To my son SSG.Thomas R.Hammond (two tours in the sandbox) who I lost in 2020 and now his mother is gone they are now together and waiting for me. His Dad and brother in arms SGT. Thomas Hammond RVN 1969
The song written by Mark as he watched the Falklands conflict in 1982, his despair at war. The words cut deep for all military personnel in all wars no matter what side. Enters your soul as painfuly and easily as knife through butter.
I had a school mate in 2nd Para who shot killed two Argentinians at Goose Green Falklands War 1982. He said it was them or us. I can't believe reading this as an old man 42 years later that Europe is at War again. As you age and become more aware you realise this is no coincidence, the 0.1% Evil Billionaires who influence our corrupt puppet government's of our planet send our less privileged Brother's WITH Arms that they have a vested interest in to War. Then send their huge building contractors in to rebuild the country all paid for by loans to those countries who will be effectively mortgaged for the next Century (The UKs 1914 WW1 debt to US was finally paid off 101 years later in 2015). The richest get richer and the poorest are sacrificed like pawns.
It's is one of the most hard hitting powerful songs that only brothers in arms can appreciate in a different way than most other people, if the hairs on your neck stand up and you feel the butterflies then you know what the song represents Lest we forget.
I'm a former military sniper. My best friend was my spotter. He was shot and killed next to me. The five guys shooting at us are not going to shoot anyone else ever again. I took my best friend and buried him in a safe place so our enemies could not desecrate his body. The idea that his parents may have seen his body drug behind a truck was more than I could bear. This is a great video and made me think of my best friend and all of the brothers I lost.
30 year vet, Canadian, Combat Engineer. I have been so moved by this ever since I first heard it. I was a diver and paratrooper. Trained with many American outfits. Good people. Respect.
I was a Combat Engineer Diver in the Royall Engineers and had just left after 10 years when this song came out after the Falkands War in March 1982, The Falkands War was the war that inspired Mark Knopfler to write it and all other wars.
As the helicopter landed we looked inside, it was full of the broken & burnt but there was little said. We picked up a Welsh Guards corporal and lowered him onto our stretcher save him falling out onto the ground. Most of his right leg was missing. As we carried him 100m to the triage point, next to a wire fence, he joked about having to learn football as he would no longer be able to play rugby. When we put him down, he had returned to the valleys & the farms. 40 years on and this song says it all.
I was a soldier once, a lifetime ago it seems. Until I hear this song and the emotions came out. Not everyone came back alive, but we didn't leave our brothers in arms either. Keep on living and loving for those that can't.
I'm Army veteran. Each word touched my soul.Just thinking when the world will stop playing the game of war.....Thanks for creating this masterpiece.Love and peace.
No I mean underestimated, very few millennials a. Know who the band is. B. Realize just how incredibly versatile Dire Straits was/is. (Did they break up?) when people talk about classic bands they very rarely mention them. It could just be my circle of friends but I don’t think it is.
Sou um policial militar da reserva do estado do Rio de janeiro onde servi por trinta anos e entrei em combate por diversas vezes perdendo vários amigos de profissão! Nosso lema FORÇA E HONRA! E NINGUÉM FICA PARA TRÁS!
I'm the son of a WW2 NORMANDY VETERAN JOSEPH GRACE HOLDER OF THE MILITARY MEDAL FOR BRAVERY 🇬🇧 They gave everything for our freedom 🇬🇧 Sadly killed on the coal face at Manton Colliery Worksop Notts 1955 he was 37 years old ♥️ Top Dad ❤️
Im 53 and just realised these words when i was doing a work out, so googled this song which lead me to this page, i have to say that song should be an anthem for every country to seriously think about the lives and destruction they play a part of when going to war and the impact they play on human cost and destruction of families, for the greatness of greed, that is what causes war, war is GREED and POWER, we need to live in harmony, respect your fellow neighbour, try to respect culture and our diffrences and maybe we can live as ONE.
if we all had that view (or common sense) we are all GOD'S CREATION..."ONE WORLD IS ENOUGH FOR ALL OF US WE ARE ALL IN THIS SAME BIG BOAT WE CAN ALL SINK OR WE CAN ALL FLOAT" words from the band THE POLICE
My daddy fought in world war II in Europe and was a prisoner of war..he returned home, 24 years old and mama always told me he was never the same. He was such a sensitive kind man. Going to war pretty much destroyed him. And that affected our family dynamic. 😭💔
We often blame the soldiers for acts in the war because we see them in the pictures, but the blame is on politicians and business leaders who are rarely or never in the limelight. One of the best songs in the world.
💖Thank you, so very much you are a Hero and all who went to, war. You Are So Right, It's Not, Our Men and Woman, FAULT. I go back to Vietnam. I Remember how Terrible, Many were Treated. God Bless All, Yous R Always In my prayers 🙏❤🌎🌏💖
Knopfler is widely acknowledged as one of the great guitarists ever but he is such an amazing vocalist and lyricist as well. Thank you God for creating this wonderful man.
I was an Army Medic in Viet Nam. This song brings back the memories of my lost Brothers. That time so long ago...Like it was just yesterday. They died so that I might Live.
Я бывший воин советской армии служил в Афганистане 42 года назад мне тоже это песня запала в сердце у меня наворачиваются слезы ведь у солдата любой армии мира судьба похожа
I maybe wrong but I think reading between the lines I know what your saying as I too have lost 6 brothers so far to it. If you would I would to know your sons branch of service, last rank and where he served as I firmly believe we must remember them.
Surely, this is an ANTHEM to all ex servicemen World Wide. I was on the Angolan Border, during the border war in 1987, when this song spoke to me. Every time I hear this song, I get transported back, and I am with my Brothers In Arms again. Thank you Mr. Knopfler. AVANTÉ!
Hello. It's unfair to you and everyone who was there in vietnam.The people who Don't know are stupid.I knew an old legionnaire who was in indochina, a 2nd REI chief sergeant who fought during 4 years, he told this story.This man is died since, he was a very good person with great values.You did your duty and be proud you fought for your country, I did not have to make war and Believe me I am on your side.A French friend
Cold war sub service here. Fast attack sub hunter. The deeper we went, the farther from home we ventured. Anyone who served for their country knew they were surrounded with brothers. Else, they were already lost.
From a young boy I wanted a brother and this was a big motivation to join the army, but I knew it was wrong. If there are no soldiers there are no wars. People of greed drive wars, they care not for humanity only profit.
I am a 72 Y.O Italian born Aussie. I have never served although volunteered to go to Vietnam (Crazy). This song never fails to make me cry, it gets deep inside me and virtually puts me on the battlefield. I thank all the men and women that served.
I WAS A MEMBER OF 32 BATTALION SOUTH AFRICAN SPECIAL FORCES DURING THE ANGOLAN WAR AND COMBAT VET, AND THIS SONG ALWAYS MAKES ME THINK OF THOSE BOTHERS THAT NEVER CAME HOME, I STILL SEE THEIR FACES. WE DIDN'T DESERT EACH OTHER AND WE NEVER LEFT ANYONE BEHIND.
In 1985 I went through basic training at Fort Jackson. At which point they took away all of our contact to the outside world with the exception of letters. The biggest thing I missed was driving a car and of course the radio. One of my brothers in arms brought me a tape player around midnight with this song. This was strictly forbidden. I played it over and over until the sunlight came into the barracks. It has had a profound effect on me to this day. Thanks for posting this. 91 Alpha Combat Medic.
Someone told me that this song is for Falkland. But everytime I hear it tears flows in my eyes I remembered all good brothers in Nam who didn't make it to see their love one. I'm 71 yrs old now concidered my self lucky.
Everyone that served their country I Salute you ....I'm from Belfast and after years of fighting we now realise it's better to live in peace ..i spent 23 years in the RUC , shot in the back but survived...❤
Memories bring so many tears (Ex Brit Military). God bless all who served , god bless all who serve now and god bless all those who gave everything. See you soon my brothers in arms, you have never been forgotten.
Kjo këngë më kujton jetën si një vuajtje, hipokrizinë e pushteteve të pa shpirt, pa aftësinë e njerëzimit për të pasur paqen gjithmonë, jemi të aftë për të zhvilluar teknollogjinë e luftës por jo atë të paqes. Masterpiece, great song.
Victor, we who have been to war do so that you and others may never have to. A true warrior hopes to never have to use the skills and tools but is prepared to give all. Oddly, it’s men in suits that make war while warriors with guns make peace.
Those of us , who have been, Brothers in Arms, can never explain or express our feelings, But music like this, and words like these , come closer than we can describe sometimes, on how we feel...Some gave some, Some gave all, God Bless All.
South Africa, in the middle of apartheid late 80s this song became popular as one of those were not allowed airplay by the apartheid government. Building blocks of our struggle to freedom, and today message resonates to give us comfort.
one of the most saddest songs i've ever heard...to think that we all share this planet and that there are so, so many differences between us that we just cannot reconcile...so we kill each other...absolutely deplorable...i hope the next place is better than this...
We all have wars to fight. Physical ones with arms or wars in our minds. Never give up, never never never. You will reach the light at the tunnel. See what life is about. Keep pushing forward, do not stand still if not necessary. I wish you the very best in life.
Former USAF and EMT-MEDIC and can't have a better song for all who have served or serving to help lighten the load of PTSD or other things that come with those operations
Haunts me. My friend failed to shoot down the jet that hit the Sir Galahad. Me, I did nothing. Falklands, NI, Kuwait, Bosnia, Kosovo. Fuck 30 years nearly 40 years. I'm sorry.
I love you all my veterans and the ones gone all ready, your not FORGOTTEN. My dad R.I.P was a Airfoce Vietnam veteran , i remember him listening to dire straight a lot.
I've never served, but from the first time I heard this, back in the mid 80s, it moved me. The hauntingly beautiful melodies, and poetic imagery, is so powerful! We all belong to the brotherhood of Man. The thought of the mayhem of battle, and the desolation of the aftermath, is heartbreaking and tragic! Nothing is gained, and so very very much is lost forever. 💔 Let us wage Peace!🕊
This song gives me comfort. I was never in the military, never shot a gun anger. I am thankful for those whom did. I do not mean to steal their glory in anyway. They truly fight battles to keep us all safe. But I am in a type of battle for my life. Have advanced cancer. It is the strength of my fellow brothers and sisters in arms who are also battling cancer that helps me deal with the bad days. Praying for my fellow cancer warriors. Update, they just found that I have an egg sized brain tumor. The tumor board told me I will need surgery to remove it. Well, on the positive side, I get to interact with a whole new group of warriors fighting meningiomas.
дорогой далекий друг. я прочитала и поняла все... но пишу по русски.мы тоже будем молиться будем поддерживать тебя из россии будь уверен в себе желаю много много сил.
lost for words... former addict who lost my friend when he was just ready to be a dad... He wanted to try what many did,sadly he died 8 hours after his first drug encounter the pills he took stopped his heart. miss you old boy😔
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and 8n tge morning, We will remember them.
@Daughter of Enoch is a nasty troll who needs to crawl back under their rock! She probably uses the #kindness and #metoo a lot but obviously doesn’t live by this herself
When a people determine that government no longer serves it's purpose The PEOPLE have the RIGHT to tear down that government and rebuild it to serve the PEOPLE as originally planned.
IT WAS A SONG OF all SONGS THAT WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT I COULD NOT LISTEN TO BUT NOW I CAN . I AM SO PROUD TO HAVE SERVED ALONGSIDE WITH MY BROTHERS IN ARMS WHO WE FOUGHT ALONGSIDE FOR PEACE GOD BLESS TO ALL THE VETS ❤
One of my Brother in Arms would have been 45 today. He took his own life because he couldn't reach out. I Love you and miss you. Your wife and kids miss you I talk to them every day for you. You named one after me Little Tommy. I know you are watching over us every day. RIP STRAGGLER.
A beautiful song with such a powerful meaning, even more so in 2017. I thank God everyday that my 19 year old son came back in one piece from Iraq. Iraq is just another Vietnam! So many lives lost in all of these wars.😢
My darling brother Mark has just passed away. He loved dire straits. This song captures my feelings right now. The lyrics are superb. We used to play dire straits/pink floyd in the 80’s when he moved to London to begin his working life. God bless you Mark. I wouldn’t have wanted a more beautiful brother 💔💔💔💔
It's an Evergreen. The world today is as fractious as its ever been and we need to listen to this regularly. 35 years on, no one is writing music of this quality any more.
It really isn't. Europe and North America haven't been involved in a major war in over seventy years. Wars are a lot less frequent than they used to be.
@33, you're right! Nothing really major, but therefore lots of little ones that make up for it. When you take the truck load of so called "Armed Conflicts" and the Millions that have died in them, it paints another picture!
I have always appreciated songs like this written by rock bands who showed a true and earnest appreciation for those who have served and also paid the ultimate sacrifice. God bless all who have served. My youngest son just got out of the Corp in October of 2019. He saw death in Afghanistan. I'm thankful he's home safely. Sempre fi to all who have served.
Prayers for protection for all the brothers in arms in Ukraine. My heart breaks for them, but their courage and dedication is remarkable. This war is horrifying and I cannot imagine what they are facing. Light surround each one.
My grandfather and his brothers went to fight in WW2,some didn’t come home,it angers me they give their lives like many others for our freedom,that freedom is being taken away from us by our corrupt governments,they fill their pockets,they seem to forget they are civil servants that are meant to look after those who pay them,RIP to our brave women and men,also thoughts to those who’s lives have been changed forever,the ones who are homeless because of their mental health and they try to self medicate,it’s a disgrace these men aren’t given the care they deserve,my grandfather was in the Royal Irish Rifles,he never spoke about what he and other went through,I have nothing but respect for everyone who did go and answered the call ❤❤x
@grumpy old fart I Agree,i often wonder what would happen if every soldier of every country met on the battlefield and said "fuck the war,Lets go home"and everyone of them did,what would the Leaders who started it say/do then
@@barrycaldwell5461 Ah come on,then the bankers wouldent make any money,they have the power to pit nation against nation,by controling the media,and telling the sheep,that guy,over there wants to destroy you,better destroy him first,they deal in fear,thats how they control us.
@Popeye yeah, ur right but "tyrant regimes" are all regimes!! left or right is just a grade of the same!! Its like "cold" and "Warm"....both discribe the same....in this case the temperatur! the "problem" on all "Wars" are the people who get brainwashed. a full or real conscious human, cant kill an other human or even a animal!!
@Popeye no with my first comment, i would said that "tyrans" or "facist" even can be from right side and left side! if some talks about "racism" they meaning from right side...like nazism... but marxist or zionists are "racists" too
I'm a marine. All I can say is Semper fi. You don't join the marines. You become one. I was ssgt in desert storm. And I told my first LT. we will be back here again
When I came on Active Duty I worked with Viet Nam Veterans (shortly after the Conflict ended.) Some of them were pretty beat up and broken. They were and are my Brothers in Arms. . . .
Here I am served CAPE COLOURED COR early seventies Parabat jumped In places I would rather forget.. I always came home left good brothers in arms behind in Angola.. We were that unit that went places few dared to go...
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To my son SSG.Thomas R.Hammond (two tours in the sandbox) who I lost in 2020 and now his mother is gone they are now together and waiting for me. His Dad and brother in arms SGT. Thomas Hammond RVN 1969
We will see them again
My brother defends Europe in eastern Ukraine. May God give him LIFE!
🙏 for you. Thank you for your service and your son’s ultimate sacrifice.
Salute.
The song written by Mark as he watched the Falklands conflict in 1982, his despair at war.
The words cut deep for all military personnel in all wars no matter what side.
Enters your soul as painfuly and easily as knife through butter.
Vielen Dank . Wußte garnicht das dieses Hammerlied mit dem Falklandkrieg zusammen hängt. Schön das man immer was neues erfährt. Danke
I had a school mate in 2nd Para who shot killed two Argentinians at Goose Green Falklands War 1982. He said it was them or us.
I can't believe reading this as an old man 42 years later that Europe is at War again. As you age and become more aware you realise this is no coincidence, the 0.1% Evil Billionaires who influence our corrupt puppet government's of our planet send our less privileged Brother's WITH Arms that they have a vested interest in to War. Then send their huge building contractors in to rebuild the country all paid for by loans to those countries who will be effectively mortgaged for the next Century (The UKs 1914 WW1 debt to US was finally paid off 101 years later in 2015). The richest get richer and the poorest are sacrificed like pawns.
I'm a Marine Combat Veteran and this song gets me deep in my soul My Marines never deserted me And I never deserted them Semper Fi
Semper fideles. Respect.
I’m with you brother
Sir, I think you all deserve each other..you were good to each other, in one way or the other..you are in my mind now, take care
Thank you for your service sir. 🇺🇸✊🏻
It's is one of the most hard hitting powerful songs that only brothers in arms can appreciate in a different way than most other people, if the hairs on your neck stand up and you feel the butterflies then you know what the song represents
Lest we forget.
I'm a former military sniper. My best friend was my spotter. He was shot and killed next to me. The five guys shooting at us are not going to shoot anyone else ever again.
I took my best friend and buried him in a safe place so our enemies could not desecrate his body. The idea that his parents may have seen his body drug behind a truck was more than I could bear.
This is a great video and made me think of my best friend and all of the brothers I lost.
30 year vet, Canadian, Combat Engineer. I have been so moved by this ever since I first heard it. I was a diver and paratrooper. Trained with many American outfits. Good people. Respect.
I was a Combat Engineer Diver in the Royall Engineers and had just left after 10 years when this song came out after the Falkands War in March 1982, The Falkands War was the war that inspired Mark Knopfler to write it and all other wars.
So many veterans here from all over the world ! I Respect thank you for your services
Thx from Germany !! I am a German Mountain Soldier with operations in Afghanistan, I say thank you to the us marines who saved me. SEMPER Fi
As the helicopter landed we looked inside, it was full of the broken & burnt but there was little said. We picked up a Welsh Guards corporal and lowered him onto our stretcher save him falling out onto the ground. Most of his right leg was missing. As we carried him 100m to the triage point, next to a wire fence, he joked about having to learn football as he would no longer be able to play rugby. When we put him down, he had returned to the valleys & the farms. 40 years on and this song says it all.
I was a soldier once, a lifetime ago it seems. Until I hear this song and the emotions came out. Not everyone came back alive, but we didn't leave our brothers in arms either. Keep on living and loving for those that can't.
So nice that and at least I can thank you for your country and your courage ❤️
So good
Thank you ❤️
And don't give up the fight my brother in my harms
THANK You 😊💕💟 and yes that is the perfect purple heart ❤️💓
I'm Army veteran. Each word touched my soul.Just thinking when the world will stop playing the game of war.....Thanks for creating this masterpiece.Love and peace.
We will never stop playing the game of war, its inbuilt in our make up. We have no predators, its natures way of culling and keeping us in check.
This song always makes me think about my dad , he was in the British army back in the 80s and he always used to listen to this song ❤️
Love and peace
Hope one day, they will fight for the people worldwide, not for their leaders..
When billionaires stop profiting from wars.
My brother in law passed away Fri. April 7th, 2023...
Viet Nam vet. USMC...
This is for you Gerold Reynolds 🎚️🇺🇸
❤❤❤
🙏🇺🇸 That was a hard war for our boys. I pray he found peace and love when he came home.
Dire Straits, one of the most underestimated and most versatile groups of all time.
Underestimated??
no they are best
underrated I think you mean.
No I mean underestimated, very few millennials a. Know who the band is. B. Realize just how incredibly versatile Dire Straits was/is. (Did they break up?) when people talk about classic bands they very rarely mention them. It could just be my circle of friends but I don’t think it is.
So true
Ex UK light cavalry, IED, not left behind, woke up in Germany from Afghan, this moves my soul
Sou um policial militar da reserva do estado do Rio de janeiro onde servi por trinta anos e entrei em combate por diversas vezes perdendo vários amigos de profissão! Nosso lema FORÇA E HONRA! E NINGUÉM FICA PARA TRÁS!
I'm the son of a WW2 NORMANDY VETERAN JOSEPH GRACE HOLDER OF THE MILITARY MEDAL FOR BRAVERY 🇬🇧 They gave everything for our freedom 🇬🇧 Sadly killed on the coal face at Manton Colliery Worksop Notts 1955 he was 37 years old ♥️ Top Dad ❤️
I weep at some of the younger generation who are willing to throw away the sacrifices that were made for them and freedom they enjoy.
Im 53 and just realised these words when i was doing a work out, so googled this song which lead me to this page, i have to say that song should be an anthem for every country to seriously think about the lives and destruction they play a part of when going to war and the impact they play on human cost and destruction of families, for the greatness of greed, that is what causes war, war is GREED and POWER, we need to live in harmony, respect your fellow neighbour, try to respect culture and our diffrences and maybe we can live as ONE.
I am 12 and I like this song
if we all had that view (or common sense) we are all GOD'S CREATION..."ONE WORLD IS ENOUGH FOR ALL OF US WE ARE ALL IN THIS SAME BIG BOAT WE CAN ALL SINK OR WE CAN ALL FLOAT" words from the band THE POLICE
My daddy fought in world war II in Europe and was a prisoner of war..he returned home, 24 years old and mama always told me he was never the same. He was such a sensitive kind man. Going to war pretty much destroyed him. And that affected our family dynamic. 😭💔
Thank you for being a great musician
Bless you
Habe mir eben den Songtext in deutsch durchgelesen, was für ein fantastisches Lied,eines der besten die mich sehr berührt haben.
We often blame the soldiers for acts in the war because we see them in the pictures, but the blame is on politicians and business leaders who are rarely or never in the limelight. One of the best songs in the world.
Maybe they should be the one's at the front for a change. See how soon the war stops
The politicians and the bankers take profit on our lives when we stupidly kill each other with efforts worthy for a better cause.
💖Thank you, so very much you are a Hero and all who went to, war. You Are So Right, It's Not, Our Men and Woman, FAULT. I go back to Vietnam. I Remember how Terrible, Many were Treated. God Bless All, Yous R Always In my prayers 🙏❤🌎🌏💖
Like blaming cops for doing a job most people would never do
Jip they create these wars. "" But nobody excapes the RATH of the Holy Spirit. ✝️
Recorded in 1984. How prophetic. And here we are again.
Knopfler is widely acknowledged as one of the great guitarists ever but he is such an amazing vocalist and lyricist as well. Thank you God for creating this wonderful man.
He's so good Chet Atkins wanted to re-record some of his music.
I cry every time I listen to this it's so true to l what has happened it breaks my heart ❤️ for this world
Amen brother
I was an Army Medic in Viet Nam. This song brings back the memories of my lost Brothers. That time so long ago...Like it was just yesterday. They died so that I might Live.
❤️
❤
Respect ❤
I am a veteran too. Drug veterean from Norway. Not afraid to die,when i know this song will fill the church💙. Thank you for the music MR Mark.
Я бывший воин советской армии служил в Афганистане 42 года назад мне тоже это песня запала в сердце у меня наворачиваются слезы ведь у солдата любой армии мира судьба похожа
Вечная память героев, брать...
Нищо не сте разбрали от тази песен за съжаление.
А хуй ли ты, солдат, блять, в СС не служил, долбойоб?
Привет с Макеевки, пидор
@@alessandrocalifano4416фашистов твоих братьев до хера в нашей земле лежит.
Приходи, тоже ляжешь.
Tako je... Sirotinja gine...Bogati se smiju... Sudbina svakog vojnika je ista...
War is hell. Living in peace is paradise.
This song doesn't pull me back to my own service in 1971 but it makes me think of my son who lost his life in 2004 due to his military service.
I am so sorry. I’m a stranger but I’m sending you my sincerest love ftom my heart.
Glory be with him. Sorry for our loss.
I maybe wrong but I think reading between the lines I know what your saying as I too have lost 6 brothers so far to it. If you would I would to know your sons branch of service, last rank and where he served as I firmly believe we must remember them.
Зачем ваш сыночек оказался там
Honor to you and your family.
I thank all servicemen for the ultimate sacrifice. Our very heritage is because of your commitment.
Surely, this is an ANTHEM to all ex servicemen World Wide.
I was on the Angolan Border, during the border war in 1987, when this song spoke to me.
Every time I hear this song, I get transported back, and I am with my Brothers In Arms again.
Thank you Mr. Knopfler.
AVANTÉ!
Yes definitely ❤️
Нет войне берегите мир и ваших мам которые дали жизнь вам и никто не имеет права забоать у вас любовь ваших матерей
Min dae, boet, min dae.
Every time I hear this song it touches my heart, two years in Viet Nam, the lives I took, the injuries I received, for what?
Hello. It's unfair to you and everyone who was there in vietnam.The people who Don't know are stupid.I knew an old legionnaire who was in indochina, a 2nd REI chief sergeant who fought during 4 years, he told this story.This man is died since, he was a very good person with great values.You did your duty and be proud you fought for your country, I did not have to make war and Believe me I am on your side.A French friend
Cold war sub service here. Fast attack sub hunter. The deeper we went, the farther from home we ventured. Anyone who served for their country knew they were surrounded with brothers. Else, they were already lost.
for the men next to you
From a young boy I wanted a brother and this was a big motivation to join the army, but I knew it was wrong. If there are no soldiers there are no wars. People of greed drive wars, they care not for humanity only profit.
You destroyed communism. Good work. Thank you for your service.
RIP my friends:
Bobby Joe &
Jim Ratliff
Jim Messenger
1968-1971, Vietnam 🇺🇸
Sadly lost so many Brothers in Arms, both in battle & those who's demons were just too strong. X1X
I am a 72 Y.O Italian born Aussie. I have never served although volunteered to go to Vietnam (Crazy). This song never fails to make me cry, it gets deep inside me and virtually puts me on the battlefield. I thank all the men and women that served.
Hauntingly beautiful, Mark Knopfler. God bless all those men and women fighting for freedom all over the world.
Tell me please, are you fucked?
You do not remember who won that war?
USSR and Soviet people!
Thank you. Dire Straits for honoring our combat veterans who protect us and the world God bless all!
I was on active duty as an Army Paratrooper when this song and album came out. It was an instant hit with my unit
I WAS A MEMBER OF 32 BATTALION SOUTH AFRICAN SPECIAL FORCES DURING THE ANGOLAN WAR AND COMBAT VET, AND THIS SONG ALWAYS MAKES ME THINK OF THOSE BOTHERS THAT NEVER CAME HOME, I STILL SEE THEIR FACES. WE DIDN'T DESERT EACH OTHER AND WE NEVER LEFT ANYONE BEHIND.
Amen brother.
In 1985 I went through basic training at Fort Jackson. At which point they took away all of our contact to the outside world with the exception of letters. The biggest thing I missed was driving a car and of course the radio. One of my brothers in arms brought me a tape player around midnight with this song. This was strictly forbidden. I played it over and over until the sunlight came into the barracks. It has had a profound effect on me to this day. Thanks for posting this. 91 Alpha Combat Medic.
Someone told me that this song is for Falkland. But everytime I hear it tears flows in my eyes I remembered all good brothers in Nam who didn't make it to see their love one. I'm 71 yrs old now concidered my self lucky.
All wars are shite fella created to feed the machine.♠️ 🇨🇦 71+ expat.As long as there's music in hell f it
Everyone that served their country I Salute you ....I'm from Belfast and after years of fighting we now realise it's better to live in peace ..i spent 23 years in the RUC , shot in the back but survived...❤
Memories bring so many tears (Ex Brit Military). God bless all who served , god bless all who serve now and god bless all those who gave everything. See you soon my brothers in arms, you have never been forgotten.
tears in my eyes
RIP/all of them
love former/Service for
/SAA/SAP/1980
RS.
Kjo këngë më kujton jetën si një vuajtje, hipokrizinë e pushteteve të pa shpirt, pa aftësinë e njerëzimit për të pasur paqen gjithmonë, jemi të aftë për të zhvilluar teknollogjinë e luftës por jo atë të paqes. Masterpiece, great song.
The song touched my soul and my heart. God bless to all the men & women who serviced and to those who never came back. Love this song!!
Bless you. You are so right!!! So right...
Thanks 🙏 to all these guys who gave their lives for peace to triumph
luckily i've never been close to a war but this song also touches my soul. whenever I hear it some tears fall. this band is the best ever.
Victor, we who have been to war do so that you and others may never have to. A true warrior hopes to never have to use the skills and tools but is prepared to give all. Oddly, it’s men in suits that make war while warriors with guns make peace.
My country was in a bushman for more than 25 years. Husband's, brothers, fathers was in the same war..and not all come back
I served in the Vietnam war. It never leaves you and sometimes I'm still there., but not as a 17 year old but as a much older me.
I'm from Kenya, and our CBK governor brought me here as he retired...thank you sir for your service.
Those of us , who have been, Brothers in Arms, can never explain or express our feelings, But music like this, and words like these , come closer than we can describe sometimes, on how we feel...Some gave some, Some gave all, God Bless All.
Allen Bowles How true your words are!
True spoken.
True
Allen Bowles respect to you
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South Africa, in the middle of apartheid late 80s this song became popular as one of those were not allowed airplay by the apartheid government. Building blocks of our struggle to freedom, and today message resonates to give us comfort.
one of the most saddest songs i've ever heard...to think that we all share this planet and that there are so, so many differences between us that we just cannot reconcile...so we kill each other...absolutely deplorable...i hope the next place is better than this...
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An absolute lyrical masterpiece as with many songs in the 70s' and 80's!
Najwybitniejsza piosenka w historii rocka. Brakuje mi słów... Jak można stworzyć taką piosenkę? Tylko łzy cisną się do oczu...
For those whom never made it back, to fallen camrades, to friends whom never grow old, see you when i see you......
We will see you soon! Semper Fi
Great comment, may God bless you.
😓I am suffering form extreme depression...I don't know how but this song is like ointment for my broken emotions.❤️❤️-Love from my heart.
Because you have very fine soul ❤️🔥
Hey...internet stranger, if you are going through hell right now, keep on going. Don't stop...❤
We all have wars to fight. Physical ones with arms or wars in our minds. Never give up, never never never. You will reach the light at the tunnel. See what life is about. Keep pushing forward, do not stand still if not necessary. I wish you the very best in life.
I never thought I would live to be this old. Hang in there.💙
Hang in there! Physical exercise often helps if you want to try.
This song touches me so deep..tears come every time when i listen to this crying guitar 🥺 and war in Ukraine really wrenching my soul 😢💔🫂🇺🇸🇺🇦
Brought tears to my eyes....!! 😪
Former USAF and EMT-MEDIC and can't have a better song for all who have served or serving to help lighten the load of PTSD or other things that come with those operations
This song is so powerful! Mark Knopfler is a musical genius.
A very haunting song....thank you to all that have served.
Thank you to my brothers-in-arms for keeping us all alive and getting us back home
God bless you, Mark and all those to whom you have dedicated this song.
All my love to all the war veterans ❤ 💙 x
This song accompanied me through my time in the British Army.
35 years on and the images still fresh in my mind.
Haunts me. My friend failed to shoot down the jet that hit the Sir Galahad. Me, I did nothing. Falklands, NI, Kuwait, Bosnia, Kosovo. Fuck 30 years nearly 40 years. I'm sorry.
My dad was in the British army back in the 80s and in the war with the Falkland Islands , i was only a child then but i remember it so well ❤️
I love you all my veterans and the ones gone all ready, your not FORGOTTEN. My dad R.I.P was a Airfoce Vietnam veteran , i remember him listening to dire straight a lot.
" We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms"
No more Brother Wars and no more Banker Wars.
My father was a member of Reme. My grandad was a fighter in Burma. His brothers died on the western front. I can't imagine the hurt they went through.
Tears come to my eyes , as i remember this song playing on the funeral of two of my marines . I served almost 40 y in the core
Mari van Hout C’mon Soldier .. at least get the spelling correct...Corps..... out of respect.
I give you full respect thank you from the bottom of my heart
@@BeachBadger78 That's not a fair comment. He might not have gone to a top ranked university like you !!!! LOL!
For my Father,who loved Dire Straits particularly this song,Rest in Peace Paul Sugden I will see you again Dad.
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he's in a better place...RIP my man
I've never served, but from the first time I heard this, back in the mid 80s, it moved me. The hauntingly beautiful melodies, and poetic imagery, is so powerful! We all belong to the brotherhood of Man. The thought of the mayhem of battle, and the desolation of the aftermath, is heartbreaking and tragic! Nothing is gained, and so very very much is lost forever. 💔 Let us wage Peace!🕊
This song gives me comfort. I was never in the military, never shot a gun anger. I am thankful for those whom did. I do not mean to steal their glory in anyway. They truly fight battles to keep us all safe. But I am in a type of battle for my life. Have advanced cancer. It is the strength of my fellow brothers and sisters in arms who are also battling cancer that helps me deal with the bad days. Praying for my fellow cancer warriors.
Update, they just found that I have an egg sized brain tumor. The tumor board told me I will need surgery to remove it. Well, on the positive side, I get to interact with a whole new group of warriors fighting meningiomas.
... and we are praying for you
дорогой далекий друг. я прочитала и поняла все... но пишу по русски.мы тоже будем молиться будем поддерживать тебя из россии будь уверен в себе желаю много много сил.
Tatiana Kuprienko
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keep fighting brother.this is the battle god gave you. i pray for your victory
stay strong man
lost for words... former addict who lost my friend when he was just ready to be a dad... He wanted to try what many did,sadly he died 8 hours after his first drug encounter the pills he took stopped his heart. miss you old boy😔
To all the veterans reading and listening respect to your service
To all armed forces around the world thank you for ur service and keeping us all safe.
Thanks !
A peace that will never come,because man has no desire for peace.
I am a combat veteran, and I am going to pass this on to one of my few remaining brothers in arms. Good job boys.
I was there that night. Pure magic. Knopfler is one of the greatest of the era. His bandmates were equally great.
My father, brother, brother in-law were veterans l always think of them when I here this song.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and 8n tge morning,
We will remember them.
@Daughter of Enoch is a nasty troll who needs to crawl back under their rock! She probably uses the #kindness and #metoo a lot but obviously doesn’t live by this herself
THIS RELEVANT IN ANY ERA AND ANY CONFLICT...
When a people determine that government no longer serves it's purpose The PEOPLE have the RIGHT to tear down that government and rebuild it to serve the PEOPLE as originally planned.
IT WAS A SONG OF all SONGS THAT WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT I COULD NOT LISTEN TO BUT NOW I CAN . I AM SO PROUD TO HAVE SERVED ALONGSIDE WITH MY BROTHERS IN ARMS WHO WE FOUGHT ALONGSIDE FOR PEACE GOD BLESS TO ALL THE VETS ❤
We are all brothers from another mother. Stay strong Ukraine.
One of my Brother in Arms would have been 45 today. He took his own life because he couldn't reach out. I Love you and miss you. Your wife and kids miss you I talk to them every day for you. You named one after me Little Tommy. I know you are watching over us every day. RIP STRAGGLER.
He put himself above his wife and kids---how selfish....
Sorry to here that love and respect from Australia
A beautiful song with such a powerful meaning, even more so in 2017. I thank God everyday that my 19 year old son came back in one piece from Iraq. Iraq is just another Vietnam! So many lives lost in all of these wars.😢
Yeah, and Iraq war is a stupid one. Respect to you and your son.
I'm glad he came back to
Bless to your son but the war of Iraq and that of Nam are not the same. I understand your thoughts but not the same.
@@joeleblanc6617 Both were dumb wars. That's the only thing in common.
@@TeurastajaNexus Why do Americans even go there to fight? Isn't army just for defense?
RIP my many military brothers and sisters (from all countries), even my enemies.
@Daughter of Enoch is so blinded by hate that she doesn’t see that it’s people just like her who cause the wars!
Roger Yearwood. I think that the last line of this great song sums it all up. "We are fools to make war
On our brothers in arms".
the day ppl realize it doesnt make sense...to lose a life beacuse of the interest of politicians...we could think any other country man is a brother
My darling brother Mark has just passed away. He loved dire straits. This song captures my feelings right now. The lyrics are superb. We used to play dire straits/pink floyd in the 80’s when he moved to London to begin his working life. God bless you Mark. I wouldn’t have wanted a more beautiful brother 💔💔💔💔
It's an Evergreen. The world today is as fractious as its ever been and we need to listen to this regularly. 35 years on, no one is writing music of this quality any more.
So very true! Just like the song "Europa" from Falco. These songs describe the sad facts and reality!
It really isn't. Europe and North America haven't been involved in a major war in over seventy years. Wars are a lot less frequent than they used to be.
@33, you're right! Nothing really major, but therefore lots of little ones that make up for it. When you take the truck load of so called "Armed Conflicts" and the Millions that have died in them, it paints another picture!
Brothers in arms ready to go again
I have always appreciated songs like this written by rock bands who showed a true and earnest appreciation for those who have served and also paid the ultimate sacrifice. God bless all who have served. My youngest son just got out of the Corp in October of 2019. He saw death in Afghanistan. I'm thankful he's home safely. Sempre fi to all who have served.
We couldn't have done it without You ALL!
All the wars of my nation, they now ran through my mind with this beautiful song
What a fantastic piece of music. it means so much to so many, truly legendary.
The biggest casualty of war… is the person who can no longer cry when the war is over. ☮️
I just love this man!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Mark K is a master of the guitar.
Remember, nothing is more valuable than peace.
Prayers for protection for all the brothers in arms in Ukraine. My heart breaks for them, but their courage and dedication is remarkable. This war is horrifying and I cannot imagine what they are facing. Light surround each one.
You missed the point of this song entirely.
Thank you!!!❤❤❤ my heart is broken into pieces by this horrific war😪🤦♀️
My grandfather and his brothers went to fight in WW2,some didn’t come home,it angers me they give their lives like many others for our freedom,that freedom is being taken away from us by our corrupt governments,they fill their pockets,they seem to forget they are civil servants that are meant to look after those who pay them,RIP to our brave women and men,also thoughts to those who’s lives have been changed forever,the ones who are homeless because of their mental health and they try to self medicate,it’s a disgrace these men aren’t given the care they deserve,my grandfather was in the Royal Irish Rifles,he never spoke about what he and other went through,I have nothing but respect for everyone who did go and answered the call ❤❤x
For never ever forgetton fallen brothers. You are always in our hearts
A soldier more than anyone knows the horror of war and prays for Peace
Remember all falling Soldiers who died in senseless wars.
@grumpy old fart I Agree,i often wonder what would happen if every soldier of every country met on the battlefield and said "fuck the war,Lets go home"and everyone of them did,what would the Leaders who started it say/do then
@@barrycaldwell5461 Ah come on,then the bankers wouldent make any money,they have the power to pit nation against nation,by controling the media,and telling the sheep,that guy,over there wants to destroy you,better destroy him first,they deal in fear,thats how they control us.
@Popeye yeah, ur right but "tyrant regimes" are all regimes!! left or right is just a grade of the same!! Its like "cold" and "Warm"....both discribe the same....in this case the temperatur!
the "problem" on all "Wars" are the people who get brainwashed. a full or real conscious human, cant kill an other human or even a animal!!
@Popeye really?? tyrant racism can be a hitler or a mao!! left and right both can be facism!
not i have to learn!
@Popeye no with my first comment, i would said that "tyrans" or "facist" even can be from right side and left side!
if some talks about "racism" they meaning from right side...like nazism...
but marxist or zionists are "racists" too
Father's days - women take all roads, because they are mothers, friends, sisters and daughters
Im singing this to the middle East Christians, jews, Muslims, people crying out for help 😭 🙏🤲🤝
I'm a marine. All I can say is Semper fi. You don't join the marines. You become one. I was ssgt in desert storm. And I told my first LT. we will be back here again
My uncle John was a commando helped liberate Holland and met his wife this song always remembers me of him
When I came on Active Duty I worked with Viet Nam Veterans (shortly after the Conflict ended.) Some of them were pretty beat up and broken. They were and are my Brothers in Arms. . . .
What beuatifull words. To all my South African, Rhodesian Brothers in the Armed Forces who payed the Ultimate Sacrifice. SALUTE!!!
Here I am served CAPE COLOURED COR early seventies
Parabat jumped In places I would rather forget..
I always came home left good brothers in arms behind in Angola..
We were that unit that went places few dared to go...
SADF... it was not our choice and we were def shooting at the wrong people. the true enemy is not always in front of you...