[Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] sir general kelly sir we weren't expecting to see you here it was on my schedule wasn't it yes sir but we just heard about robert i'm so sorry for your loss we weren't expecting you to still give a speech let alone be here four days after my son was a fine officer and a good man he'd expect me to keep my commitments now we ready yes sir right this way you ready to celebrate 235 years raw sir happy birthday happy birthday to you maureen good job rog
er good afternoon and happy 235th birthday marines today as we celebrate our legacy i wanted to share with you a story that speaks directly to our warrior ethos and our commitment to core and to country two years ago when i was commander of all u.s and iraqi forces in fact on the 22nd of april 2008 two infantry battalions one nine walking dead two eight we're switching out of ramadi one of the battalions was in its final days of its deployment the other was just beginning at seven month combat t
our get in listen the girls in here are fired they got boobs for days boobs for days come on bro you're serious about the species i'm serious about getting a ride i spent all my money i can't believe you're serious about that i got you hey hey smell that oh [ __ ] joanna i love you guys i love you guys you know i just want to say we're out for war in what 12 hours you two are more tanked in the armored divisions oh girl that's my warrior ethos i stay hard 24 7. i love him yeah i'm telling you yo
u won't forgive yourself without at least one lap dance before you step off they don't have ladies like that in the sandbox that's right hey listen we've been hard working hard look we know that you're uh you're saving yourself for um nicole it's called commitment so you guys got to try it sometimes it's not that bad it's called commitment you know when i say that here's your virginity [Music] hey what are you doing what yeah all right give him a chicken come on lay with me no homo no hold on al
l right hey you had your shot earlier you shouldn't want to stay i can make some room no it's okay all right that's all you get all right good night yeah wait wait harder yeah so uh we're really going over there huh yeah yeah we are you got my back over there right now you [ __ ] yeah man of course [ __ ] okay i love you i know you'd be thinking about me good night so [Music] so [Music] the marines operated at a joint security station nasa a ramshackle building they shared with the unit of iraqi
police also my men and our allies in the fight against the terrorists and ramadi which until recently was the most dangerous city on earth [Music] ah ah [Music] what the [ __ ] the [ __ ] come on man wake up harder you creepy [ __ ] with you watching me sleep yeah man jeffrey domino what are you doing i'm trying to sleep oh yeah i'm gonna get that internal clock going stupid you better have a heart on you [ __ ] creep what the [ __ ] man oh man get up now or hate yourself later that's what i'm
saying shut up yo yeah right man early bird gets a terrorist no man terrorists going back to sleep [ __ ] life [ __ ] room oh man i hear the food's great you coming yes creepy you jacking off to me sleeping bro you wish [ __ ] hey hey rogers hey grab me a plate please let's go man i'm gonna be putting please yeah iraqi police aren't here for the patrol sergeant they're on insular time corporal they believe it's god's will to be early it'll be early that makes sense you coming you're waking me up
for no reason actually i just wanted to say something to you man you look so good this morning oh honestly and you're like a [ __ ] ugly bald headed [ __ ] goddamn don't smell anything anyone know how to work this thing turn it on sergeant [ __ ] you valenzuela oh my god what the [ __ ] harder you drag my ass out i bet for uncooked hot dogs you [ __ ] serious [ __ ] you you can't eat this [ __ ] yeah you can no i can't i just shaved it so one nine sent us a couple hot dog eaten redneck pieces o
f [ __ ] right we got three days left here dog then your ass can go home and jerk it to all the hentai tentacle porn you want you're still playing those goddamn video games i'm beats war you know you feel that feel that tingling inside fresh idealism oh [ __ ] please sergeant don't don't make me babysit one of these [ __ ] all day please the green weenie [ __ ] us all yell besides it would appear you have an open schedule hey you four boots which one of you wants to get in on the war early i'm r
eady sergeant all right a motivator you got gate duty andrew control point one with corporal yale hell yeah hard are you gonna win the war for auth party corporal yale here is gonna teach you our standard operating procedures so [ __ ] doesn't [ __ ] you back to baghdad rah you're awesome you want a corporal you're a spunky one aren't you it's great we got a long half day ahead of us lance corporal uh harder yeah you ready to melt your [ __ ] stare at some ugly people always yale was a mixed-rac
e kid from virginia whose mother and sister lived with him and he supported them both on his salary of less than twenty three thousand dollars per year harder on the other hand was a middle class white kid from long island they came from two completely different worlds had they not joined the marines they would have never met [Music] that's midnight what a beautiful day what a beautiful day is that what you said don't think it's nice out here yeah it's nice it's nice if you live in [ __ ] satan'
s hairy ass crack it's nice jesus christ man so they bringing us any more stopping power mildred's the biggest [ __ ] around here right now so that's it yeah well actually we used to have a 240 but uh an iraqi officer [ __ ] lit up the nearest mosque it's like a block away oh jeez [ __ ] cut him a sunroof in like 10 seconds get the munchies or something what are you doing hmm what you got senzu beans man i'm on that goku [ __ ] go super saiyan on your ass hold up get some candy you want some yea
h sure man all right welcome to ecp1 [ __ ] thanks man but yeah headquarters flipped [ __ ] [ __ ] on a sent this pogas officer down here [ __ ] was all marines small weapon may not destroy buildings but it still kills people raw what a [ __ ] hatchet wound man i mean yeah as long as we hit him in the grape we'll stop [ __ ] all the same but two in the chest one on the head that's right winning hearts and minds iraqi freedom plus fall does go to [ __ ] we do have bob and kumar over there to save
the day makes you feel any better these [ __ ] even paying attention loving them see they're supposed to uh ask them to stop but [ __ ] us i guess all right uh standard sop here 11th general order and all that just uh go check their id and clear them to pass good morning i'd like a double cheeseburger with a side of dick sauce please hey i got a uh make sure he [ __ ] himself too [ __ ] off stop hazing that mourinho only the operation you boys running out here well my dad's retired my mom huh a
h [ __ ] me you got 12 [ __ ] hours in this hot box man you got any good stories uh not really just my stuff's from boot camp i heard that no [ __ ] say carter come on man goddamn okay fine duty duty questions then i guess that'll do what are you talking about so lance corporal harder what dysfunctional life event led you to join the united states marine corps oh my gosh you serious hell yeah man and i know we answer our corporals i don't know yet nothing's wrong with my life man i just got tire
d to watch from the sidelines elaborate oh you laugh yeah yeah i most certainly will i went to the towers about a month before 9 11. after they fell i just got enough my stomach that wouldn't go away yeah i'm not gonna lie to you that is cliche as [ __ ] thank you appreciate that but no seriously like that's that's as good a reason as anyone else man it's nothing to be ashamed of definitely want to earn the right to wear this uniform though you want a real piece of advice man that guilt that you
're feeling for not going into combat that's just the [ __ ] they used to brainwash the recruits better purge that [ __ ] now you know it's not about that i just want to do my part yeah no no i i feel you but you know there's no glory in this just good friends dying far from home that's all i'm sorry for your loss should i serve his country honorably well he killed himself actually yeah lance corporal curtis christensen damn it look i'm not trying to scare you or anything i'm just i'm just sayin
g you're not here to win a [ __ ] war i want to pop your cherry with that thing you're here for one reason and that's to make sure that marines never have to come to this [ __ ] ever again hey man i got all my friends back there sleeping right now they've been with me since soi so trust me corporal i know why i'm here we got a job to do i spoke individually with a half dozen iraqi police all of whom told the same story some of them fired and then to a man they ran for safety just prior to the ex
plosion all survived uh i'm being a [ __ ] dick dude i'm sorry man my beds all right it's a little salt dog now yeah well i used to be all about this [ __ ] you know now my [ __ ] camis are all sunbleached white smoked cheap cigarettes my [ __ ] teeth are all yellow from dip but i hear chicks on base dig that [ __ ] now so maybe there's hope for me yet oh just in ramadi man you got a girl back on uh two actually boy that's expensive yeah no no it's just um it's my mom my little sister tammy they
live on base with me that's sweet yeah it's good i send a combat pay they buy furniture we got a good thing i can't even afford paying off my truck right now so oh i feel you on that man why do you think i'm trying to find me a sugar mama [ __ ] how about you babyface huh there's some girl out there with puffy loins waiting for you oh geez um yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah all right what's your name uncle all right she um she's great man let me tell you something murder take it from someone who knows
all right you got to get a few more tree rings in you before you can go settling down man am i myself i'm already divorced head of the game shut up i am i'm serious well actually that [ __ ] never signed the papers before we stepped off so technically i'm still a married man oh look another customer putting myself in their heads i suppose it took about a second for the two marines to separately come to the same conclusion as to what was going on they had about five seconds left it took maybe tw
o seconds for them to present their weapons take aim and open up get up the iraqis please some of whom had fired their aks now scattered like the normal and rational men that they were three seconds left for about two more seconds and all the instantaneous violence yale and harder never hesitated by all reports and by the video footage they never step back uh don't move i don't know what's going on harder is that good all right i'll be back i'll be back partner one of the iraqis elaborated they'
d run like any normal man would to save their life what he didn't know then until that very moment he said was that marines are not normal he said sir in the name of god no man no sane man would have stood there and done what they did they saved us all harder truck explodes the camera goes blank and two young men go to their god six seconds not enough time to think about their families their country their flag their own lives of their own deaths but it was more than enough time for these very ve
ry brave young marines to do their duty into eternity that's the kind of people that we have on watch tonight all over the world for you for us all [Music] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Music] you
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Thank you for this. It's a really good recreation of that awful day. I was on the other side of the city when this happened. Just stepped out of my hooch that morning and lit up a cigarette when I heard and felt the explosion. I will never forget that exact second. It was so loud I thought it was my buddy Erik's station a mile away instead of the 3 miles away it really was. I have always felt bad that I was relieved that it wasn't his station. I remember meeting Haerter briefly. I was a Sgt and a squadleader and I remember how respectful he was to me and had never even met me before that. Could tell he was a good kid. Turned out to be the best kind of man he could possibly be. I had the great honor to be in the honor guard at Quantico for his and Yale's Navy Cross ceremony (I think I am in the pic you have of that in the credits). We never know what the future holds and how much of a difference we can make. These two forever young men had no problem stepping up and making the ultimate difference for so many people and they will be remembered forever for it.
My dad was a Sgt in the Marine Corps, served in the Vietnam War. He told me this story last year when he noticed I use the phrase "Lean In" a lot... I will never forget these men. I just completed Naval Officer training this summer, when I graduate medical school I'll get to care for the brave men and women like them. God Bless.
My dad actively serves in USMC as a Master Gunnery Sergeant in the infantry he served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan one time he came back from Afghanistan changed and became bit jumpy at most sounds. Thankfully he recovered from his PTSD in 2014 and is actually on a deployment somewhere in South East Asia. May god bless my dad.
As a retired Australian Army soldier I have had the privilege to serve alongside members of the United States Marine Corps. Their esprit de corps and spirit left a lasting impression on me. Rest assured we have not forgotten the debt we owe the Corps for what they did in the Pacific during WWII. If these marines are the caliber of men serving today the Corps is in very good hands. Semper Fi. Thank you also to the makers of this film. I hope you will continue to make more films.
To a Vietnam Marine, the highest compliment he could receive was “You did your job.” To LCpl Haerter and Cpl Yale, you did your job.
Brought tears to my eyes. I'm an Army vet, but not one with combat time. I bow humbly to all combat veterans and thank you from everything within my soul for your time and sacrifice.
If you pay really close attention, LCpl Haerter and Cpl Yale are also in attendance at the Ball, then by the time the short ends, the camera is where they're supposed to be sitting and that's supposed to be the Missing Man table. That part really got me.
I don't know how it came up in my recommendations but I loved it. I am russian and our soldiers had situations like that in Chechnya, and I even knew a guy who went through the same there. People like these are heroes. Respect from Russia. RIP to the fallen marines! Semper Fidelis!
If this doesn't make you shed at least one tear.....then you're a stronger man than I am. I was lucky to serve with marines several times during my 22 years in the Navy. I have nothing but respect for these men. I salute each and everyone of them. Retired Chief; served through 4 wars.
No man should die this young. RIP and thank you for your service.
I hope the creators of the film aren’t done making movies after this one
I'm only an old Bootneck from the UK, who served with my brothers back in the 70's, but one thing I do know is this. The keyboard warriors can carry on their argument about what Corp is better or worse than the other, but all I know is that no matter what country your from, a Marine is a Marine and we are all members of the one Corp. I salute my brothers across the pond, as we will always stand side by side as Marines! These two Leathernecks made sure that their brothers would remain safe and you can't ask anymore than that of a Marine.
Semper Fi brothers. You stood your watch and held your ground. You gave your lives to save many others. No higher love than one for his brothers and neighbors! Rest in peace.
I am a 60 year old German veteran. I never fight in a war. When I see that film, the tears run down from my face. Those young men 😢 great respect for all the soldiers where fight in foreign countries and gave their lives for freedom. Please excuse my bad English. I hope God keep their souls in heaven and give peace for their families.
“Some People Wonder All Their Lives If They've Made A Difference, Marines Don't Have That Problem”. Ronald Reagan - 40th President of the United States. I was on Parris Island when he said those words; I was actually 3 feet from him in a "school circle," 20 minutes before he said those words. He told us how proud he was of us, though we were recruits and not even Marines, yet. Maybe he knew we'd become men like those who made the Ultimate Sacrifice - like these two Marine Brothers of mine.
Thank you for making this film. You've given a voice to those who can't speak for themselves anymore. These Marines will never die as long as we keep their stories and memories alive. Semper Fi.
Thank you for honoring these two men the way you did. It was day that all of us there will never forget. Rest in Peace Marines. Till Valhalla.
From an old Corpsman who had the honor of serving with the Grunt Marines and experienced Beirut, Lebanon in October of 83. This movie hit home with me. Semper Fi Devil Dogs; my love and admiration for the Corps and all of you who served. HUH RAAH!
I remember this day quite vividly, as it started off as a normal day. I was deployed to Ramadi as part of a joint task force that ended up being the keepers of Camp Ramadi. I was one of the few Marines in this unit as well. Anyway, I remember being at the MWR tent getting ready to set up for an event we were supposed to have that day when the explosion happened. The blast was so powerful, it felt as if my chest caved in. I looked up and saw nothing but white smoke. I had no access to the checkpoint so I went to our COC to see what happened. We got the full details later that afternoon and it was crazy. The crater from the explosion was massive. The explosion was early in the morning, and just completely altered the course of the rest of the day. I ended up attending Cpl Yale’s memorial a few days later and the emotion in his 1stSgt’s voice during the roll call was so powerful. What they did was tremendous, and is something I’ve never forgotten about. Thank you for honoring their efforts.
Their action that day will live on in Marine Corps lore. But their actions need to live forever in the collective American conscious by receiving the Medal of Honor.