When he sings of Comrades...the true meaning of the song comes out in his voice.

Charlie Co. 2nd of the 7th, 1st Cavalry, Vietnam 1970, Garryowen !

Your comments made me cry Niles. You are, as the General is, a true Patriot. Our poor country is in pain and sorrow, but all of us Patriots, will remain true.

I don't disagree with what you said about the man, but there is no such thing as American exceptionalism other than the belief in it. Never in the history has it been good for yourself or others when people thought of their own country as so superior to others.

@@TK-ve1uo I completely disagree with you. I'm old enough to remember America when it helped other nations. We had much better people running this country. You have NO idea about our history do you? Do you have ANY idea how much Americans have accomplished in our relatively short history? Not one other country has fought for their freedom and died fighting for it, to break away from a country which was tyrannical. I've traveled all over this world and meet tons of people who want to live here. They know America is the last free country there is and we're the only ones who have guns to fight tyranny with - my guess is you were taught to hate America and that should never be.

@@tomdonohue2091 Speaking of a lack of education in history: Are you sure that no other country has fought for their freedom and died (I assume you are referring to citizens of said country) fighting for it? Dozens of countries have done so, from your neighbours in Central and South America over countries like the Netherlands and Belgium to the majority of countries in Africa. So what you are saying there is utter nonsense. The same goes for the claim that America is the "last free country". Is it though? To quote from one of the best TV scenes ever produced about this question: "Canada has freedom. Japan has freedom. The UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia - Belgium has freedom. So, 207 sovereign states in the world, like, 180 of them have freedom." So, no, the US is very much not the last free country. Though, of course, you are free in a lot of ways when you live in the US. You are a lot more free to be shot when you go to school in the morning than in most other countries, since people like you love their guns so much. You are a lot more free to go bankrupt when you get sick, because for some reason, while most civilised nations have a decent public healthcare system, such thing seems to be dangerous socialism to a sizeable number of Americans. The same goes for when you want a decent university education. Oh, and, of course, you are free to join the military and die while bringing a lot of other countries "freedom", often with, let's say, questionable reasoning, when you are just 18 years old - but please don't drink or smoke at that age, because that freedom only starts when you are 21. So, no, Sir, you are very much not the most free country in the world, let alone the last free one.

@@TK-ve1uo So sad to hear someone compare the American Revolution, and the enormous prosperity and individual freedom Americans enjoyed for over 200 years, to the Communist take-overs in Cuba, Venezuela. Just because you can call those national tragedies "revolutions" hardly warrants their comparison. But you, BLM and Antifa are now our future, and real men like General Dempsey will get written out of our history by your ilk.

THANK YOU! You made my day - I'm one of those who is of Irish descent. I was born a Murphy, adopted by the Garrick family and married a Donohue, I think that might make me triple Irish?? LOL - blessings to you, with love from California, USA! I am proud to be Irish and proud of our accomplishments.

It’s a Scottish song.

@@bannedinchina the melody is Irish.

@@wolfthequarrelsome504 nope. That’s Scottish too.

@@bannedinchina A lot of Scottish and Irish songs have melodies in common. You should know this. After all, the Gaelic aspect of Scottish culture hailed originally from Ireland. Allow our intertwining cultures to evolve freely down the generations. Stay safe and well.

SPOT ON US MICKS THE WAY forward

Indeed!! Hail Hail 🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪

Absolutely Hail Hail 🇮🇪🍀

Send him home to Ireland, help us free ourselves from the EU fascist machine.

lol.

Great old Scottish song but we have so many great songs we'll give our Irish brothers this one.

@@TheMBDESIGNSTUDIO Ahh! shaddup! are you a UKIP troll by any chance? God bless the EU...Ireland would still be in the poverty stricken 1950s without it.

​@@johnprice7303 Ahh! shaddup yourself , No I am certainly not a UKIP supporter. UKIP are an ultra conservative bunch of British loyalists and I am an Irish Republican. And please don't comment on things you clearly don't understand. Ireland has contributed over 200 Billion to the EU through our fishier treaties alone. Ireland’s net gain from EU budgets has been €44.6 billion since 1976. It was our membership of the EU that allowed the ECB to force us to pay German French and the UKs bank losses, losses which had nothing to do with us as a people as we would not have gained a single cent from had the investments been successful here. losses that those countries banks would have had to take on the chin had we been out of the EU. In 2006 our national debt was 26 Billion Now our national debt stands over 220 Billion 90% of which is from our EU loving politicians committing to pay off the EU's Debt. Their Debt not Ireland's. As I said at the start Shaddupp until you educate yourself.

jay mark He is haft Irish ☘️ other why’s he wouldn’t be singing this song because it’s an Irish 🇮🇪song and only are rivers run free 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪😎

@@briandavis8939 scottish song

@@brucecollins4729 poor desperate bruce your're just hanging on apron strings ffs

@@brucecollins4729 You may find sir that's it's irish. From the beautiful island of Ireland 🇮🇪. Many blessings to you all.

@@beautifulpeople7369 you may find many of your irish sangs and fiddle tunes are scottish

Thank you for posting this Irish blessing

Yes it is just so beautiful when he is met with all his grand kids. So obvious that there is something sweet and nice about this man. Yes, I am impressed by him, he is so good

Yes it is the beauty of America, (while I write this I hear America the Beautiful in my ears) , not the nastiness that we have recently seen in the election. We know that this is the USA that we love.

What you are seeing is only the visible quality of a leader. There is much more to it that you cannot see but it is what draws men to follow.

So, what you may notice that if the children running up there is a little girl who kind of runs up a bit later. This is not one of his children, but the child of one of a soldier who died in training and whose family he helped out. It’s a tender moment for the child and shows his greatness that he is comfortable having a non family member join him at that time.

Have ya never heard Ronnie Drew sing it?

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Arse licking isn't in your blood ehh...?

Damn right every branch. Rah

Up the Irish

Yeah and then sings a Scottish song😂

UK OK no one cares about the UK. Be quiet, Ireland 🇮🇪 is spreading his beautiful, noble magic throughout the world. Your empire’s dead, your country a joke of a mess. That western isle you dared trouble has risen above all your hatred. Éire go brágh 💪💪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 the ONLY ‘Special Relationship’

@@superstarshaker7402 so what? All Celtic cousins. Except for the Hun, that is.

​@@superstarshaker7402 It is a beautiful song, and very appropriate. This beautiful Scottish song, so well loved in Ireland is a wonderful parting song.

That was lovely

He is an American"

@@sherp2u1 Irish / Scottish American? 🤔

@@sherp2u1 He is Irish American you twat

@@DomhnallOSuileabhainPrin-tm1fw Soy Boy like you!

He is Not European

I believe he is American not European

auld is scotish, ould is irish

I believe they are from Donegal?

@@mikekelly8599 Donegal, Sligo, Roscommon ancestors, the north-west of Ireland www.con-telegraph.ie/news/roundup/articles/2015/10/30/4108486-leading-us-military-figure-has-strong-mayo-links/

Dempsey is a Wexford name, sort that out!

@@andrewdunne1735 Hmm... so you think every Dempsey in the world must therefore come from Wexford. People do move away from counties you know. LoL

He is of good quality so. Thank you General.

Congrats, i wish them a happy retirement.

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