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  • I respect you! God bless! And RIP brandon!

  • this makes me soo sad becouse i just got the news that my grandfather has lung,brain,and colen cance="( I love him soo much and now noone knows how much longer he has:(((this makes me cry becouse i dont have a dad and he was the only closest to a dad::(((( pleaze im only 12 and and it is hard to lose a family menber:(also its his birthday and i hope i wont go that day:*((((im soo sorry if this puts u down but i need some help to find a good birthdat prezzent for him to reamember in his heart:(((

  • i just got the call this morning that my friend that ive known my whole life died today he was killed in action he was 21

    RIP Jimmy i miss you man

  • God Bless.

  • MY BROTHER DIED IN IRAG WEN I TURN 18 IM FILLING HIS SHOES

  • No words can cover or say enough on this one but God Bless you and your friend!

  • im so sorry today i lose my friend i knew all my life and she died today i no how you feel it hurts so much to lose somone like that my friend was only 14

  • Great video man!! so sorry....i just lost my best friend of almost 30yrs...it's like a part of me died w/ him.....

  • I lost a friend today though I didn't know his name till when I was much older and was wearing the uniform he wore when he was killed in a battle that took place years before I knew what death or battle was He walked with pride and stood for much more than any one in the room and he was a hero back then in his uniform just passing by me though I didnt know him then till it was me in the uniform looking back at the other children then I knew what he was about and it was to serve others with honor

  • I'm sorry :( I use to be military. My brother got killed in iraq. This really nice wat you did for ur friend. God Bless ...

  • god bless ur friend he's in heaven right now i cant imagine how bad it is to lose a best friend

  • i think it is a wonderful jester, don't know why you have some of these jerks out here who are not happy unless they a starting crap. I would like to see them do the jobs you guys/gals do, because i know i could not do it. God Bless You All

  • War is such a useless and painful way to avoid speaking to each-other like adults...

    I mean no disrespect to you or your friend, but he died (in my opinion) in vein, he was trying to protect his country and will be remembered as that man...

    May he rest in peace and may his friends and family cherish his memory...

    Le plus grand faible des hommes, c'est l'amour qu'ils ont de la vie.

    Man's greatest weakness is his love of life.

    -Molière

    This man loved his country... And I thank him for that.

  • this was really nice of you doing this for yr best friend song said it all

  • Hope your ok friend :)

  • mad respect bro

  • What a great song and great way to remember your friend's mark in your life.. This song lifts lots of people who have lost loved ones to this war.. I know it made me look threw my cousin's pictures and see the him as all the things he was to people in his life.. It makes his loss a bit more tolerable to know the great things he did and the people he touched in this short time.. Thanks for sharing this with people.. Letting people know their not alone in their grief.. :)

  • RIP Brother......

  • sorry for your lose bro hope he gets better lol jk but seriously Im sorry I hope you move on

  • There is no win in war. You think bush would have gone out to iraq in full war if somebody asked if he wanted to??? Fuck no.... Fuck war, its stupid.

  • Rest in peace, may god bless his family and those lost we shall never forget

  • i am really sorry.. i speak to you in deep sorrow!

  • When I saw this I started crying and I realized that maybe sometimes we don't pay close attention to our friends. This has opened my eyes. Thank you, and may your best friend rest in peace. Just know that he helped shape this country.

  • We are not ourselves. We are little parts of the people around us and the amazing and sometime tragic experiences we have had with them. The laughs, the tears, the silly ways they talked. They will always be with us because we were also part of them.

  • you got something special inside of you guy...........just like your friend did...............the highest respect and thanks to all who serve.............especially the 'elite corp' of special operators...............

  • I don't have a lot of words to say.. Except that I feel your pain.. My deepest sympathy for your loss:(

  • I don't have a lot of words to say.. Except that I feel your pain.. My deepest sympathy for your loss:(

  • Steve, this is beautiful. I used to love watching you guys ski together (and you guys were ALWAYS skiing together). I remember when he skied off the jump at the lower lodge at the employee party with nothing on but a wig. Still makes me laugh to this day. =) That guy was something else. Thank you for sharing this...

  • Im very sorry for your loss i recently lost a cousin in 2007.

  • Rest in Peace Military-Brother and Godspeed!

  • Yey Bro, Give me a shout, I lost your number, we need to catch up

  • damn man very nice

  • fantastic video and music too me sorry by him and good luck friend im kalaf

  • i'm going enlist soon and become a green beret. My dream job.

    sorry about your friend K.I.A

    GOD BLESS AMERICA

  • lives are being wasted -

  • nice video fantastic great video

    and sorry by you friend and his family

  • nice video fantastic

    -sorry by you friend and his famili

  • nice video you a great friend

    me sorry by you friend

  • nice video un bonito video recordara des de alli des de el cielo lo vera see

  • beautiful video NICE

  • this is so sad...i miss my friend to

    R.I.P. Ben we all miss you!

  • absolutely beautiful.

  • I am glad that there have been great people like friend. I am going to serve this country in the Marines.

  • you should rephrase it, he wasn't killed, that inferred he was murdered, he was martyr 'd , he agreed to give his life, so it wasn't murder.

  • man...i liked the music months ao...didnt care bout the vid...but i saw he whole thing now.....now i teared up...im sorry for your loss...

  • Awesome song, awesome video, awesome human being.

    God bless your dear friend, may he rest in peace.

  • I'm so sorry, I lost my buddy about a month ago. Never forget the ones who cant be with is.

  • thank you everyone for all your messages, and even the negative ones.

  • and remember....he will be waiting for you...probbably hes having a big feast with all the people in heaven with the chair at the end "reserved for you"

  • just lost a buddy today..i came back he stayed ...got the call he died today...its gotta stp

  • im speechless, and im sorry. thank you for sharing. i dont have anything special to say,..... you have not already heard.other than im sorry.

  • and remember....he will be waiting for you...probbably hes having a big feast with all the people in heaven with the chair at the end "reserved for you

  • and remember....he will be waiting for you...probbably hes having a big feast with all the people in heaven with the chair at the end "reserved for you

  • May he rest in peace.

  • this is a real good video man

    you to must have been close

  • Your best friend will always be remember be you & your other friends you have.

  • I'm so sorry to hear this, your a good friend for dedicating this video for him, he will be remembered and god IS watching over him now!

  • your friend was a good honerable man.good decent sort,so worry not for your friend he is with God.and one day i swear to you,You will see him agin.God bless him and you,my father was also killed in iraq he was a marine.What greater love is this than a man lay his life down for his friends.

  • im sory for him i hop hes good whit good

  • very depressing, very moving, i am so sorry.. if there is a god, hopefully he is with him

  • srry my friends died april 17 this year i am soo sorry and my step dad died 2003 and my other friend died 2008 i am so sorry i wish this stuff didnt happen

  • I feel so sorry for you , very good video. R.I.P your Best friend....;(

    I hate talking about death cos my hamster died which isn't the same but he was really close to me. And I have a new hamster but he doesnt dance for me , jump , anything. He isnt the same as my old hamster Sammy....he even looks different, he bites , Sammy never bit me. R.I.P Sammy. :(

  • Awesome video.....I'm so sorry your best friend had to die.....I'm so sorry.

  • I'm so sorry.

    He must've been so close and amazing to you.

    I think my best friend has just commited suicide.

  • who sings this song...its a perfect best friend song..for one that passed away

  • im so sorry god bless him my grandpa died a couple months ago its really hard

  • My very best friend, who I loved more than a brother died just over a month a go on November 15, 2008 in a car accident. He sadly passed away on scene and I was there for every last breath, pulse, every last second. God, I have been horrible broken and confused since, I loved him with all I had. Rest in Peace Nicholas Goris.

    You did an absolutely amazing job on this video and I was teary through the whole thing.. I watched it five times.

  • yea im iraq and my best fruend was just killed on the same patrol as me it sucks he must have been a good friend

  • my heart breaks for your loss. i dont know what id do without my best friend, and i pray for the peace of yours. RIP

  • geez i feel bad for you i dont know what id do if my best friend died like that i dont think i want to

  • Sorry man.. i lost my love also not in Iraq for the cause of peace but it still hurts.. may your friend Rest In Peace

  • Great video bud,and sorry for your loss.

  • sorry man watching this vid made my eyes water

  • almost made me cry :( very very sorry mate, may he R.I.P

  • For the Preservation of Freedom, i Salute the US for what you are doing in Iraq

    May God Bless You,Your Family and your Friend.

  • sorry for your loss man

  • Wow what a great tribute you have made to your friend. It made me cry thinking about his loss and those I lost many years ago in another war. I hope we find a way to end war. My son has been to iraq also and is now in afghanistan I pray for his safe return as well as for all who are over there. Wolfhound408

  • What a great tribute you have made to your friend. It makes me think of the friends I lost many years ago in another war. Now my son has been to war also. I wish he wouldnt have ever has to see these things. I know god holds him in the palm of his hand now. I have made a cd with this song and will remember all my brothers who didnt come home . I will also remember this video and your friend. RIP Hero Wolfhound408

  • R.I.P. American and british troops who have been K.I.A (killed in action) protecting those back in each of thier respected home nation

  • and Aussies too, it may not seen it but we are close to you guys we really are

    to all british u.s and Aussies out there comeback safe we love you guys so much no words can describe it Good luck boys.

  • i'm sorry may your freind has done his duty and now he may r.i.p sorry for your loss.

  • Sorry for your friend. May he rest in peace.

  • Im sorry that your friend died.

  • Sorry for the lost of your Friend ! God Bless

  • sorry for the lost. i lost my friend last year in iraq he was a good friend and 3 mounths befor he went back to hell we had some beer and had a fun time. rip tj.

  • My Brother is over there right now, and He calls us as much as he can.And crys when he says Good Bye, because he said it might be he last.He told me he loved me,and wanted me to reach my dreams. "And Always believe in God,even when things get hard.And remeber jesus is your best firend.God be with you, untill we meet again"

  • he served his time in hell now he is in heaven watchin over u

    sorry to hear of the loss

    god bless all our troops

  • can u plz tell me the song

    ty

    im very sorry for ur friend

    god bless him

  • Tim McGraw, "MY OLD FRIEND"

  • "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."

  • May he Rest IN A Beutifull pleace!

  • I lost my brother in Iraq. He was a civilian. Contracted by KBR to deiliver mail, food, supplies to the US Military. He loved his part in helping others in time of need. God rest your friend and the others lost in war too. God rest all.

  • Wow.... very nice tribute. May he rest in peace.

    How did your friend die?

  • thank you....remote detonated car filled with explosives....his team were on their way to pick up a General to transport. in the video shows what happens a little but does not highlight it too much.

  • Very Nice Tribute... May he rip and may god bless you and your friends family...

  • he became my friend the instant i joined the us army in 2007

  • rest in peace he became my friend after watching.

  • R.I.P

  • awesome video awesome video awesome video awesome video

  • nice song. very touching when i see and listen to your video. may your friend rest in peace.

  • Great job

    and if any one wants to see a hero look at his friends picture

  • Great Tribute, May he rip

  • great tribute. May he rest in peace

  • It is because people like him that we live like we do. RIP

  • Great Tribute, may your friend rest in peace.

  • excellent video !very touching ,and im sorry for your loss!thank you for sharing!god bless

  • man, thanks for sharing with us, am not a US citizen, but hope to join, i feel i owe my life something, the video made me drop tears though.. thanks once again

  • man i havent explored youtube much. just the stuff that makes you giggle.:) but this is the stuff that just well makes you know that when you die someone will think of you. P.S. if your not hispanic or aisain what are you?

  • There is no greater love then a man who lays down his life for his friends, and also his country. I would like to say Thank You to your friends memory. God bless all those who serve and pay a price for freedom.

    -God Bless

  • Beautiful dedication

  • very touching film. Losing someone closed to you is a impossible feeling

  • rip, great job hope all is well in your life.

  • This is heart breaking. God bless you, if there is a God.

    Words fail.

  • Your video brought me to tears. Thank you for sharing it with us and may your friend rest in peace!

  • Nice job on the video...It was a nice song and it had meaning. I also did a video for a friend of mine who passed away. It is a nice way to remember him.

  • this is a wonderful video

  • Fantastic video. Have you served in the army yourself?

    To those who want to know the name of the song, its Tim Mcgraw, "my old friend".

    Peace be with you.

  • RIP

  • Very touching... great job, I hope your friends family appericiates this as much as I do.

  • May his soul rest in peace in that beautifull backdrop, May the rain wash away the pain & the earth grow new dreams. Your friend is there everytime you go there.Sorry for your loss.

  • A very good video. Makes me sad although I never knew your friend. A very good Idea. This video. "Their name liveth for evermore "

    Hows the song called?

  • this song is by Tim Magraw and the name is My old friend

  • hellibenalli that is a great tribute to your friend. I will think about him next time I in the mountains of Park City.

    Brandon James Thomas is a hero. God Speed.

  • Jesus people, why do you have act in this way? It's a guy paying tribute to his best friend, who died.

    Posting hateful comments like some of the ones I see here, only add fuel to the fires of hate, you people are part of the problem.

    Personally I am against the war, but that's no reason to be so disrespectful now is it? Ahh who am I kidding? It is Youtube after all...

  • Excellent video, you honor both your friend and our country. All I have to offer you is my thanks, so here it is: THANK YOU

  • if this is real i offer u my condolences. My dad was in 7th group and his best friend saved his life and died.

  • yes it is real. his name was brandon james thomas. we were ski instructors for Deer Valley in Park City UT. and thanks everyone for watching. and thank you for your responses. steve

  • reenpf-this is a reply. You little cunt fuck. Im a Green Beret, this guy looks awfuly familiar for some reason. Reenpf, I hope I find you in Iraq since i see your with the "Taliban Sniper Camp"! Im gonna hunt you down like a dog. You son a bitch. You just wait. Youtube can give the Government your name and adress to find you since your in the Taliban, its happend before. I hope my A-Team gets sent to your house. You just wait.

  • you people talk bad about this video and if it was someone who was really close to you you would care plys you people dont have the guts to go in the war this man died for us and are country and all you say is thats gay you people should respect this video

  • nice to see died American-Terrorist,.... hope much more will by killed in Iraq

  • it's nice to see you have an opinion. i am grateful for you opinion and hope none of your kids or family ever is involved in this war or any war as well. what will the future bring? but as long as there different opinions there will be wars. thank you again and hope you enjoy whatever freedom you have wherever you are and for as long as you live.

  • Sorry to hear of your friend. Great video.

    RP 08

  • Nice tribute to your friend.

  • Is fighting only the way to change people!!!is tit for tat only the solution?..may his sould rest in peace

  • he gave his freedom so we can have ours...god bless

  • he gave his freedom so we can continue to live at an ecological footstep of 4 earths. MCworld vs. The oppressed and hungry. Capitalism at its finest. I fear Americans more then any other country in the world. I really mean that. I am sorry this man died, I'm sure he had good intentions, its to bad his boss sent him in for greedy business

  • u should fear the united states where ever we go everyone will always recognize the red, white and, Blue. Thats why every country hates us, they fear us and they are jealous of us.

  • thanks

  • i'm mad sorrey about your friend i wish you the best..i'm joining the army when i get out of high school ...

  • I was in the military-some advice to you...go to school for a year or two...then if you think you still want to join do it. I hope you take my advice but if you are anything like most young adults you probly wont :( good luck

  • thanks for the advice ...and i'm still thank about i have not made up my mind yet.but i prety shur i goin 2 go

  • I plan on it too bud. 2 more years. I wished we had ROTC at my school.. We don't though :/ Now I'll have to go in as a private. I'm thinking about staying for longer than the minimum of 3 years.

  • i'm in rotc i'm going in as an E3 private 1st class ..i'm going in for a life job not years..i' go ranger

  • i'm going in for as long as i can man i'm going ranger .

  • sad

  • War always reaches the limit when there is a personal aspect and look at courage in your lap haha

  • RIP......

  • NIce but its really sad.. :( but im glad he got to see ur son^-^

  • this makes me cry because i found my friend died today and ive been crying all day at school

  • im sorry for your loss of a good friend. thanks for all your great letters. i read them all. its been great to see people who care and people who don't care. We all have certain opinions that everybody is allowed to have because of our beliefs which is essential. thank you for your comments. both good and bad. i just choose to keep the positive cause thats the way i want to live my life and i love to look for good in everything in this world for this short time i am here. steve

  • look please stop with these "now if you stared reading this dont stop its really scarey!ok send this to five other videos in 143 minutes.When you are done press F6 and your crushes name will apear on the screen in big letters this is weird because it does work.If you break this chance you wont have a crush in the next five years"

    :D

  • I remember when my grandma died...

  • Love this video we lost on are guys over their spc mahalikas keep on liven we owe it to them too get the job done and live out our lives. ps what was the name of that song

  • Nice video, good effort! My condolences!!! LISTEN TO OUR video on "maplestorylovers", the name of the song is Promises or Lies, I wrote the lyrics in remembrance, honor and dedication to my beloved father who passed away 4 years ago. Hope you'll like it! Give us some comments or response^^ Thanks...

  • I lost my best friend about 3 years ago, in a serious car crash....so I kinda know how ya feel.

    I miss him almost everyday.

  • Happy you found such a good friendship, and just think of all the memories that he has given you.

    I do not support the war, but I do SUPPORT THE US AND CANADIAN TROOPS. Giving up so much, just to help others out! Nice Video, your pal would be proud of you as much as you are of him....RIP!

  • Well done. God bless you and your friendship and the loss of what had to be a very exceptional man.

  • what is this song called?

  • this video makes me cry and i usually never cry even in when pain. god bless him and you.:'[

  • very beautiful your video!!!!

    (in french!) vraiment beau ton video!!!

    god bless !!!! message from Québec

    a french boy....pascal potvin!

  • I'm so sorry! I am a vet from Desert Storm-You are beautiful as your baby is too!

    Love and Support always,

    Camille

  • The song is by country artist Tim Mcgraw, my old friend........ nice compilation video

  • God bless you I only hope that everybody that sees this video is touched....I know I am and I don't even know this man, but I do know that he and many other soldiers have giving there lives and are still for our freedom and there country and you can just see that he was a loving man and he cared you and your family and all the soilders fighting for our freedom are in my families prayers. Thank all of you for what you do.

  • God Bless The Fallen...

  • Im very sorry your best friend died. God bless him and god bless you.

  • Moving tribute to your friend, there's a special place for him and all the love he left behind... you're in my thoughts, (((HUGS)))

    Birdie

  • The last day I saw Brandon, I told him " I will see you tomorrow, be safe" and I saw him and the the rest of the guys, later on my friend came to my office and told me about the ambush. This video is just as I remember him, always quiet around people, always smiling around me, and always giving me a hard time.

    Brandon... I miss you. Janie

  • thank you janie

  • Thank you for the video, it's beautiful.

  • this video saddens me everytime i watch it...god bless the troops and there sacrifices they have made :(

  • i take it you're all american patriots or soming well god bless 2 ure mate

  • so sad i think i'm gonna cry yup i just did

  • Thank you...Steve, for doing this for us. We miss him so much. He is watching out for us all....Mom

  • respect

  • GOD BLESS YOUR FRIEND

    SSGT.Zurlo III°PLT

    Iraqi Freedom 2004

  • Very beautiful tribute to your friend. Thank you.

  • A moving tribute - Thank God we have such men as Brandon who stand the watch and keep America free...

  • Bush lost a tool. No worries, there are many more left in Iraq.

  • Great tribute to a friend. Thanks for the link blair9123

  • wow...lump in my throat

  • wow i honestly could NEVER imagine...im going to reccomend your video to alot of people

  • thats sad man..