Proving that boredom is the mother of invention, here’s a great remake of Lady Gaga’s Telephone video by a group of soldiers in Afghanistan. Enjoy.
The Smoking Gun has some backstory on the video and the guys who made it that is also a fun read.
UPDATE: I had a couple other thoughts about this since posting it that are a little more serious. First of all, I’m struck by how much better videos like this are (and there have been quite a few funny vids posted from the war zone on the interwebs) as a means of blowing of steam and fighting the depression of being away from friends, family and civilization for long stretches of time and the combination of boredom punctuated by fear compared to the level of substance abuse that we saw in Vietnam. True, people are people and there are still guys who will fall into that. But I actually see this as one testament to the superiority of a volunteer military compared to a conscript military. The fact that these guys are, on average, older than Vietnam-era soldiers and more likely to be married says at least a little about the maturity level of the Army we have in the field – which I think is all great.
That guy can really move his hips!!!
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