though life can be hard its thoes hard things that make you into the person you are today. Instead i would want to travel in time and meet my great grandmother. My mom says im a lot like her.
Never heard this song before. Absolutely love this song. It tells the true story of many people who lost their loved ones. Carrie is an awesome singer and her unique voice is able to reach the deepest part of our feelings.
Coming from a military family, this is such an endearing and touching song. It really shows the reality of death of loved ones. I started weeping when I heard the that the trumpets were playing because that is what they do at military funerals.
i really Appreciate you saying this cause 5 years ago. I Lost My dads Friend who Rasied Me Since i was a baby and felt like a Second Father.I woke To get told They died Of a Overdose.And i was Only 5 years old and was with him ever since i was born.
This is a Memorial Day Song, not a Veterans Day Song! Veterans come back home from a war zone, Fallen Soldiers do not ever get to become a Veteran. Maybe you didn’t Know the difference! I posted this Song on Facebook, this year on Memorial Day. My husband proudly served his Country, 24 years he never had to go to a war, he was truly blessed for sure.He wanted to go, but anywhere we were stationed did not send any to war. My granddaddy served in World War 11, in Hawaii, when, Japan, blew up Pearl Harbor, although he did return home to become a Veteran, it messed his entire life up. But we have Veterans Day to Celebrate all of our Veterans, Memorial Day is a day, we morn the lose of our fallen soldiers, there is a very big difference.
It's 2016 and I still cry everytime I watch this. It really shines a light on the emotional roller coaster that Military wives have to go through and the men losing their life for our country.
Before song scene! Boy: I've been thinkin bout tomorrow. And it's against the rules. Carrie: What rules? Boy: I'd oughta say tonight, let's just be together, to not think about stuff.
Brenda Jansons I am so sorry for your thoughts Brenda! Thank you for your family service! My prayers will be with you! I pray every night that nothing happens to mine while he’s on a deployment now!
This is why we stand for our flag and national anthem. Why we honor our military and their families. People dying for our freedom! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND OUR MILITARY.
2020 anyone this song always gets to me and brings me to tears, my husband did not die but we are going through a seperation reminds me about how happiness can easily turn to sadness
I'm going through a break up too. I feel your pain. We've just fallen apart. I've lost my dad,.my best friend/brother from another mother of 30 years and now this. I refuse to cry in front of him, so I save it for when he's gone to work. I'm full of hurt, anger and resentment, but I'll persevere and come out stronger. Sometimes we just need to let it out to a stranger on the internet. Thank you for reading. I hope you're doing great.... Mel from Ontario Canada
ur not the only one i cry everytime i hear this video bec my husband want to leave for that and it hurts to think he wont come back home to me and his son
Sadly thousands of American wives and husbands have felt this pain first hand. The price of the freedom we enjoy daily. Don't ever take them or it for granted.
this is why I refuse to get married, I dont want to hurt the people closest to me, especially a wife, I wouldnt want them to be worried 24/7 and then die when I die, I'd feel horrible knowing that someone had to put up with that for me. I'd rather be single until Im out of the woods I wouldnt want anyone going through what Carrie underwood is portraying
But if you think of it that's almost worse. The person you are meant to be with, God put on this planet but if they never even get to meet you well that's awful but if they get a sliver of getting to know you well that's better then nothing. Anyways I wish you and your family luck and thank you from the bottom of my heart for searching for this great country.
When someone you love dies, it is like a dream you hope you wake up from. At first you are too shocked to feel emotions, you just take a look at your home, thinking, "Someone is missing but they will walk it very soon." And they never do.
Kevin Hawley That was me when my grandma died I lied to my self saying she will call me she’s busy but she never did I knew deep down she would not but I wanted to believe she would...
this song is every Military Wife's worst fear. I love it, but I can't listen to the whole thing without breaking down. I love my MP with all of my heart and I couldn't imagine losing him.
+xMrsxShadow Military wife, military fiance, military girlfriend. Hell, some nights I still have nightmares of my ex dying when he's deployed and we broke up a year and a half ago now (we're still friends)
This song still hits the soul and makes me tear up. Cant imagine what someone goes through in this situation, and I hope never have to find out Prayers and love to all those who lose a loved one to the darkness of war.
