You can hear & see the sadness in that boys eyes and hear it in his voice when he talks about the death of his grandfather even though he tries to be a strong soldier 🪖. I feel bad for him he seems like a good kid
Total lame and watered down representation of what’s truly going on in the war on drugs with the Mexican cartels! Reggie after this appalling mini documentary it is 💯 % safe to say I’ve lost all respect for you! Lamest bit of content ever!
Exposure? this is lamest bit of content I have ever seen. Such a watered down lame representation of the true war that is going on! LAMEST content out there Reggie you suck for real !
Even if this is two years old, and even if this only what the Mexican military/government wants us to see, I appreciate the efforts made, and hope that Luis and his family are fine.
To be fair I went to Puerto Vallarta a year ago and the beaches were constantly patroled by ground and military hellicopters. I felt safe, it was a good trip, interesting to see and now this documentary to learn more about that story.
Oh my! What a documentary! Did not realised Mexico was so dangerous, these soldiers are amazing, i also never realised they actually care for their people...many many blessings to Luis and all those risking their lives to protect the population... Mexico has soo much cultural wealth to give the world, how has it become like that?😢
I too patrolled the streets of East Los Angeles with the California National Guard, when the cops beat up Rodney King. That British reporter had it easy compared with what soldiers have to endure. But, thank you very much for such a nice video.
man i wouldn't survive a day doing this, much respect to these guys. but if i grew up there, poor, no perspectives, i could imagine these cartels are hard to say no to.
I was in Acapulco for one week during spring break in college, and personally witnessed about 10 people die for various reasons. It was insane. Even a teammate of mine was airlifted out with a severely broken neck. Utter chaos city
I took my daughter on a cruise when she was 13 we spent two glorious days in Cabo, but she refused to get off the ship in Puerto Vallarta. Truly made me sad because I love all of Mexico.
I was in Acapulco in February of 1992. It was very nice then Of course the poverty i saw in the Zocalo was depressing. Eating at an outdoor patio spot, all the while homeless women with small children passed by causing the appetite to diminish, and a few more Coronas took my mind off the misery there.
@@jimgaston9863 Another ignorant right wing Trumper. I gave a little bit a couple pesos. About half an hour later i saw the kid telling his mother, who was sitting in the stoop of a closed business, about the man who patted him in the head and gave him some money. The mother was smiling seeing the excitement her son had, telling her about the gringo who was nice to him. Of course your ilk would never know the joy of little things that mean a lot to dirt poor children.
Saludo con mucho respeto al Soldado interpretador que le ayudó al muchacho Británico, no solo con su interpretación pero la triste historia de sus familiares y amigos soldados. Animo Ejército Mexicano que Dios esta con todos ustedes. Dios los bendiga.
I was finally picked up by immigration for not having my passport and was held for 8 weeks at the immigration facility there before my new passport arrived and the people there were some of the best I'd ever met. Like a vacation in a vacation and after 8 weeks I did not want to leave. Officer Juan spoke very good english making my stay more pleasant. Thank you Acapulco for all the kindness.
Gone are the days of fun in the sun. Sadness in the young soldier speaking of his grandfather. Cartel mobsters are everywhere nowadays. I'll scratch this holiday destination off my list. Thank you for the update and the warning it brought. What a shame.
I literally just went to Cancùn last week. Never saw a single bit of violence. There are more gun deaths in a single U.S. city than the entire country of Mexico. Not to mention the Cartels rarely, if ever, target tourists.
@@hostronicPopulation of the US is 330 million vs 127 million in Mexico. USA 37K vs Mex 23k gun deaths per year in 2023. Thats only 14K and Mexico has a significantly smaller population. But with that said I feel pretty Playa Del Carmen & Cancun myself.
@@hostronicthe gun death statistics for the US are a bit skewed. The statistics count ALL gun deaths, from accidental, suicide, gang warfare, self defense, police killing armed suspects in shootouts and finally cold blooded murder.
Mexico has a good president instead of the lame brain China Biden. USA drug addiction is rampant and the only that happens is the drug dealers pay billion dollar fines and continue to sell poison drugs and kill people. USA creates addicts.
Good that the military teach them to be clean and responsible . Taking pride in themselves. Unlike the police the military doesn't shake you down. At least not in my interactions with them.
Good observation, exactly what I was just thinking. The roads, bridges are still un repaired. People in Acapulco are suffering a great deal of pain. Officer Luis, may God keep you safe and bless you and your family.
Acapulco suffered the rage of natured not that long ago. It’s nice to see young Officer Luis taking part of this documentary. May The Lord bless you and keep you safe. Acapulco needs help from the world to recover from the unimaginable after the hurricane touched ground there and erased it from the map. God bless the people that survived the natural disaster, but have hurdles ahead. Good documentary, thanks to the military men who participated and showed us the beauty of this beautiful place.
Everything started when America started having high demand for Good Drugs. late 1970 s and 1980,s was a.busy time. The Demand was so.high that Drug Cartels were being born and Growing and getting Richer and Powerfull.
I was at the base back in 07 I had lost my shoes and hiked up the hill thinking the Army Guys could help me out with a pair of boots I showed them my VA card from the USA and after a few moments of conversation the officer there said he would issue a new pair to me. He asked me what size and I told him 13 us. however, they had no size 13 and 10.5 was the best they could do, I was out of luck, but they did feed me a great meal that I was thankful for after the hike up there. I had a boat in the bay but lost it for not paying the docking fee. My 1/2 brother was to pay it, he told me he did, he did not. It was turned into a party boat and renamed the Ye Corral. Last I saw of it Luis was leaving the doc headed out to open waters. 43' trimaran, oh how I miss it.
If Marijuana had never been criminalised in the USA, in other words if the expert advice offered by professionals had been listened to, most of this insane chaos that we see all over the world would have never happened. Prohibition makes criminals wealthy beyond all bounds. Home grown pot, grown with care and affection is a wonderful plant. The ancient Persians said it well, 'A cup of Keif tea in the morning makes a man as strong as a thousand camels in the courtyard.' So true.
The soldiers are the heroes in this situation, they are clearly outnumbered. My heart breaks for the ppl who just want to live in peace. The cartel are ruthless and entering the U.S. daily trafficking drugs and ppl. I'm shocked more Citizens aren't concerned with our open borders, 💔💔
Well millions of Americans live here because they are not ignorant to believe propaganda, at least in Mexico kids are safe attending school without fear of being sh0t, and Mexico doesn’t have homeless on every corner, or the fentanyl drug zombies walking on the streets, funny thing is that even Mexico with all its cartels is not even in the top 20 list of the most drug addicted countries in the world, while guess what country is the number one?
I visited Mexico, state Guerrero in 1984. I was there on my own during 8 days arriving from Canada. I moved freely and never felt at risk although there were military patrols in streets. The message was sort of dubious, but I took it as a signal to visitors to feel safe. It is good for business. I believe to be effective against narcos requires a credible civilian level intelligence. Without it the soldiers are only for visual state-power presence without much real effect. This is something only local person can fully appreciate. I think it is still worth of visiting there; the climate and attitude of locals in without parallel on this continent.
In total fairness though you visited during the heights of the Dirty War, the cartels were practically nonexistent and the ones that did operate were still operating under the Pax Mafiosa under the collective name of the Guadalajara Cartel, the Army had a major presence in Guerrero and most of the South because they were mainly there to suppress Indigenous revolts and Socialist peasant movements, like the one at Agua Blanca or the Acteal Massacre, specifically to stop them from gaining any national prominence as the PRI was already faltering under the weight of its own corruption.
When your young and invincible, its easy to be attracted to less discipline, party having, flashy lifestyle of the cartels rather then the strict discipline of the army. Havnt watched this all yet, but it seems clear the mexican millitary wanted to show off its army while downplaying the problems in the country. On the other hand, you obviously went down there to investigate the conflicts between the millitary and the cartels.
There was a little gypsy town just outside Naval Air station Rota, Spain. On the Beaches in site of the Base Gate, were machine gun carrying Spanish Military waiting for delivers from 15 miles away in Morroco. After sundown they had shoot to kill orders. and the Navy let us know up front. Only one Nuke Sub Captain was shot that summer for running past an E4 Jar-Head at the head of the Pier, during a Nuclear Alert.. Come on Captain, you knew what might happen if you run late... That made me into one deadly Nuke Security Post, right above NUKE WEAPONS... Jack Bower was the best ever....
Very good report but yet I feel very sad that my Mexican people are being killed every single day and I can't do nothing about it . I'm was born in Mexico myself and thanks to my parents I was made citizen of the United States of America. My live would of been so different if I would of been there myself only God knows if I would of stay right or been in the military myself but in my heart the love for my parents would of told me to do always right.
Bro don’t be fooled by propaganda, Mexico nowadays is being targeted because tourists keep flooding with their dollars, Mexico is the 6th most visited country in the world,cartels don’t harm tourists and everyday people, they k!ll themselves in battles in isolated spots, imagine how dumb would I be if say the US is violent because of the school sh00tings(btw there has never been a school sh00tings in Mexico) if Mexico is supposedly so violent then why: 1. We have the largest population of US citizens abroad, more than any other country 2. Americans are moving in droves to Mexico nowadays escaping the high cost of living in fact, causing gentrification in Mexican cities, Mexico City is being flooded look up. Mazatlán where I’m from have hundreds of American and Canadians retirees. Another thing: who fuels and feeds the cartels? The insatiable appetite of your country addiction, it is the most addicted country on the planet, Mexico is not even in the top 20. We have no fentanyl zombies walking on the streets or so many homeless. Really youur society is being rotten to the core, you guys need to change your way of life otherwise you’ll end up destroying from the inside.
Aún así publiquen videos de hace años atrás seguirá creciendo MÉXICO y los turistas seguirán visitando nuestro país pues ahí más lugares buenos que malos en el país si bienes a pasear y disfrutar sin meterte en problemas nada tendría que pasarte si bienes ha hacer desmadre obvio te toparas con los obscuros pero bueno está cara siempre les a gustado dar de MÉXICO a los gringos por eso los medios de comunicación en TV 📺 ya no son bien vistos cuentan lo que quieren y como quieren pero bueno envidia enorme como siempre saludos a todos desde TAMPICO TAMAULIPAS 🦅🇲🇽
@@diro5910 No, solo vez muchas noticias negativas. Si la violencia es endemica debido a la prohibicion de als drogas, pero la economia crece lentamente de todas maneras.
Mexico is beautiful but not with all its terrible areas, violence throughout the region. Maybe I would think twice about going to Mexico. The safest place might be the capital, but now I see a lot of people being killed, even people who work in the government. What is AMLO thinking? If it was violent crime between opponents in the Cartel it wouldn't matter, but what about innocent people. And also no one knows about the disappearance of 43 students.
You censored the word heroine in a doc basically about heroine....weird. Perhaps this comment will also be censored. Its like we're living in a fascist era.
Poor ol' Reggie. "I was assigned the only English speaking member on the base" literally every conversation he has IN ENGLISH about anything cartel related gets shut down straight away by a "non English speaking" member 😂 Reggie they damn well knew English perfectly,they just wanted you to think you can discuss anything without them understanding so they could work out what type of journalist you are 😂😂 When i was a kid,Reggie was one of the faces of kids tv,and was a presenter for many kids shows.eventually became a presenter/reporter for News Round,wgich was a news channel specifically for kids& young adults. Hes come a long way.
Most of them are paid by the cartels,that's why they wont talk about the cartels, cartels will kill them if they said anything,massive corruption in the military & police force,Reggie a fool,this is not accurate
Your assessment isn't quite right. Yes the commander understands English, but it is common in Mexico for people who don't have full confidence in speaking English to not say anything in English. It's part of the culture of Mexico.
I live in Quintana Roo, Mexico, where presently we are experiencing a turf war between several cartels. My town is regularly patrolled by the army, the marines, the national guard (a para military police force that replaced the "Federales" a number of years ago), as well as by state and town police. Although the military and naval forces undoubtedly put in a full day in the intense heat, they actually do very little to deter the violence. It continues unabated. There's no doubt in my mind that they are here only as a theatrical show of force for the benefit of the tourists. I'm not sure, however, that the show of force has the calculated effect. Many tourists see the military presence as proof that the security situation is at best precarious and as a result, ironically, they feel less secure.
I’m glad flights from Detroit to Cancun are $150-250 direct flights, round trip… Detroit to Cabo / Acapulco/ and all other pacific coastal flights take 10-14 hrs and cost $650-$1400 round trip… Sad I mention this, but glad Cancun is cheap for r us Detroit, Michigan folks.
I could only stay with this "documentary" for about 15 minutes. The jounalist did not fit well reporting in his capacity as a "Mexican soldier", and the lack of confidence by the soldiers did not help. Maybe they did think he was a cartel plant, trying to learn tactics from the inside? There are other documentaries that are more informative.
