Much of the lyrics are from Audie Murphy's poem "Crosses Grow on Anzio". Audie's son thanked Sabaton for the only non-Country/Western song about his father.
My favorite song (for obvious reasons!) Work with Mission 22 and is part of BVET (Boeing Veterans Engagement Team) as well as VFW (post 7511-life Member) to do buddy checks and help prevent Veteran suicide.
I can't listen to this sabaton song without crying ❤️ my grandpa by my dad's side fought in Russia on river Don in WW2 and although he died when I was only 6 I remember how he was always haunted by demons, sometimes so badly he couldn't sleep and could just sit and stare at the wall crying and shivering 😢 he was the only survivor of his batallion and lived with this sense of guilt his whole life...after his death I found a diary he wrote soon after returning from war and it opened with these words : "I am the cursed one. I am the only survivor. I can still see them in my dreams marching towards the unknown so young and proud. There were 250.000 of us when we left Italy but 239.000 never came back again".
Thanks to Sabaton for this awesome song and video and to you for your reaction! A lot more people who are still responsible for this even today should see that! I always shiver when I see it!
I knew nothing about Audie Murphy before I heard this song. As an Irishman im proud of a member of our Diaspora. Audie Murphy is the embodiment of "The Fighting Irish"!!!! We (the Irish) don't want to fight typically but when we have to we Go All IN. May he find the peace in Death that he never got in Life. I would love to see Ireland Honour him!!!!! The whistle at the beginning of the Song is a cross between a Emiro Maracone score and a Traditional Irish Tune!!!!!
I have met some of our British Veterans who I respect and look up to, when I tell them that they are a hero they say no I am not but those that gave there lives are heroes. I usually tell them that all of them that went to war or conflicts are heroes. I also tell them that those that gave there lives are heroes but there suffering has gone, but those that came back are heroes as well even if you lost limbs or came back physically fit have all got PTSD and are all suffering psychologically. No one comes out of a war or a conflict unscathed, all service men and women do change and that is understandable. They all should get the right help and the only people that can help those that have returned are veterans. Because the right counselling that a service person can talk and listen to is someone that has gone through what they have. My best mate's Dad was a veteran from WW2 who served with the Glasgow Highlanders Regiment even though he is English. My Best Mate told me that his Dad got what the British Army called Shell Shock which is now called PTSD, he was in a hospital for a month then they sent him back to the frontline. When he left the British Army in 1946 of course he still suffered with PTSD as this psychological condition was not known then. I was the only one apart from his old comrades from his Regiment. He spoke to me about things that he saw and did including being the first unit at a Nazi concentration camp with thousands of Jewish survivors and thousands of dead bodies of men, women and children. First of all 2 companies of his Regiment including him were picking up and burying the bodies in mass graves properly and with as much respect and dignity that they could do for the dead. Some of the stories were dreadful like his foot going through the stomach of a dead German Soldier. Even though I never served I am very interested in Military history and the British Armed Forces as my family on my late mum's side have served in the British Army and the Royal Air Force (RAF). 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
So relatable I remember when I left the Army I struggled a lot with my PTSD lost 2 of my brothers seeing that definitely did change something in me because they was both killed by IEDs the smell and the images burned in to my memory and I did spend a lot time locked in a dark room with my own thoughts it's fuckin scary
PTSD is hell, & that's only from a perspective of experiences within "normal" (I hate using that word) society. There are just some events, feelings, senses & memories that are beyond words & defy description. I can't even imagine how much worse it could be for anyone who's actively served in the military. These reactions are why I love watching your videos though H. You speak so sincerely, share your own thoughts & experiences often about very real & difficult subjects. I admire & appreciate your positivity. I also love the music. There are things that are so hard, or difficult to share, but everyone, everywhere has their own hurts & I hope I'm not alone in feeling that your positivity, & good content, is a buoy & a wee ray of sunshine. Thank you. Peace, love & happiness everyone x
A friend of mine was in Afghanistan and came home with PSD, fortunely it not "That bad" (easy for me, that haven't been to way, to say), compared to what others went through, but each year just after Christmas he and his family rent a house in the middle of nowhere and comes home a few days in the new year, because fireworks scares him, because he is used to when the sounds reminds him that something bad is about to happen. He have gotten some help, but even that did not fix it, but it did help. Not everyone are that lucky. No matter if we agree if we should send our young men & Women to War, there should be absolutely no argument over that when they return home, they should get the help they need, no matter what it is. It is NOT a question about Money (just look at how big the Military budget is), and we ask them to go out and in some cases do the Ultimate Sacrifice. Greetings from Denmark
My grandfather, his brothers (at least those that survived), great grandfather, oncle who was a prisoner of war for over nine years were never allowed to talk about it. When you go to serve today even now it's a stigma.😢
I really like the movie especially that Audie is playing himself. I have watched some of his other movies. You should checkout the original video. Died in a plane crash. Welcome Home
You may like this war song. The first time I heard it I cried (it was live at a Remembrance Day service.) A few years later I cried the second time as well. I like this version of it best because he has a dirty, gritty voice and not a pretty one. War is not pretty, so I think he suits the song best. The Pogues: And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cZqN1glz4JY.html
It's true: When you come back you don't want to submit others to ehat you had to endure. Ptsd can't be cured. It's like Anorexie it Stars with you for the rest of your life.
