Kandahar the Song

[driverv86]

Oh shit! TGIF! Remembrance to our lady that got fragged by a stupid 107 and sent home. Hope she recovers well.

Sadly glad to be home, but oddly miss that place...

[Camefmidge]

You should do a version of rockstar with all the different lads In kandahar mouthing the lyrics, If you want, I'll write the song and you can perform it :) my dadll have to be in it though, he works at KBR and you can see his office at the poo pond

[ruffinist]

Hey is that SF guy's last name jackson? looks like someone i know

[solidfox000]

thanks airforce dude its raining in kaf now and u made it a bit... better

[herk115]

Mick, you are awesome! You've got a couple of hits on your hands, you know! Keep 'em coming!

[chardayable]

I love the humor....and the bunker disco! Thank you for sharing with those of us who have family serving there right now.

[mcave1920]

This video is so true! I wish i had a picture of the first time i smelled the poo pond!

[gmick49]

My niece is in Afghanistan and I respect what you do for our country. Great song. I play Guitar also. Hope you stay safe and Thank you for protecting us.

[Kamadan1994]

i love the song ^^

[7jennik]

We love this, were glad the soldiers can take a bad situation and turn it around! We also love the voice of the soldier who sings it. We would love to hear more from him, Id buy that C.D.!

[SimplifyedCarrot]

Bulldog logo at 1:44 =D

[foginternational]

This is a great video and it almost makes me miss Kandahar, almost.

[SpillaneFamily]

Still a fantastic song! Thanks for allowing the spouses to have an insight as to the facilities over there. We are so proud of ALL of you, regardless of your rank, job, or branch of service. Great job!!!!

[PeaceLuvSing2244]

Best song ever!!!! :D

[jhoon234]

people part of the us army that are at Afghanistan wrote us back after we wrote a letter to them

[artemispursuit4]

my dads threre for a year right now.love u dad.(jim roth)

[Jeneye69]

new game based off this video "FIND THE SIGN". There are many signs featured in this video from Kandahar, can you find where they all are?

[kevinmwalen]

Your J model maintenance help me in my H model get fixed, so we could do our next airdrop! Thanks Kandahar J model=-)

[PeaceLuvSing2244]

:D

[02jadallah]

Freaking idiot!!!! I hate this video!! While real soldiers are risking their lives at outter fobs, you're singing about loving s*** pond Kandahar!! I hope you get sent back, and experience a real deployment! Rocket Attack? Really? That's your only bad experience?! Im embarrassed to call myself a fellow soldier after viewing this!!

[jaimiebauer88]

@02jadallah ARE YOU KIDDING ME, he just making the best of this place, not pissing on dead bodies like fellow soldies/marines, thats the people you should be embarrassed by

[TannerDanger]

@02jadallah you chose your job/branch and so did we....quit your complaining

[Jphoward3]

@02jadallah what about you in this video? /watch?v=7FeNT3afvnU

You seem to be screwing around with a browning. Isn't that a little hypocritical? let me guess, you were just making the best out of the situation and messing around? well guess what. thats what heysarge99 is doing! so just chill out

[smith4keegan]

Odd enough makes me miss the place

[wcipolla99]

Great job. Reminds me of the songs from Viet Nam. God bless all of you and my son who is there now.

[jaimiebauer88]

i cant wait till im out of here, man this video had me cracking up! i even seen some people that i knew, lmao

thats freaking awesome@

[NORSEMAN1967]

Thanks :)

[FUNKER530]

For a look into what a Soldier's tour is like in Afghanistan visit my channel.

[skydive911]

Djeez i like the song!

[carrieboo22]

I love this. My husband is at KAF right now and he thinks the part about reflective belts is hysterical. Are the lyrics posted anywhere?

[mariuslemans]

Merry Christmas to our big family here in KAF! Romanias from near the Area Fifty Poo salutes you.

[Mr7272kev]

This was awesome, I'm here right now smelling the poo pond and running around with my reflective belt and blowing sand outta my nose. It's lots and lots of fun. The rocket attacks and AC's over head blowing crap up in the middle of the night. It's awesome! But I love the video and thank it's great.

[shermankelt]

@K8eLove06 - I spent 2 deployments working 24/7 at the Role 3. We can't be at the FOBs so we have to save your ingrate ass to where the Chinooks can transport it - KAF. We all serve in different ways but at least we serve.

[shermankelt]

Great video. I remember the sirens. I don't miss the smell of the poo-pond but miss the hockey games, on the boardwalk, and the Timmy's. Thanks for mentioning the Canadians. We have left KAF and wish those remaining a happy and healthy new year. Yours aye...

[pittpens10562]

That taliban mans family disliked the video.

[TheJollygreenbro]

Very nice work. Great video and message. Thanks for your service!

[SpcHammonds2142B]

hahha i fucking loved KAF. wish i could go back right now.

[gismz]

I was there in 2009 with the Royal Danish Air Force One of the great places I've been in afghanistan

[TheRosetta12]

This is friggin awesome! ROFL Thank you sir!

[Eaglerick23]

That was awesome...

[XistenceisFutile]

Dear God that friggin siren at the end still gives me chills.. KAF is a shit hole!!!

[Mongoose101976]

K8elove06 - Sorry you feel that way. Guess we could stop fixing the planes and you can just walk your ass home or do without food water and ammo at your FOB.

[biga1214]

@Mongoose101976 I totally agree or the planes that save their asses when things get to be a little to much for the soldiers on the ground

[reesmilitary]

Fantastic Video!!!! From the RAF Herc's :D

Danny

[MrMega08]

@K8eLove06 hey you need to listen you stupid motherf***** without the soldiers that stay on the base and never goes outside the wire have important jobs and without them nothing would be accomplished. The soldiers that go outside the wire they chose to go out...so you just need to shut your f***** mouth.

[LostlikeNemo82]

This video is hilarious! I was singing all day yesterday after watching it! I really like the part about the reflective belts, LOL

[Golfdad59]

Thank you so much. For those that have left, this will be a fond reminder. For those of us still here "Living the Dream", it will be a daily ritual.

[thatSRTchick]

I too thought I had hear the "rocket attack" alarm for the last time ha ha. I miss the place a bit as well, met really cool folks doing amazing things :)

[evilsideracing]

Hooah

[mitchlupo]

Awesome!!! Love it man!

[bhoughton62]

Thank You just doesn't seem enough! Thank you for the song, and Thank You to all at Kandahar for doing what you are doing.

[merfer2005]

Really Cool Vedio.....



[vanillaicet89]

i wanna have your baby's

[luanmehanja]

really nice song...reminds me of my time in KAF for over a year...i dont know but when u r gone u actually miss it abit....::-(

[AlaskaErik]

I see the terminal "Welcome to Kandahar" paint job is still intact. I had my picture taken in front of it in 2006. Missed out on the TGI Fridays! That was after my time. I remember Pizza Hut and Tim Hortons in the Quad and Green Beans by the terminal. There was no Tim Hortons at Bagram, so we were always the heros when we brought back a few boxes of doughnuts.

[Orieni]

Thought I'd heard "rocket attack" for the last time...

[IYAAYAS188th]

I was there Jan 10 to May 10. This video brought back fond memories. Glad I could see it and I will be returning to KAF soon.

[Nerheim55]

Port dogs?

[TheSarahew88]

This really is an awful lace. But if we are here, we "own" it. We hate it here, but all the ones that are home saying they hated it here, are the ones calling and emailing and wanting to know what is going on. And no one can point fingers for reasons why you are in one place and not another. It is not like anyone picked and chose. Smugness goes nowhere when yu are where you are because you were told t ogo there, Not because you had any choice in it.

[g3ectvkm]

I'm at KAF at present and thoroughly enjoyed this video. It let's us laugh at some of the absurdities here while doing our jobs. We had a Rocket Attack tonight, so appreciated the humor when I got back and it was fun sitting with co-workers picking out the recognizable sites. Appreciate the smile.

[mochageney]

NAVCENT Representing...Thanks guys for not leaving us out

[linkeloutje70]

Nice to know, Boys ...!!!

[Magdalenomca]

Awe, the memories, was there Oct 09 - Mar 10, I remember all that & the flood of Jan '10! They might send me back someday, but probably not, lost my husband there in May. Stay safe everyone.

[lemar2907]

wow! lake duce. thanks for helping me remember the pungent aroma of lake duce.

[kwcantrell6]

To all of those who have negative comments on this I say GROW UP! The troops have to have a down time to stay sane! Everyone in the military has a job to do so you soldiers that think that AF has it easy well they don't they fight just like you do. If they didn't fix the planes you wouldn't get supplies or food. Support each other. Don't tear anyone down. All military members fight for us!

[TheMusketITuckedIt]

Great song I honestly enjoyed that.

[kwcantrell6]

Love it! I just saw my hubby in the video. Praying for EVERYONE deployed this Christmas season. We stand behind you and support you 100%!

[aremydaddy]

funny as hell



[torchburnwolf]

thats so awsome reminds me of the place im at... oh wait im still here hahaha

[SpillaneFamily]

@torchburnwolf funny

[kyletruitt]

Is it legal to show the aircraft on jacks on the ramp like that?

[bellagunn]

Nice! Been home now since Sept, can't say I miss it......but I do miss Karen's EZ-bake oven CUPCAKES!!!! (Karen, our room always smelled awesome.......except for that time you left a tuna pack in the trashcan.......yeah. *HUGS*!)

[Mlanham9]

YESSSSSSSSSSSIR!!!!



[multihkw]

ahahah what just made the song better is i just watched it during a rocket attake... should have put the army chinooks in it thou, well done

[Gilthflorge]

hahahahaha thats great

[professorhawkful]

Bet it took 6 hours to upload lol... I was there last year... unique experience... keep your head up sir

[chrisberthouil]

Super! When I go back to KAF, this will become the theme song for the deployment.

[ahali0]

ROCKET ATTACK... ROCKET ATTACK... Man i hate this place cant wait to go back to the states

[studio13photography]

LOL... thanks for sharing. We all at our COP had a good laugh. Lucky, we only go to KAF 1-2 a month.. Poo Pond, Canadian Hockey, Rocket Attack, 12 MPH, Refelctive Belts (Lucky we gone before we have to wear), SKYPE, Pretty much nailed them all. even saw TGIF in background. Good job! Now when my family asks whats it like there, just refer them to the song.

[richofsilence]

Thanks for making this, guys and gals! And thank you to the Canadians for bringing a Tim Horton's to KAF. It isn't a Dunkin' Donuts, but it's a great substitute!

[richofsilence]

3:28 hahahah! Reflective belts are like a force field. Makes you INVINCIBLE!

[125ArmyWife]

Good job boys. Lets me see what my Soldier sees on a daily basis.

[SpillaneFamily]

@125ArmyWife I agree totally!!!



[adrianspeeder]

Yup, quick way to buy some flyin' time on a broke jet is to jack 'er up for a long "local".

[sxyarmyman88]

im here right now i hate this place

[MrDfac6]

miss that place.



[Xantia1961]

Nice, remember it again.;-) even the sound of the warningsystem for rocket attack

[03Godzilla86]

Enjoyed this. It looked nothing like that in 05.

[SpillaneFamily]

Great song! Thanks for providing a glimpse into the base. So proud of all of our military! Watch out for the poo pond!

[Z0ne5ive]

I logged in to like this...

[aleciadb]

I like all of the fobbit shots of Air Force looking clean and well fed. I must have been mislead about all those soldiers and marines fighting insurgents off of their walls and going weeks without showers, phones or internet. We really must be winning. Lets bring those ground guys home.

[Bizkitcan]

All.... Clear..... WWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOO.

What was really fun was the 7 hour long ground attacks... you could not understand anything over the speakers.

[xb12stt08]

Poop pond!!

[InfernoZ24]

From another Canadian that just left there on 4 DEC 11 I have to say I actually am missing it.

Wicked song, you did a great job. I have shared it on my FB and with my family here at home.

Crazy Canadian that played hockey in the crazy assed heat.

-Brother in Arms

[gijenn1973]

@ Thomas I got off of KAF as much as possible but being RC(S) staff made it difficult at times. I usually saw the take offs, landings and heard the rocket attack alarm. I walked to and from work past the Boardwalk every day. I didn't get to enjoy the "perks of KAF" like others did lol

[MegaCandy88]

It is nice to know some people had a vacation in Kandahar, the hardest vets from Afghanistan stayed in KAF their whole tour. True fact!!!

[padremm]

Hey great but you forgot to show the Canadian Tim Hortons. Great for the moral! Chaplain (padre) Martin 2007-2008

[golanvern]

From a Canadian who just left there on 4 Dec 11, thank you for a wonderful song a photos. I actually miss the place already!!

[zackbob85]

2009-2010 5th SBCT. Never Forget.

[berichtvoorjansuh]

Brings back!!!!!! Saluts from HOLLAND!!!!

[jailwalker]

I do not miss that place! What a hole.

[kkwizman]

Love it! Brings back memories lol

[fliptheepicone]

You gotta miss that shit smell that's in the air everywhere there.. lol!

[rockstarwr89]

I could predict by the smell of poo pond what days and what times we would get rocketed. Also, if they serve sweet potato pie, expect a rocket.

[mommyjwall]

My BF Just left the KAF!

[jimmycompton]

Hell on Earth is the guy who has to sift through shit before putting it in the Poo Pond........

[MilitantDanny]

Thank God I'm at an outlying FOB without a PX and Tali-Tubbies all over the place.... keeps all the Flagpole stupidity away....

[BasherTWOFOUR]

I hear brown trout fishing licenses are on sale at the PX LMAO

[tankerbrosbrat]

Love it! Stay safe, and watch out for that Poo Pond.:)

[gijenn1973]

This is AWESOME!!!! I LOVE the creativity with this! Been back 3 months from there, but I still remember all "the sites" that are in this video!

[thomasbaldauff]

@gijenn1973 lol ya bcuz you saw all 5 of them every day

[GlacialWlf]

I remember too much of what this video shows! Stay strong and stay away from the Poo Pond!

[ottoramsaig]

Friggin PT belts. Here ya go troop wear all this camo gear to hide yourself from the enemy but make sure you have your reflective PT Belt on..............

[ottoramsaig]

Nice MP Truck! This vid is excellent. p.s. Is it me or does AFGAN look better than Iraq?

[Pastran210]

@ottoramsaig its just you, trust lol, been to both, and iraq is way better



[ametcal2]

Yes, he is making fun of how good we have it lol.

How the hell did you get that close to Poo Pond and survive?

[Braehawk]

@ametcal2 I wondered the same thing!!

[GiveWARaChance508]

the gate of hell aint far from kandahar, but you fuckers live the highlife in kandahar.

[TheGijane10]

awesome video!!! we are leaving here in a week or two!! i will not miss rocket attacks or the poo pond thats for sure!

[jaimejlynn]

Was there for 19months ending April and call me crazy but I miss the place.. I miss my KAF family.

[Bullit4105]

Was there for last Christmas. This brings back some good and bad memories!!!!

Have a great time and make the most of it!! Wave to Terry for me lol 

[Veenker]

Worst post for grunts to go...Seriously, all it does is piss us off....

[critterkiller86]

Nice. Im still here at KAF.

[basrah80]

Nice to see that you useless plugs have time to make videos about how hard life is with all your fresh food, running water, internet, gym, boardwalk, and zero danger while the real soldiers are out in places you have never even heard of doing the real work.

[thomasbaldauff]

@basrah80 you chose your branch/mos and we chose ours,my job just happens to be on kaf,dont hate man commo is important too

[whollylostandgone]

Great song dude, have a few friends (Canadian) that were at FOB's and they are all a little fucked up now that they are back, nice to hear something more upbeat about the shitstorm

[uzi9mm]

I miss KAF...... I miss the wannabe italian pizza shop, the long lines for the BK and pizza hut... Southpark, and the Harvest Falcon DFAC... And the way overpriced shit at the duty free shop :)

[christophercamacho4]

@uzi9mm Harvest Falcon was the only good DFAC there.

[thomasbaldauff]

@christophercamacho4 super pissed when they closed that,almost a yr ago now

[jespurp]

this is hilarious!! i like bunker disco!! why didnt we think of that! lmao. and how is he standing at the poo pond so long!!!??? ahh! and damn, that all clear was so eerie.. FLASHBACKS!!

[pcolanate]

AMAZING! I miss that place...only a little.

[Uitsdo]

HAHHAHA spent a year in this hellhole lmfao!! only thing i would say i miss is Nathans haha!

[gen1mx6]

WHY OH WHY ISN'T the NAAFI in this video!

[jespurp]

the reason reflective belts are because a life was taken on his first night on KAF by a hit an run from a military HMMWV. So tragic. they actually named a road after him. At least were paving it then naming it when i was leaving in 2010.

[zulujumper]

@jespurp Reflective belts came from the first gulf war back in 1990. A dude was lying in front of an airplane and got run over.

[noobsincorp]

The Stan: Experience may vary.

[jeanmarcfahq]

Kaffers, nuff said lol

[jkoby597]

Simply Brilliant.

[RedDragonV09]

I dont miss KAF at all. Much less the entire fucking country.

[lordtiberius]

Pull the troops out, send the nukes in. Put up a parking lot

[jtbeat23]

pog ville

[nickacorn]

I dont know if you are still there, and I am hoping your song is a joke making fun of how life is so easy on KAF. If it is...well done. If not, maybe you should go to a FOB and make a new song, that I'm sure wouldn't be so upbeat. I was there in 07 and like most real soldiers only saw KAF for 2 days when i got there and 2 days before i left. KAFFERS

[blackfly911]

@nickacorn Don't be a douche, everyone in theater has a job to do. There's plenty-o-shite jobs on KAF as well.... try working in Mortuary Affairs for a tour.

BZ to the artist.

[critterkiller86]

@nickacorn are you implying soemone isnt a real soldier because they have a fob job? I was all sorts of upbeat in Iraq in 07 even though I was an outside the wire guy. Didn't get shitty til I went home. Im willing to bet half a paycheck that you wouldnt walk into finance and tell those soldiers that they aren't real or the doc if something happens. After all, someone has to get you paid, arrange your leave, take care of your medical needs, and get you and your ps3 home. Just saying.

[ottoramsaig]

@critterkiller86 True, never gave any crap to any one in support.

[Magdalenomca]

@nickacorn Calm down, not everyone can be a superhero like you.

[caporalchef4]

Big salute to all Kaffars, from Canada!!

[ray5665]

Brings back memories!!! :D

[jespurp]

@ray5665 my best memory was PSD! ahhh i hated that place.

[themrsmac06]

@jespurp PSD was definitely the best memories for me; but it wasn't *TOO* bad after we finally got a CHU; you know - a month before we left. HAHAHA. :)

[thomasbaldauff]

@ray5665 o shit does it,i miss it alot,i cant wait to go back

[kenpower021]

i donno i hear the siren a couple hundred times and it never sounded that clear.



[ray5665]

@kenpower021 I don't know when you where there, but the last year, it was very clear, and you could actually here, when they where talking! :)

[thomasbaldauff]

@kenpower021 when they switched from the really big towers to a bunch of little ones it got alot louder/clearer

[corytyler69]

I hear the poo pond is the best place to go swimming! lol Good job on the video.

[pitts78]

Stay Classy!

[ylfotevoli]

That guy in the beginning has a sexy voice.

[YouGaveUsACamera]

This is amazing :D

[alwayzurboy]

AWESOME JOB! LOL!

[Sarahew88]

HeySarge! Come to our compound and play this for us. This Friday. PLEASE! USACE compound, across the street from a very bizarre place and where coffee used to be served by Canadians. My name is Sarah, come over and I will set you up in our MWR to play.

[rmebrat69]

oh how the life here in kandahar really sucks this is awesome

just am army soldier. love it man



[rottensquids]

Wow thats pretty awesome, i thought the gates of hell where near Iraq, but i guess thats what happens when you assume shit...bravo!!!

[emliemandt]

hmm pretty dang close to life here!

[fyrehott3]

Best video ever! Love love love all the time, dedication, and efforts you put into making this video!

[l33tm3h1]

Great song! Good luck and god speed home!

[SpillaneFamily]

Awesome job Mickey! What a great tribute to such an arid place. You found a way to put a smile on Kandahar! LOVE This!