(Veteran REACTS To) Dixie Chicks - Travelin' Soldier REACTION!
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For those who don't know or don't remember, the average age of a combat infantryman in Vietnam was 19. That means that an awful lot of pretty little girls with bows in their hair were left mourning their first boyfriend. To make matters worse, a lot of guys were killed on the day their tour was scheduled to end.
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It was hard to like this comment, but I did due to the fact my family experienced multiple losses in that war, and only two made it back. And we’re beyond grateful that that number isn’t 0.
I have so much to say, but I don’t even feel like I should have the right to. There should be so many here to tell stories. But being at home, waiting on my own, thanks for your comments.
Unfortunately this hasn’t changed and is still the case.
There is an Australian song, by redgum called I was only 19. Check it out
I didn't find out until years later , but my girlfriend at the time I left for Vietnam was very upset . Her mother told me my girlfriend cried for three days after I left .
I'm not seeing a lot of comments thanking you for your service so I will do that. Thank you for your service and I appreciate this reaction.
Thank god for your thanking for service
Thank you for your service, Billy 🙏❤️
Thank you for fighting for our Constitution!
Amen.
@@jasonmalone9833 vm
As an Iraqi Freedom Vet, this song is tough to get through. I stand with the Dixie Chicks as well. The war was pointless, we loss so much over nothing, no WMD's and loss many brothers & sisters.
My high school boyfriend of 5 years died in combat and I have never heard this song before this and I just cried my eyes out for him.
Rest In Peace Troy
Rip Troy.
@@thanks3342 thank you 💓
I’m so sorry to here that. Hopefully he’s in a better place...🥺
✌️🤍🇺🇸😇🖖
🙏😓😥
I still have trouble listening to this (one of the reasons I requested it). It came out just after my big brother got deployed to Iraq in '02. I spent that whole 14 months, and another year while he was in Afghanistan, barely sleeping because I didn't want to miss anything that popped up on CNN. When I did sleep, I had to be holding one of our cordless phones in case a call came in. Let me tell you, a 3am call from the other side of the world where he only had time to tell me that something happened but he's okay is the most gut-wrenching thing in the world. One time he couldn't get to the phone before the story hit the news and I had to wake my mom up at 2:30 in the morning because helicopters carrying members of his unit had been shot down in Afghanistan and he hadn't called (he was okay but it was close and terrifying). I'm 30 now and I still have a panic attack if there's ever a knock on the door or someone rings the bell when I'm not expecting it. That 12-15 year old part of me always expects there to be someone in uniform on the other side with a letter.
I couldn't even imagine. I pray that you can get over the anxiety and have peace.
I don't think there is anything more terrifying than seeing a car pull up then Two uniformed soldiers come out. I've met some people that had it happen to them.
Have you heard Reba’s sleeping with the telephone? Cause that’s what the song is about.
I was the same way when my father was in the Navy. I cried happy tears when we finished the retirement ceremony cause I knew I wouldn't leave anymore
My mom watched the news channels during the Vietnam war. To see if anything happened to my grandpa and my uncle. Who were both deployed though seapreat units. She also had other children throwing rocks at her. She said that was one of the most stressful times.
Dixie Chicks were OPENLY against the Iraqi war, publicly stated their opinions on Bush and what he did. However, they have always supported the individuals forced to fight. And this song expresses their feelings towards the war as well, and the consequences of it.
I think you missed the point of the song. "One name read, that no body really cared, but one pretty girl with a bow in her hair.."
Exactly! The Dixie Chicks bashed a sitting President on foreign soil; that was their undoing at the time. I don't know of anyone more popular or music more loved than they and their music was at the time.
Allen King
Yes, that was their undoing, right or wrong country fans don’t like that one bit!, including me, although I was a big fan of their music at the time I dropped them like a hot potato.
Country fans are probably the most patriotic group of people.
@@humpy936 they weren't dismissing the country, just the war the president was starting. 🙄🙄 Blind patriotism gets people killed
CalamityJane031
That’s not true, I suggest you research what really happened, I never mentioned anything about blind patriotism, why do you bring that up?, As a matter fact I think we should leave all those countries, and dictators to sort their own shit out, Iraq turned into a mess, Libya, etc., thank God we didn’t make the same mistake in Syria.
BeyondEnchantment
I am also allowed to say blow me!
When I was about 18, I found out that no one but my Sunday school teacher was the only person to be writing to a young man from our church. It made me mad that not one young person in our church was not writing to him, the teacher was old enough to be his mom, and not one young person was writing to him. He was in Vietnam. I told the teacher I would write to him and I did almost weekly while he was gone. I only got to see him once after he came home. I really liked him a lot but my family moved and I never saw him again. We lost touch after we moved. I still think about him once in a while and say a prayer for him. That was about 62 years ago.
I'm an old vet and I cry every time I hear that song.
I just remember crying like a baby the second I realized the soldier died. I normally can't listen to this because it gets me sobbing no matter when I listen to it.
Jasmine D.Greene I did too
Same. But at the same time, I really do love this song. At least he had someone at the end who would cry over his death.
And this is why I prefer the music video, he makes it home to her.
@@Loveoneanotherordie wait WHAT?! I didn't know that! I've been lied to my entire life!
@@jasmined.greene8907 looking at it now i see it's a fan made video,(I feel silly now)
While this song does highlight the meaningful impact of correspondence while overseas, it seems a lot of folks gloss over the fact that ol' dude didn't make it back alive.
Yes, I understood that the wonderful soldier wasn't coming home alive, and yes it does seem that most people don't really get the true meaning of this great song. No one have sang this song better than Natalie & The Chicks.
Yeah, I've noticed that, too.
I think most, including Billy in this video, don't realize (at least until they've listened to the song more than once) that the piccolo player from the marching band who was crying under the stands by herself ( 6:12 ) is the same girl (with a bow in her hair) the soldier met working at the lunch counter ( 1:09 ) in the beginning of the song. I guess she was the only one who recognized his name when it was read. Just one more (out of 50,000) name to everyone else.
I have always seen it as an anti-war song or at least against the horrible consequences of war. One lonely man ('nobody really cared But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair') only had one young girl ('too young for him they told her'), whom he met not long ago ('Two days past eighteen He was waiting for the bus in his army green'-, 'Would you mind if I sent one back here to you'), who waited for him in vain. ('For the list of local Vietnam dead
Crying all alone under the stands')
It's heartbreaking. me and my dad like listening to the Dixie Chicks or now Chicks. This is a beautiful, sad song with great storytelling and it sounds so good.
My late husband spent 2 tours in Vietnam. I am so grateful he came home. My brother was there. So grateful he came home. My other brother was in Korean war and gratefully made it home. My Dad n my husbands Dad came home from WWII. This soldier did not. It is such a sad song.
Thank you for your service. I’ve had a family member who ended his own life Bc of service and PTSD. I really appreciate your service.
Didn't seem like you caught it. The traveling soldier was KIA.
Seems a lot of folks glossed over that.
@@mikebosshard Everyone I see reacts to the video seems to miss the "When a letter said, a soldier's coming home."
@@teamashen Yeah it means he was set to come home, but then the one name read that no one cared for meant that he died before he could leave to come home.
@@almightykue3914 That's not how that works during times of war. The whole concept is when a letter is sent home, it's to inform the next of kin they were KIA. Since he had no one, he listed her as his next of kin He didn't write a letter and die before he got home. He was killed and the army sent the next of kin a letter to inform her that he was killed.
Yeah seems like know one on these reactions, see that.
This is an emotionally wrenching song. The storyline carries you, the harmonies sooth you, and the layers of the instruments fills your heart until at the end the drum cadence bruises what is left of your soul. It leaves me in tears.
Good explanation
Every single time. I hear this song and the tears flow within two minutes.
The Dixie Chicks always brought it. Damn, I'm proud they're from Texas.
The best come from Texas
You must not know what they said about the president who was from Texas. I've never heard this song.
@@benharris2490 - I know what she said. Some of us agreed with her.
@ Bob James. Must feel good being apart of the 1%. Let me guess..you raised your kids as non-binary "people" until they could decide for themselves, right? And you voted Hilary for your love of pant suit's and murder mysteries too? I'm sure if i asked you you would tell me Benghazi was a hoax and we never landed on the moon. If you really cared about the troops you wouldn't side with the ideals of people like that. Not when we had warriors signing up in record numbers to get in the fight and get some. You cant have it both ways. You either supported the war or you didn't. But you can't pretend to love your troops but hate what they do at the same time.
@@MP-hs3rd - Wow. You forgot to call me a Satanist, and a guy who borrows tools and doesn't return them. I won't bother disabusing you of your assumptions about me personally, but I would like to say that your line about "warriors signing up in record numbers to get in the fight and get some" is comic book shit. There are some of that type around, but that attitude doesn't last long in the face of the real world, where the other people are trying to do the same thing to you. Modern armies, and the US military in particular, are professionals who train hard and take pride in their skill and knowledge of their jobs. Throwing them into wars in Afghanistan and later Iraq with no real strategic plan beyond breaking stuff and killing people was childishly moronic and led to chaos and power struggles that will last for generations and cause many thousands of civilian deaths. There are times when fighting a war is necessary, but this was just Dubya trying to one-up his daddy and using a finely tuned instrument as a blunt object to do it. Yes, that is shameful. Real wars aren't like movies, where the good guys always win and live happily ever after. The troops have to live with what they've seen and done, their families have to live with not knowing whether their loved ones will come home (and a lot of them don't), civilians die and suffer in massive numbers, and things get generally fucked up for a long time afterwards. Everyone has to pay a horrible price, and it's not something that should ever be entered into lightly. Supporting the troops shouldn't include throwing them away in a useless war to stroke some draft-dodging asshole's ego and make him feel like a big man. These people have all put their lives and futures on the line to defend their country, and we owe it to them not to abuse their trust.
Wonder how great Dixie Chicks would have been, had all that not gone down. Cutting edge sound, and just amazing vocals.
They are making a comeback this year...new album! 😉
You should react to some Lonestar
I'm Already There (the Letters from Home version)
Amazed
Mr Mom
My Front Porch Looking In
Don't forget Mountains, Let's Be Us Again, and Tequila Talkin'.
I love Mr.Mom
They are sensational. They didn't deserve the treatment they received. I'm glad they are returning.
Yes!!
The animation music video for mr.mom is the best!
-A LOT of the men who died in Vietnam were between the ages of 18-23 and most of them were drafted and didn't want to be there in the first place. It's so sad they lost their lives so young. Whenever I see a Vietnam Veteran, I say "thank you for your service." They were treated like garbagte when they came back and so many lost their lives. Many of those men who survied saw their friends die in combat. Even all these years later, saying thank you means so much. And thank you for your service Billy.
I always loved this song. But when I was younger I thought the lyric was "list of Vietnam Vets" and thought 'aw that's nice, shoutouts to all the veterans'.... Was a few years later I finally found out the lyric's actually 'Vietnam dead'... Whelp. Right in the feels. Get goosebumps every time I hear this now.
Cole Swindell "You should be here"
Hits me in the feels.
This is one of my all time favorite Dixie Chicks song. Thanks for reacting to it.
you should react to Whisky Lullaby by Brad Paisley
@Comet Launching yep. The actual music video is just way more impactful.
Get your tissues out Billy. That one will break you quick, guaranteed.
Make sure it’s the actual video you react to. Not just the song with lyrics. The official video makes you understand the song.
Yes ! i give every comment suggesting this a thumbs up on every video i see
YUSSSS...I want him too as well, with the video
My dad was deployed and I would write to him every week and when I turned 16 I wrote him on my birthday and for a week I was wondering why he didn't write back that same week me and my mom got word that he died in combat. This song brings tears to my eyes every time
I am a spouse to a submariner who proudly served for 30 years. This was back when there was no email and letters were few and far between. All you can do is have your faith and hope and wait for the day you get the call they are all coming back to homeport again safe and sound. I am so proud of what my husband did for this country and continue to pray for all the service men and women serving this country at home and on far away shores. I also say a special prayer for the families that wait for their return because we serve too. God Bless all of you!
I remember when that song came out, what a tearjerker, especially because I lived in the Vietnam era.
Thanks for reacting to this Billy - when my son went into the Marine Corp, I wrote him every day while he was in boot. I then formed Houston Marine Parents, and in the care packages we shipped to them, we always included letters I had elementary and junior high kids write to them. They loved them!
My son just came back to the states from deployment in March of this year. Next March he will be going again on a 3 year tour. I cry at the playing of the anthem and also make sure that I message and write him everyday. It’s hard!
My son joined the army at 17. He was deployed 2 times. This song always makes me cry. I was so worried about him and couldn't wait to hear from him. I wrote to him everyday. I was proud of him but so scared for him at the same time. I'll never forget the calls where he would tell me about things that bothered him like his roommate shooting himself it the head outside their Barack's and of the many friends that lost their lives right in front of him. He is now 31 and has some PTSD but all in all he is doing well for himself. Now he NEVER wants to talk about his time deployed. I'm just glad he made it home. Billy I also want to thank you for your service Sir. Much love from an army mom.
@Angela thank your son for his service and may God be with him always.❤🙏
As a fellow vet. I know what you mean. Letters from home were the best ever!! Even if it was just a buddy sharing his letter with you. I was in when there was only the mail and calling home through a Ham radio operator
Damn that fiddle solo gives me chills every time!
My love is a marine, but this song still hits so hard. I know it's so much harder for him, and I will always stick by his side. Thank you for your service.
Haley Nichols my husband, son, and son in-law are all USMC
I’m new to your channel and have only seen a few of your reactions. I had no idea you were in the service and were deployed. I admire and respect you so much.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR BRAVERY & SERVICE
Dixie Chicks "Not ready to Make Nice" is another great one
Yes
yes but he needs to read the meaning behind it first I think it's important
Agreed. What they went through was so unfair.
It really was and so many people ended up agreeing with them years later.
@@elizabethfreeman9907 i always did
"There Goes My Life"
Kenny Chesney
All alright....
Oh definitely Billy needs to react to that one Byse will definitely be entering the chat
Speaking as a son of three generations of military men. I thank you for your service. Any man or woman that picks up a rifle, swears the oath of service, and upholds it with honor; has my respect and thanks.
Two deployments I waited with our kids and I thank God he came home.
Billy Thank You for your service. It’s hero’s like you that keeps us Free. ♥️
Thank you for serving. Love the Dixie Chicks music.
"Top of the World" is probably my favorite Dixie Chicks song.
Wanheda hell yes. Die hard fan here.
Easy Silence.
Mark L sixtyseven ok, I’ll give you that simply for the bridge alone. 🤘🏻✌🏻
I hope you never felt alone while you were away....I know this song hits home for you and many others in Service or there family members waiting at home..it's that letter you never want to get!! Thank you All for your Service!! Lord bring them home safe!! Dixie chicks did a great job on this song!! 💔
Beautiful song written by Bruce Robison. Makes me cry every time.
The ghost in the hall,
" ... written by Bruce Robison."
THANK YOU for giving the songwriter the credit that so few people seem to care about. While his performance of the song is dull, in my opinion, by comparison to the way The Dixie Chicks perform it, he should at least get more recognition for creating it in the first place. It is really a moving song, both musically and through the lyrics.
Ragged old Flag Johnny Cash would be my request.
Such a beautiful performance by Johnny Cash that many people have not seen absolutely amazing you're right
Yes, Billy thank you for your service dear! God bless you and America!
Thank you, Billy. I'll always have love and respect this group. Song reminds me of being a 14 yo girl writing my cousin in Nam.
I was just a little girl during the Vietnam war. Our family knew so many 18 yr. old boys who were sent to Vietnam. I was just a little girl. Luckily I learned to read & write very well, & very young. I sent letters to all of them. They all looked so forward to all the letters they recieved. I always requested prayers for all of our people in Vietnam at Sunday School & church. They all came home except one. All that came home were feeling broken inside. A hug, a smile, my mama inviting them for a meal, all those kinds of things really helped them.
Thank you for your service Billy. As a son of a retired Naval CO, I appreciate and thank all of those who have put their life on the line for us and the U.S.A.
THANK YOU. Thank you for your service. Thank you for saying how much contact means. Families, pretty girls, pets... All of it matters.
My sister and I used to sing this for the residents at a nursing home we worked at and they loved it.
This song hits me in the feels every time!
Their salute (taps) to fallen soldiers at the end broke me.. 😭😭
as a former marine letters were very important. it kept you going. their voices are amazing
Salute To You 🙏🏼 The Dixie Chicks 🙏🏼 & The Fallen 🇺🇸 WE LOVE YOU ETERNALLY ❤️🇺🇸 God Reat your Souls ☘️🙏🏼
Everytime I hear this song it touches me deep down in my soul. My heart aches for the men and women that are away from family and friends, from the people they love. I was married to a marine for 3 years. We spent that 3 years in Japan. He was gone for months at a time doing training. I had never felt that lonely before. I could only imagine how lonely he felt. I need to say a warm Thank You to ALL military personnel, serving now and before. Thank You all so much for the privileges we are allowed because of your sacrifice.
Love the harmony. Such talent!
I had to listen to this song like ten times one day to learn to get through it without crying. I have not heard it in a while, and yeah, right back where I started. Fabulous song about war.
Thank you for serving, and for sharing. Real men have real feelings.
Billy, you need to check out Craig Morgan - The father, my son and the holy ghost. The video is him singing it at the Grand Ol Opry, it was about his son who past away about 3 years ago. I think you will really love it.
I love this song so much! Thank you for your service and doing this song!
Marine Corps Vet here, played this on guitar for my wife on our wedding. Hard to listen to but thank you for your service brother.
I’m watching this video while currently deployed to Afghanistan. I can’t wait to get home and meet my new son.
you should listen to-
“Almost Home” by Craig Morgan
or
“The House That Built Me” by Miranda Lambert
can’t listen to ☝🏻this one without tearing up, really makes me think of my childhood home
wow the feelings and emotions from the song are off the charts! amazing song ..deep..sincere ..thank you for letting us react with you
I can’t with this song….it devastates me every time I hear it.
This sends chills through me. Thank you Billy.
Your emotion when you listened to this song touched me so much. Thank you for your service.
Out of all your videos I have seen, I never noticed you were a veteran, thank you for your service and stay safe during these times. Great reaction to a great song.
I haven't played the CD or watched this special in at least 14 or 15 years but I sang along to every lyric as soon as you hit play. Music is so powerful and you show that in so many of your videos.
Thanks so much for ur service Billy, it’s much appreciated!!!! Love ur channel!! ❤️
This song always gets me choked up. I'd love to see your reaction to an oldie favourite of mine called "One Tin Soldier" by Canadian group The Original Caste. Another beautiful song with a powerful message. Thankyou for your content :) Am really enjoying your stuff
The group’s name is Coven, although on Google it does say The Original Cast. It’s from the movie Billy Jack. Great movie and very touching song! “Turned the stone and looked beneath it. Peace on Earth was all it said.” Wow!
Thanks for doing this reaction video; and thank you for serving our country.
I'm probably one of the few posting a comment who had not just one, but two family members deployed to Vietnam, my father in '65 and my oldest brother in '68. Back then we had reel-to-reel tape recordings, and whenever my father would send one home, my mom and all the kids would gather round and listen. It was so great to hear his voice, and then we would record a tape to send back to him. When my brother was in Nam, he sent me a Seiko watch for my birthday. I wore it for many years until someone stole it. I was absolutely devastated.
Both my father and brother came home alive and physically unharmed, but being in Nam really damaged them emotionally and mentally. They were never the same as when they left. War is a never-ending assault on soldiers and the ones who love them, no matter how much we think we've left it behind.
your comment about family vloggers really finally helped me to understand why so many people, me included watch them so frequently. I honestly had no clue why I was so drawn to watching them but as you said it's because seeing that family unit makes you feel something that could be lacking.
Hey what's good!
Hope you feelin, looking, and smelling good! Lol Billy I've watching you for months on your movie channel and i just found this video. Thank you Billy for all the laughs and especially for Your Service. I truly am appreciative of you for so many things! Now excuse me while i rehydrate, this video got me crying all over the place! Love you Billy💙
Thank you for your service. This is such an incredible song.
Thank you Sir for your service,I watch how deeply moved you are about some of the songs you have a big heart,I enjoy your videos.
I also requested this video when you did Goodbye Earl... tomorrow is my birthday, so thank you for this video!
Thank you for your service, Billy
Billy, thank YOU for your service. Gods blessings of comfort, safety and peace to all veterans and active rite military personnel. Bearhugs from Wyoming
Thank you for your dedicated service to this country. My brother in law when he's deployed he is allowed 1 call a week. We are never told where he's deployed to but he has his own security team given to him 24/7
Thanks, I needed a good cry today. Very cathartic
Thank you for your service and sharing your experience and view! You are so right, every soldier needs that support ❤️
"Three Wooden Crosses" by Randy Travis
I love this song...great reaction as always. I just noticed you uploading this on my wedding day last October!!
Thank you for your service and this song came out around the time a friend of mine went to the arm and never heard from him. We had plans to be together when he came home and he never did. So this song rings all too close to me and I cried when I 1st heard it and still do sometimes
The bass is my favorite part of this song. It really stirs my soul when he drops the octave on the last refrain.
This song always reminds me of my parents. My father was in Vietnam and me mumzie was pregnant with me in HS. My father came home though but an Uncle didn't. So, I feel this song on a personal level. get teary eyed every time. Ty for reacting to it.
From one vet to another thank you for those darker times in my life I can know turn and listen to some of your videos and your reactions and it helps
YOU REACTED!!! And so quickly too!Thank you!!! ❤❤❤
THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL SONG BY THE DIXIE CHICKS. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IN THE MILITARY, I SEE FROM YOUR REACTION TO SOME OF THESE REALLY EMOTIONAL SONGS THAT TIME HAD A VERY LASTING IMPACT ON YOU, AND THAT IS A GOOD THING.
Thank you for your service. There was no social media when my husband and I were active duty, so this song is especially potent.
Oh Mr Billy, I absolutely adore your videos.
First let me say....I thank you for your service! Second... I wanted to THANK YOU for the love, kindness and respect that you just sent out to those of us who have been or still are waiting on their Soldier to come home! I was the wife of a disabled Veteran and it really touched me that you talked about how hard it is for those of us who kept everything going at home so are Soldiers have something to home too! I had my wonderful Soldier for 40 years before passed and I still remember what it was like waiting for him to come home! So I thank you BillyYouSoCrazy for your reaction because today you touched my heart!❤
I just found your channel via the 'Goodbye Earl' reaction video. Good stuff. You've got heart.
Thank you for your service. Thank you isn't enough, I know. I wish there were words to say how much you are appreciated
I just found ur channel and this is the first reaction video I've seen of urs ... I'm in tears bearly half way through my husband did 3tours in Afghanistan and Iraq it really hits home. I. Lucky he's home and safe but there are so many not as lucky. My prayers are with them 🙏 ❤️
*waiiiiiting ....then watching BYSE totally miss his moment*
Pretty sure that last bit didn't land until later. I love this song, and will always tear up a little on that last verse.
Thank you for your service.
Wow, man! So glad u did this song. Hits even harder these days.
I remember in HS that we had boards full of pictures of the young graduates that were sent "Over There"
Soooooo completely sad that it ended this way.
One of their best songs. They got done dirty by radio after their comments about Bush in the UK. This song is so good.
Thank you sir for your service and this reaction i have family that was in nam so this hits home
Thank you for your service Billy
This is one of my favorite songs. I remember my mom talking about her friends and classmates all being sent over to Vietnam. The ones she talked about who didn't come home... so much heartbreak.
I cry ever time I hear this song. I come from a line of military. My Grandfather WWI, Uncles on the Franklin in WWII, my Dad Korea. I have so much respect for you and all of our military.