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I love this song. The first time I ever heard it I cried until I couldn't breathe. My late father, my late brother, late grandpa, late uncles...all served. My oldest son still serves, middle son is a vet, husband is a vet. This song is equally beautiful and heartbreaking. Just found you guys today and i'm already a fan. You have me wanting some bourbon!
Please thank your son and husband for their service. ❤ And a huge thank you to your family that has served and have passed. Also, a thank you to you for staying home and waiting for your family to come home as they serve for our country.
I lost 2 uncles that I never met in France, they are still there, buried on sacred ground. Lost a cousin in Korea and another in Vietnam. My nephew has just pulled out of Afghanistan and is now at the DMZ. So thankful for all who have served and sacrificed.
Buck Owens told Trace “... ’That low note that you can hit, you need to do that in every song, ’cause that’s really all you got goin’ for you.'” Trace loved it and apparently took it to heart.
I was in a rifle company in the Army’s Old Guard (3rd Infantry) at Ft. Myer, connected to Arlington by a chapel. We performed ceremonies there and at other sites. During the week we were tasked for funerals we’d usually do 4 or 5 a day due to Vietnam as well as older vets getting buried. I spent many, many hours just wandering the cemetery, and it is amazing who you can find buried there. Everyone needs to visit it, to just be awed with the immensity of the place, as well as watching the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns. From an old retired soldier, thanks for doing this video and reaction.
@Ranger, thank you for your service to our country. I just wish we were the same country we used to be, we have too many that disrespect our flag today, no patriotism whatsoever. I wanted to be a Marine so bad that I could taste it, I did go to MEPS @ Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, Alabama to take my physical, even though I was born deaf in my left ear, I tried my best to pass the hearing test. Unfortunately, that's the only part that kept me out of being able to serve my country. Every service member, as well as, their family have my undying respect, and my family thoroughly appreciate y'alls service. We try to pick-up the checks for service members, past and present, when we go out to eat to show our respect & dedication to what they mean to us. Hooah sir!!
I'm not a veteran but this song always gets to me. I appreciate each and every veteran that has put they're life on the line so I can lay my head down at night knowing my country is protected
My son says if you've served overseas the last 20 years and haven't met Trace Adkins or Toby Keith, you're one of the few. One or the other is there a lot. Big supporters of our servicemen and women.
I play it every time I visit my guys who are there. We trained and fought together, I treated them as best we could and these did not make it out alive, some even died in my arms but we have great visits and talk together during my time there. I did appreciate one of the visuals in the beginning of the sunlight streaming through the camo poncho liner. Thanks for covering this song.
I’m a bit late seeing this but I 💯 agree about the feeling at Arlington. Sacred ground that always commands respect, and the sensation that it’s being protected by a benevolent power. My grandfather, uncle and father-in law all rest there. Thank you for your service.
Arlington and the Iwo Jima memorial are sacred ground. I've spent a lot of time with a guy that was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions there. Look up Woody Williams and read his CMH citation. Not everyone gets the chance to meet their heroes. I've met and hung out with one of mine for hours. - Keith
@@BourbonCountryReacts I'm going to look up his name and read about his service. I love to read about stuff like that. I also have/had many family members in the service. A late Uncle who served in the Army at Normandy on a U-boat that stormed the beaches and survived...my father served in the Korean war, my late father in law served as a gunner in WW2, Two Uncles who served in Vietnam and my Niece who currently serves in the Airforce at Dover. She works with the Thunderbirds. My late husband was a "lifer" & a "mustang" and served in the Navy, desert storm and all those other conflicts of that time frame. My one Uncle that served in Vietnam was awarded several medals for his service too...look up Philip Hayden, you can find a lot of info on him (might have a PhD after his name for his current stuff). He was a special agent for the FBI after leaving the Army, then went on after that to be an instructor at Quantico and now has his own business doing the same types of stuff. His wife (my Aunt) still works at Quantico making spy gadgets. Looking up your Woody Williams!
@@BourbonCountryReacts WOW! I looked him up....Woody Williams ...what can I say...impressive indeed...WOW!! I also accidentally came across my Uncle (,on RU-vid) while looking for Woody. My Uncle was giving expert testimony in the Roy Oliver case...when the trial started, they had him going over his "credentials" to give expert testimony and they go over his work & service history...distinctive (something) cross was one of several medals.
Those slate slabs upon which the Old Guard walks came from Cameron County, PA. I have family who lives there, and I was born one county over. Powerful song, powerful video. Yeah, gets ya right in the feels, every time.
I served for almost 23 years in the Army. I served in 4 combat zones. A few of my "brothers" are laid to rest in honored glory in this hallowed place. The reverence and respect to those heroes can never be fully paid. I love you and I will see you again, dressed in my immaculate dress uniform, standing at the ready to cover your 6, whenever you need it. Your sacrifice upon the altar of freedom will NEVER be forgotten!!!! Stand at ease!!
I agree that line always gets me that his hero grandfather that he never knew clicked his hill and saluted him on the day he was buried in arlington. Hits hard. And i feel for the father ... to lose his dad and his son.
There are places in our country that when you visit them in person, give you an indescribable feeling. Arlington is one of those places. No matter how many times you visit, you still get that same feeling. Great song
I’ve got family on both sides that have served back to WW1-WW2 & IRAC. Trace has another song about the military called” Till The Last Shots Fired”. Thank you Keith for your service sir. ✌️❤️
New subscriber here! I think you would enjoy Toby Keiths "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue" and Trace Adkins live at Rammenstien "Welcome to Hell". Both are great patriotic songs each with their own little touch of humor.
It may be a while before we come back to Trace Adkins. But that's just because we enjoy exposing ourselves to new artists. I think we've had several Toby Keith requests. And we are keeping a list of all of them.
Ok I officially love you both!! Your so country without being country! Deep voices are a thing we love, and clearly you love! I'm here on this fun road where you discover all of the music I love!!
My grandfather was a WWI veteran and he's buried at Arlington. I was there at 6 years old . My grandmother and I went back when my Uncle Finnis was given The Medal of Honor by President Nixon . Then we went to see my grandfather's grave . I was a teen then and I still cry when I hear this song . Thank you for your service.
Trace has a deep voice like Barry and has the same effect on many women as Barry's "Let's Get It On" song. LOL! Love a lot of Trace's music. Saw him in concert in Jackpot, NV and he spotted a WWII vet in the audience. He had that gentleman and his whole family come sit up in the front row and sent the man home with the black cowboy hat he was wearing right off his head. Trace is very patriotic.
I love that you are wearing a shirt with the American flag when this song is about the ones who died fighting for our freedom. This songs gets me every time, especially when he says his Grandpa recognized him when he got to heaven and saluted him.
This gets to me every time. My husband's Father is in Arlington. He was a fighter pilot in WWII. That was when Air Force was Army Air Corps. My husband spent twenty years in the Air Force. We met when I too was in the Air Force. He survived two tours in Vietnam. He served his community for 17 years after his Air Force career. He passed away one month before he was retiring again. He would've gladly given life for country and he did give it for our community.
Every American should visit Arlington, if you ever get the chance. Just standing there, with rows of graves as far as you can see, in every direction, is so humbling. To know that all of those people once signed an agreement, saying they were willing to DIE for others they’d never met, and that many of those did, is an incredible experience. My fave quote, “We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm”. I thank God for those rough men. RIP.
My grandparents took me to Arlington as a young kid and I got to witness the changing for the guard ceremony and at the time I definitely had a feeling unlike any other due to having military family being my granddads ans their siblings ect. Now that I'm a marine wife and sister in law and I've had a friend of mine who I grew up with him ans his brother and their parents in church, school etc. Layed to rest there because he was killed in action at 26 years old it's like that feeling but like even more patriotic even more of that feeling I got as a kid standing in Arlington
I'm a former Funeral Director and Embalmer. I used to manage a Funeral home in Louisa VA and so I've had to deliver many to Arlington for services. We're not supposed to show any emotions when working a service, but 21 gun salutes and taps gets me everytime. Have to put on my dark sunglasses, keep tissues handy (and discreet) and turn away from any attendees when wiping tears away.
@@deborahjones6066 I think some of that is pretty stupid. We are Humans and burying almost anybody (but especially real heroes) is a sad experience. Why do people have such a problem with showing emotion? Holding it in only adds to the stress of the situation and stress is itself a real killer. Why can't we normalize being emotional when the situation calls for it?
I have been there because my grandpa, who passed in 2014, is buried there. He was in Vietnam, Panama, Desert Storm, and Uphold Democracy in Haiti and was Purple Heart recipient. He got the 21 gun salute too.
I've had family serving all the way back to The Revolutionary War (on both The British and American side) till now. I can say that by some grace of God that from WW2 my family has never heard/had THE KNOCK once. Even though No one from my family is in this sacred ground since everyone wanted to be buried with the rest of their families this song just sends shivers in a good way down your back. That is what I have always loved about Trace is he tells these stories from the POV of the Solider giving you the feeling of being there. He has always been some who makes sure that no solider is ever forgotten even from The Civil War. He wants the Soldiers from that war no matter the side/color of uniform they were on to always be remembered. While my roots are Union based I support that those who fought in the Civil War should never be forgotten and everyone Solider deserves a proper funeral or Headstone no matter where they are buried. Where I live there is a gravestone hidden just of the path in a cemetery pointing south. Buried under that stone is a Civil War soldier who fought in the Confederate Army who once the war was over came north and settled down. It took years after he died for him to get his headstone but it was The Sons of The Union Soldiers working with The Sons of the Confederate Soldiers that got him his stone. From what my dad was told since this happened long before he joined it involved a lot of yelling from both sides for the government to get their heads out of their butts as well as being told again by both sides that he was not gonna be dug up and shipped down south when he had built his life here. Paperwork was involved since he had a family headstone he wasn't entitled to a Civil War headstone but someone pointed out that the headstone was place there years after he dies and thus didn't count in the legal hooha. Years of fighting with both sides allied he finally got his headstone. There is only a few that know about him since we have a lot of jerks that would just vandalize that headstone just because he fought in a war 150 years ago and deemed evil. My dad always makes sure that he gets a flag on Memorial day and other days. Confederate soldier or not he was still a soldier and worthy of being remembered and never forgotten.
With Sept 11th coming up maybe yall can check out Have You Forgotten by Darryl Worley, Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning by Alan Jackson or American Soldier by Toby Keith. Thank you for your service. My husband served in Iraq, Marine and my father was Army in Vietnam(RIP Sept 11, 2017). I'll always have the utmost respect for our military! God bless from Alabama❤✌
Loved kneeling By Audie Murphy's Grave and touching his stone . i said every time i rode by his statue in Greenville Texas Good Job murph . My hero as a child and still my hero biggest little Texan the world ever seen. i believe exit 95 on I 30
I have been to Arlington. When you talk about a feeling there…the best way I can describe it is in 2 ways. You ride the shuttles and are on there with veterans young and old coming back to visit their friends….the 2nd one I want to drive home is YOU LITERALLY HEAR CRYING BELOW YOUR FEET WITH EVERY STEP THERE! It is such a humble quiet place of solitude and then it is so powerful at the same time. I want to go back again and take my Dad who never served but most of the men on my mom’s side did. My grandpa, 2 uncles and several cousins on her side. It is truly as an American something you will never forget!! Life changing!
Also been a Kentuckian my entire life of 46 years appreciate the Bourbon talk on this channel because we are known for it. Tu both for appreciating both it and country music it is truly a win-win in my opinion!
My daddy served 20 years and is in Arlington now. Have an uncle who served as well. We love and miss you both Thanks for your contributions for us to be free.
If you are interested in more military themed songs... They are usually very powerful and great to react to... "Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue" by Toby Keith, "American Soldier" By Toby Keith, "The Ones Who Didn't Make it Back Home" by Justin Moore, "I Drive Your Truck" By Lee Brice, "Letters From Home" By John Michael Montgomery, "8th of November" by Big & Rich. Tons more, but those are my favorite. Country music has a heavy military appreciation and presence in their songs.
My son's last tour in the Army was part of the Honor Guard. He participated in the high ranking funerals at Arlington. He was the one of the youngest to ever participate and be brought in. They also was trying to get him to train for the Tomb of the Unknown but he was ready to come home. And as proud as I would have been for him to do that I was ready for him to come home as well. He left at 17 and spent almost a decade in the Army away from me....yeah I was definitely ready for him to come home because I was scared every single day.
I m a Vet married to a Retiree and the mother of two sons who have also served. We have been to the funerals of friends who have died in action and this song never fails to bring tears to my eyes. DH & I will rest in Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
I'm not a Bourbon connoisseur, but I really enjoy Heritage Distilling Co's Brown Sugar Bourbon. A girl I follow on TikTok got me hooked on it. It's great neat, or on the rocks and it's great either way. But she said to drink it on the rocks with a splash of pineapple juice. It tastes like pineapple upside down cake, so it's dangerous at my house.
Arlington is unlike any place on earth. It's awe inspiring and somewhat majestic. And it always feels weird to describe being around so much death and tragedy with words like "awe" and "majestic".. but it's accurate, IMO. It's an incredibly sad place, for sure, but it's also an incredibly powerful place.
I have three friends whose husbands are buried at Arlington, as well as two couples whose sons are buried there. I have had the honor of going to Arlington five times with our local Honor Flight, and each time has been so special.
I visited Arlington in the 70s on a class trip. I've also seen the traveling Vietnam Wall twice when it came to Goldsboro NC. Seeing all the grave markers and names on the wall makes you stop and think a lot of men and women gave their lives so that we can enjoy our freedoms.
Trace has a bunch of good songs, I'd recommend HOT MAMA, I LEFT SOMETHING TURNED ON AT HOME, EVER LIGHT ON IN THE HOUSE or HONKY TONK BEDONKADONK. All great song with different vibes.
And to your awesome list I have to add just one more thing, specially written for parents; Trace's song called 'You're Gonna Miss This'. That was the first song of his that I remember having heard and it had me hooked. That was before the album with Arlington on it came out.
i will jot get over standing in the midst of the crosses at Arlington. A simple thank you just doss not suffice. We, as Americans, owe out military SO much, everything, we owe tem everything.
It would be an honor to be buried in Arlington. I spent my Army AIT at Fort Belvoir when I trained to become an engineer. I was disappointed when I found out they trained 62F20 MOS @ Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. I had signed up to be a 62B20 Heavy Equipment Operation and Maintenance the same day my draft notice hit the mailbox. The enlistment NCO thought I was going to be a crane operator, so did I and I did the hard way. I came out of Belvoir a 62B30 Spec 4. I could rebuild diesel & gas engines, repair any heavy equipment the US Amry had within limits, and then some. A twenty-year-olds dream come true. You have to drive them to repair them. I visited DC to the max and walked up the Washington Monument, the line for the elevator was across the park. The Arlington Cemetary was owned by Robert E. Lee, he was married into George's family. When he left Appomattox Court House the Feds took it. My hometown is Lynchburg, less than 25 miles down Rte. 460. I joined the Army on April 9, the same day Lee & Grant agreed to end it. God Bless America - Enough Anus!
I served with at least 2 soldiers/friends who are interred at Arlington and I was honored to attend one of their funerals.....I served 21 years in the Army, and am entitled to be interred there should I wish..... still haven't decided, my family would not be able to get there often if ever, so I have some decisions to make.....
I think another part part of the song, specially "don't cry for us, we made it to Arlington" hits just like the unnamed soldier, not all are recovered and buried in the sacred ground
2025 I’m making the tour for the 250th birthday of the Marine Corps and the Navy in Philadelphia, Gettysburg, D.C. tour including Arlington, then Virginia starting with the Marine Corps museum. That quote was Patton, one of my grandpas drove for him sometimes mostly when he needed a translator. It helps if your parents escaped Prussia and Germany around 1918. “No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making some other dumb bastard die for his”. Grandpa was in a tank the day Patton was accidentally killed.. My moms dad was in Europe my dads dad was in the pacific
My dad, 8 uncles, my brother and myself and my 2 oldest nephews have served along with a number of cousins. Our families service goes back before the revolutionary war. We all know what it means to sacrifice.
🥃My mom works for Buffalo Trace in Frankfort Kentucky and actually use to work in the Blanton house. She now works in their gift shop selling it lol. 🥃
My sister-in-law was in the Army and died in 2010 from cancer. She is not buried in Arlington. As stunning as Arlington is, many who served but aren't buried at Arlington seem to be our forgotten heroes. There's the annual ceremony at Arlington but I would like to see every POTUS make one trip to Arlington and the other three at other cemeteries to honor them also. I don't expect a small cemetery in Kentucky to get a visit from a POTUS because our heroes who aren't at Arlington are buried all over the country. They deserve the same respect shown to their fellow servicemen and servicewomen.
My boy has participated in "Wreaths Across America" a few times. I've been there when various orgs get together to place thousands of wreaths in veterans cemeteries, or in the veterans sections of them. Usually, it's youth organizations of various kinds. Honestly, watching those ceremonies, it brings a little bit of Arlington to your hometown. - Keith
@@BourbonCountryReacts I deeply appreciate your dedication to honoring all of our fallen. I think many who don't have a loved one who served realize that many aren't buried at Arlington. I am in no way saying anything against Arlington or the Tomb of the Unknown soldier...been to both. My uncle is retired Marine Corp and served in Korea and Vietnam. He's 88 and I have no clue where he will be buried. We were taught when we were kids to never mention the wars around him and we honor that. He'll make a comment once in a blue moon but I don't very little about his time in the USMC. People like you help us to recognize those who are laid to rest throughout the country and overseas. Since I'm Kentucky born and raised...how was our bourbon?!
The video is beautiful. Always been a huge Trace fan. No other voice like his. If you haven’t, check out Till the Last Shot’s Fired which is another one to get you in the feels. To appreciate Trace’s voice please react to the studio video of I Can’t Outrun You. He’s a huge man with a huge voice. A cool new song of his is Ain’t That Kind of Cowboy. And I’m curious about Four Roses...?
Four Roses is a good daily drink, I personally prefer their Single Barrel Barrel Proofs, but their Small Batch is pretty tasty also. I've added votes for the tunes you mentioned -Dustin
Another great song by Adkins is 'Fightin Word's - "One slip of the tongue 'bout my dog or my momma or this flag that I wear on my shirt, you'll see a side of me man that you damn sure don't wanna because them theirs fightin' words. Thems fightin' words Hoss"
I am maybe one of the complete opposite of what you might expect to hang on to your channel. I don't drink bourbon, an I'm liberal through and through.......I just really like that even if I disagree your honesty is really nice. I think that it really has to do with just being good people, and as long as you try and keep that going (I try every day to make sure that I am good to people) then you can always still be a good person
We keep politics out of the channel for a reason. Music is universal. Maybe the one thing that can unite us. Hang on every word of The Doobie Brothers "Listen to the Music" for my view on it. Thank you for this thoughtful comment. - Keith
