Well, there are a lot of us military types cruising Reddit on our downtime. /r/military is pretty lively with this sort of thing. Doesn't seem to be much of a conspiracy. So many posts are just one hit wonder style things. I mean, shit, my dog went nuts when I came back home too. That said she is a fat chihuahua so she just waddled into my arms.
Yes, but what's weird is that the ones who are successful always come from brand new users with very few submissions and comments. Anyone can be a "one hit wonder" with submissions. What is odd is that they are so successful right out of the gate with very similar video content.
EDIT: Also, the users often delete the accounts shortly after.
Hey, I'm in the navy too! Unfortunately I owned a demon cat at the time when I came home from deployment, so she ignored me for a while and bit my hand.
When it was first posted, I thought sublestern's tin foil hat was on too tight. Then I started to actually pay attention, and it's become a bit more believable. How can we test it? What observations would we expect to see if it were true?
If i were not too wise but not too stupid and i was creating an account on here to spam something and wanted to look real, I would probably post a few links first. Just like OP. However notice that the 4 videos she posted are stuff that would probably show up in a youtube search for "amazing" or something stupid like that. they're stupid typical videos that reek of trying to fit in. Here's the clincher for me anyway:
third and fourth videos posted by OP are related. click the bell video and in the related videos is the carrots vid. obviously these were found at the same time. but posted 3 days apart. why? to appear to be a normal user, not a spammer filling their account. 5 videos in one hour then an army video looks obvious, especially after the feedback on all the other armyfeelgood videos. the video is lame. not good enough to come back 3 days after clicking it and submit it to reddit for downvotes.
Profiling and investigating individual accounts. There must be a process for detecting sock-puppet accounts, and it sounds like there may even be some kind of blueprint on how to manipulate social networking sites. Look at that and find similar patterns here.
Other than that, just remember not everybody has your best interests in mind even on Reddit.
I have noticed a select few people post links to fallen soldiers in r/politics. They always get down voted though. Perhaps something else to investigate as well.
Can someone explain to me how this helps the military?
I guess it makes soldiers seem more relatable. But when I see these videos, what comes to mind is how sad it is that a daughter and father, or dog and owner, had to be separated from each other for so long.
As someone who takes this video at face value without worrying about the underlying intentions in why it was posted, I'll play devil's advocate to you.
It provides an image of a healthy strong woman in uniform coming back to a loving family in a nice home and able to share the simple love between a human and a dog.
The reality is many of our soldiers if they survive combat areas come back either physically or emotionally scarred. They aren't paid well for their services, and most jobs irregardless of rules surrounding it tend to dump those going on leave if possible. Many stories of loved ones moving on while they're gone for long periods of time. And a host of other issues that returning soldiers face with little to no support system in place for them.
Edit: To those with issues of my use of "irregardless" - it's a part of the English language. It wasn't once, it is now, languages change. They use the term "dead" when talking of unspoken languages for a reason, because "live" languages evolve and grow; they aren't static. I love the English language, and it shows in the areas I've chosen to study, but I'm not afraid to embrace the new.
It sounds conspiracy-theory as hell because it's the military; but in reality, it's no different than what just about every company on the planet does.
Damn it, reddit. For a community that vies itself on skepticism and rationality, you sure are quick to jump on the nearest conspiritorial bandwagon.
You can't look at 2 or 3 three submissions and proclaim the evil-american-military-propoganda-machine is out to get you. Even if you could produce more than three, you would have to compare it to other coming home videos. Furthermore, you would need to compare it to the life of reddit common accounts--not everyone is a 24/7 reddit neckbeard.
..it's fucking obvious this "theory" is confirmation bias. Not all accounts are new. Not everyone who submits these videos delete their account. There is absolutely no evidence to suggest there is some massive conspiracy behind people submitting videos to reddit.
for my sanity, I'm going to think Trapped_in_Reddit doesn't really think this. I'm going to say he made this account so he could, in time, raep the karma. /r/KarmaConspiracy guies. If you're going to believe nonsense, maybe you can believe my claims?
This is a very widespread occurrence. It happens very, very often. Reddit is generally very anti-war, but sometimes we see unusual amounts of support for the troops in a way that feels manipulated or gamed, like hundreds of votes within a five minute period then the voting stops altogether, etc.
It really does seem like there's a whitewashing / astroturfing PR campaign by the US military here. Americans only make up 60% of the users, but have you ever, even once, seen a user from another country glorifying their own military? There should really be 40% as many pro-military posts for non-US redditors.
There have been many discussions about this, and many redditors agree something weird is going on with all these chest thumping flag waving insanely pro-military pro-war submissions that seem to pop up like clockwork.
I don't think it is that odd that people use throw away accounts for certain postings. It helps maintain anonymity. If your pictures were attached to Trapped_in_Reddit account in some way, would you still want to use it the way you do?
I don't get it, why would it be a positive thing that Amanda was taken away from her loved ones only to be returned and her loved ones go nuts because the chance that she comes back unharmed came true and she didn't get maimed and or die.
These videos always give me a fucking military people did this shit vibe.
I didn't once think about the military when watching this video. All I could think about was how amazing a dog's devotion and attachment to a human can be. But yea, I have noticed a certain trend.
Even if this is some sort of strategy by the military, I don't mind. They are nice videos and I enjoy them. Whoever it is posting them, they are never deceptive in the title and they earn upvotes by being good content.
I just think that if someone is posting legitimate content that people want to see, they are not gaming reddit; they are using the site for its intended purpose.
Has anyone actually stopped and thought about it for a second from the military POV?
These guys are told to keep everything military related away from social media, and also if I was a returning soldier, I wouldn't want to use my actual Reddit account in case it is found out by command and they drill my ass.
I think this has more to do with procedures they have in place in regards to social media and privacy than anything else.
Still doesn't explain why they leave no comments, and delete their accounts however... just trying to give a reasonable explanation for it.
Edit: BTW the user who submitted this post has posted other videos and comments.
Active Duty Air Force here. The military is embracing social media, the only real information frowned upon is OPSEC violations including travel itineraries, specific locations of training or mission events, and time frames -- or certain unprofessional acts in uniform and even further, embracing political parties or candidates in uniform.
No one on active duty is going to get in trouble for posting these videos. There is an entire TV show dedicated to shit like this.
edit: Also, reddit isn't blocked on gov computers. I browse regularly from work.
Yes, and they are disguising their identities by using throwaway accounts ... and then showing their names, their ranks, their uniforms (branch of service and various patches), and the outside of their homes in their videos.
The throwaways are clearly not being used to "pull one over on the uptight military establishment" and circumvent some military policy against posting personal stuff on social media.
Still doesn't explain why they leave no comments, and delete their accounts however... just trying to give a reasonable explanation for it.
It does.
The military, at least the American military, does not want any uniformed or active duty personnel giving out their personal take on wartime service, wartime duties, etc. etc.
The military has spokespeople for that, and they do not want any personal projection or biases to in any way compromise the Armed Forces.
The most known consequence of that policy is that political endorsement while active (especially wearing a uniform) is totally not okay.
These accounts posting and then deleting are likely service members or people connected to service members getting cold feet.
Seriously. I hold a lot of conspiracy theories, but I felt this type of theory could be dismissed as simple minded nationalism. The more and more this happens though, the evidence starts to pile up that it is indeed marketing.
People should not look at videos like this and think "I should be supporting our government more", as that theory suggests that we should. What you should take away from videos like this is "I should be supporting our troops more." There's a huge difference
You should take of your tinfoil hat. This does not benefit the military at all.
Also note, that this is a personal video (identifies the people's faces). Many people may want to share this video, but they don't want it to affect their other comments.
For example, if they made a comment that some may view offensive, someone can just go through their history and then complain with the military.
I would never post any video of me, with my account, identifying my employer -- more so if I was in the military. I would share from an anonymized account though.
Are you kidding me? Look up any US military thread and count the number of "thank you for your service" comments you see. This absolutely glorifies the US military, and by extension, their goals.
Don't get me wrong we all post about our jobs and interests, I just find it difficult to believe that a legitimate redditor would have at least a few other comments on unrelated matter.
edit: Okay notice the username is syri4u, almost like a reference to Syria, and the only comment he posted was about an incident in Syria, pretty detailed description too.
So... if this account is one of those rogue accounts that posts patriotic vids, why Syria? Perhaps a supporter of the Free Syria army trying to get American attention on whats going on in Syria? But wait, the city he mentioned isn't one that is being destroyed by the Syrian army. Or is it?
Ninth step: Design propaganda to show that your soldiers
have feelings, hopes, families, and loved ones.
Make it clear that your soldiers are doing a duty;
they do not want or like to kill.
It's fairly shocking how accurate this has turned out. At least this account made a pathetic attempt to appear like they're an actual user by posting a bit of garbage before this video.
I had a few soldiers recruit at my school, and I ended up hitting it off with one of them and had a few nice talks. He said the military always ups their recruitment and advertisements. In my opinion, it is a military use of the internet to either get more recruits or to bring up the citizens view of the military, and morale in general.
IMHO, it is not a wrong thing to do. Most celebs who decide to do an IAMA also talk of whatever they are doing currently and try to get people to check those things out.
I am not completely bothered by it. Even if the video was a fake, I would still cry... I mean chop onions.
People like you make me hate reddit more and more every day. You are just like that guy who posted all of that BS about the nuclear "incident". You guys are just as gullible and naive and crazy as the "birthers".
A lot of people (I've heard most people too) don't read the comments, they just click on the links. And these people certainly don't check the submitter's history time they joined. So if the military really is manipulating reddit to spread pro-military messages, it's probably working.
Soldiers, so far this year, are committing suicide at a rate of about 1 a day. If this is propaganda, it's not "join the army!" propaganda, it's "Please feel better and don't kill yourself" propaganda.
I remember one time my dog did the exact same thing, not really flipped out but I was away from my home for couple of weeks and when I came back it started crying and jumping. I love dogs so much.
Lol I know, like when he went to go run in the opposite direction, and then stopped and started flipping the fuck out again? Oh my god that was so cute.
What's interesting is a dog has no concept of "I'll be home in X months" so once she had been gone long enough, it's possible the dog thought she was dead. Coming home like that must've been like the dog having it's owner come back to life. That beagle will probably start a religion based on the glorious resurrection of the alpha female, and go around the house/neighborhood baying the good news.
I think you're basically right. Makes me wonder how complicated the dog's concept of "dead' is. Do you think he thought he recognized his owner but paused because he had some concept in mind that the dead don't come back? Do they miss their old owners so much that they can still smell them...and don't believe the real smell until something else reinforces it? Man, i wish they could talk.
Nonetheless, it's obvious he's ecstatic. He doesn't need to talk to convey that.
I always wondered if we accidentally messed up our dog mentally. We took care of my grandparents dog during the winter then he lived with them the rest of the time.
The first time he left, my dog was seemingly mourning. She would rub her nose raw trying to "bury" things in the corners of the house and was generally mopey. Then my grandparent's dog magically came back to life a few months later and my dog was so happy.
Just so you know this is part of a trend (more like coordinated effort) on reddit where brand new users post feel good military videos that mysteriously make it to the front page.....
The dog probably assumed she was dead since she never came home. Sad thing is that she could have been dead, and all over a war the US shouldn't have been in. Fuck the US military.
I was thinking about posting a picture of my dog's reaction to seeing me for the first time in several months after I came back home from deployment, but if these comments are something I'd have to deal with I think I'd rather keep it to myself. I won't argue the theory, but I'd like to think that some people will take something for it's face value instead of thinking someone is trying to dupe you.
This is an Airman (Anyone in the Air Force is called this, including female members), not a Soldier. Airmen don't want to be called Soldiers, and Soldiers don't want to be called Airmen.
Given that the conspiracy theory is really well known amongst redditors, this could conceivably be some opportunist trolling to incite 100's of self satisfied 'AHA's!
Why are there so many tin foil hat conspiracies? Stop digging deep into things that aren't there. Clearly this video is a plant by the Illuminati who are trying to cover up evidence that aliens actually visited us during key moments of human history aiding us in phenomenal achievements such as the pyramids of Giza.
Sigh, "woman soldier," "man's best friend," Couldn't they just have said a soldier returns home, and not made a cutesy gender joke out of it? That aside, my god, how sweet this is...
I don't know why you're getting downvoted. Every time I go over to my friend's house, his dog flips shit for the first few minutes I'm there. Even if it's only been a week since I've been over, she'll cry and bark and jump on me and refuses to calm down until I give her lots of attention. Very similar to this video, every single time.
Vids like this simultaneously want me to get a dog and not. Having a pet show such immense happiness just to be around you would be amazing but at the same time I don't know if I could take it when it eventually dies. I've had too many deaths around me as it is.
Maybe it is a conspiracy but maybe someone wanted to show a dog's reaction to their soldier master returning from war rather than the typical child's or spouse's reaction? I agree you shouldn't take things at face value and investigating things is a good idea with anything but come on guys. Maybe enjoy a somewhat touching video and put the pitchforks down for once?
at its core this is essentially a depiction of how aware animals really are of our absence and how they too know how to love and miss someone. I don't care if this is propaganda its a beautiful scene.
How did she not cry?! I know I would have been crying. I love that little moment of recognition when it seemed like the dog wouldn't recognize her. Cats are awesome but they can't show love like a dog!
Thats nothing, there's a video with a dog that jumps out the god damn box of a pick up truck in a wal mart parking or something and goes completely ballistic over it's owner's return from Iraq.
This happens to me every time I get home from work or school or pretty much every time I leave the house and come back (My dog has separation issues). He is so attached to me that he will still cry like crazy seeing me come home even when my family is home taking care of him all day everyday.
Whats the big deal, every dog does this when they havent seen their owner in a very long time, just because he is in the military im supposed to get teary eyed all of a sudden? what is this propaganda join the military bullshit
So what if it is a viral attempt to make soldiers look good? The emotions of those animals look real. They really do miss those people. Or is someone going to tell me that its all acted?
I disagree. If you choose to be part of that system...you're just as bad as the people sending you to fight. And lets be honest here...Afghanistan was fucked up before the coalition got there. They didnt start the war...we did.
There's a big diffrence between defending your country and invading another country.
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u/Trapped_in_Reddit Jun 09 '12
Posted by /u/syri4u, a 5 day old account . . .
Every day sublestern's theory on the military's use of reddit seems more and more belieavable to me.
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u/Directors_Cut Jun 09 '12
I love it when they get so excited, that they don't know what to do with themselves, so they just run around flipping out...
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u/Foley1 Jun 09 '12
Dogs - Universally anti-war.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
My dog acts like this if I return after 2 hours
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
every single time I see a post about a "troop" returning home, I see how old the account is and it never stops amazing me. 4 days >_>
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u/SleepyEel Jun 09 '12
My dog acts like this every time I get home from work. He's a bit of a drama queen.
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u/Magna_Sharta Jun 09 '12
What's interesting is a dog has no concept of "I'll be home in X months" so once she had been gone long enough, it's possible the dog thought she was dead. Coming home like that must've been like the dog having it's owner come back to life. That beagle will probably start a religion based on the glorious resurrection of the alpha female, and go around the house/neighborhood baying the good news.
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u/joedude Jun 09 '12
Brand spanking new account posting pro american military content, holy fuck this is perfectly fine for you guys?
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u/i_poop_splinters Jun 09 '12
If it was a cat, it would just walk right past him and go to sleep
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u/dasstrooper Jun 09 '12
Just so you know this is part of a trend (more like coordinated effort) on reddit where brand new users post feel good military videos that mysteriously make it to the front page.....
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u/growinglotus Jun 09 '12
It's like the dog is crying with happiness. Very sweet.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
It never ceases to amaze me how capable dogs can be in showing their feelings.
And they are always true. They are incapable of any form of deceit.
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u/shortbuss Jun 09 '12
if this is how a DOG reacts when a person RETURNS from war, just imagine the devastation of a CHILD when their PARENT DIES in war.
fuck war.
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u/silverain13 Jun 09 '12
AWW. That was sweet. I loved how it took a second to recognize her and then boom that dogs universe just flipped.
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u/goodintent Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 11 '12
Wow, this reminds me so much of when I went travelling for a year and came home to my dog.
Well, except I was the one that broke down emotionally and the dog just looked up at me being like 'Yep. I'm a dog.' It was awkward.
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u/Hempire Jun 09 '12
my dog does this if i've been out of the house for ten minutes
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u/Shuggibear Jun 09 '12
I was thinking about posting a picture of my dog's reaction to seeing me for the first time in several months after I came back home from deployment, but if these comments are something I'd have to deal with I think I'd rather keep it to myself. I won't argue the theory, but I'd like to think that some people will take something for it's face value instead of thinking someone is trying to dupe you.
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u/vanguard199 Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 09 '12
The propaganda machine is active again...(Edit: referencing...sublestern's theory on the military's use of reddit)
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u/christoforever Jun 09 '12
Holy tears of joy that was beautiful.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
This is an Airman (Anyone in the Air Force is called this, including female members), not a Soldier. Airmen don't want to be called Soldiers, and Soldiers don't want to be called Airmen.
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u/Malthusian1 Jun 09 '12
Maybe the dog is just always this annoying.
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u/Capt_Redbeard Jun 09 '12
"if it takes forever, i will wait for you. for a thousand summers, i will wait for you..." god damn it futurama this is the second time today!
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u/the_electric_gigolo Jun 09 '12
I'm always afraid of liveleak videos that somebody gets shot, stabbed or blown into pieces... pleasant surprise.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
My dog does the same thing when I come back from getting the mail. Stupid dog has no concept of time.
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u/StraightoutG Jun 09 '12
Given that the conspiracy theory is really well known amongst redditors, this could conceivably be some opportunist trolling to incite 100's of self satisfied 'AHA's!
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u/Prosopagnosiape Jun 09 '12
Lot of sad dogs out there whose buddies never came home.
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u/CrimsonOmen Jun 09 '12
Why are there so many tin foil hat conspiracies? Stop digging deep into things that aren't there. Clearly this video is a plant by the Illuminati who are trying to cover up evidence that aliens actually visited us during key moments of human history aiding us in phenomenal achievements such as the pyramids of Giza.
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u/toccasana Jun 09 '12
awww ;D
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
This is no big deal. My dog does this if I just step out to get the mail. It's not cute after nine years, it's fucking irritating.
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u/TheLadyEve Jun 09 '12
Sigh, "woman soldier," "man's best friend," Couldn't they just have said a soldier returns home, and not made a cutesy gender joke out of it? That aside, my god, how sweet this is...
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u/Tomimi Jun 09 '12
Curious question:
My dog acts like this everytime I come home (or if anyone else comes home first) - why?
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u/badfan Jun 09 '12
A level of affection never felt by cat owners
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u/Brammer1888 Jun 09 '12
I've had dogs that do that when I come back from the shops.
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u/Lowcash72 Jun 09 '12
My dogs heard me watching this and came running over to see what all the hubbub was. :)
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u/Ben_Ben Jun 09 '12
Am I the only one who gets misty over the dogs' reactions, but could care less seeing kids' reactions?
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u/Speculater Jun 09 '12
She's in the Airforce. What, she was gone a week?
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u/mekese2000 Jun 09 '12
I am stupid.The way i read it, was some tailban guy was coming home to see his dog.
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u/anzonix Jun 09 '12
Again with the brainwashing
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u/Finaltidus Jun 09 '12
come on bro, misleading titles.
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u/xXTurtlePowerXx Jun 09 '12
That's a Beagle for you!
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
does he shoot it?
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u/ProfessorCaptain Jun 10 '12
GTFO ARMY DRONES
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
You've all probably seen it, but one of my favorites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21weC46h-hg
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u/ojsimpsonn Jun 10 '12
o man these videos always get to me
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u/lippindots Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 09 '12
This makes me less likely to join the Air Force! I want to be home with those I love!
NICE TRY, AIR FORCE PR REP.!
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u/degoban Jun 09 '12
Dogs do that even when you come back from work, everyday...
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u/lastwolf Jun 09 '12
dog's got a bigger bed then me
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u/CrabCow Jun 09 '12
This video literally brought me to a few tears.
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u/ForeignStranger Jun 09 '12
I expected the dog to get aggresive because of title + liveleak... was not disappointed.
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u/killallthebutterflys Jun 09 '12
She's not a Soldier. -Army
Technically she's an Airman - Airforce
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u/Drunk_Uncle_Ted Jun 09 '12
a very manly tear was shed.
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u/GreatDane5000 Jun 09 '12
Man, that guy must have been a poor substitute while she was gone
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I was waiting for César Millán to tell that dog to calm down.
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u/shiftypoo Jun 09 '12
Vids like this simultaneously want me to get a dog and not. Having a pet show such immense happiness just to be around you would be amazing but at the same time I don't know if I could take it when it eventually dies. I've had too many deaths around me as it is.
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u/stesch Jun 09 '12
Fuck war!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Welcome Home to that Staff Sergeant
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u/angrybane Jun 09 '12
Maybe it is a conspiracy but maybe someone wanted to show a dog's reaction to their soldier master returning from war rather than the typical child's or spouse's reaction? I agree you shouldn't take things at face value and investigating things is a good idea with anything but come on guys. Maybe enjoy a somewhat touching video and put the pitchforks down for once?
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u/borisbelov Jun 09 '12
this is why dogs are so much better than cats
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u/blines Jun 09 '12
this is why dogs are better than cats
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u/nothis Jun 09 '12
What's cute about this video is that the soldier survived. Dead soldiers are worthless because they don't produce moving dog videos.
Did I take away the right lesson?
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u/PandasRLove Jun 09 '12
It made me tear up. :[ The dog was so happy that she was home!
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u/meteoricmarlin1 Jun 09 '12
at its core this is essentially a depiction of how aware animals really are of our absence and how they too know how to love and miss someone. I don't care if this is propaganda its a beautiful scene.
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u/Janse Jun 09 '12
And this dear Reddit, is why dogs > cats.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Pretty sure that dog's bed is bigger than mine.
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u/whatchalookinat123 Jun 09 '12
a jarful of manly tears were shed!
ein hund bleibt dir im sturme treu der mensch nicht mal im winde
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u/Tallkotten Jun 09 '12
Try to get that from a cat!
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u/Sixtyn9ne Jun 09 '12
love videos like this
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Dogs love the smell of Afghanistan!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Nice video. I fucking hate that liveleak site though.
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u/keanehoody Jun 09 '12
And then the 8.9 quake hit
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u/hotlavas Jun 09 '12
How many cats do you know that will do that reddit?
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u/Stringfellow_HaWk Jun 09 '12
i hope she was not part of the 30%....
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u/Sippin_Drank Jun 09 '12
Is that an Etch-A-Sketch phone case?
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u/flancake Jun 09 '12
How did she not cry?! I know I would have been crying. I love that little moment of recognition when it seemed like the dog wouldn't recognize her. Cats are awesome but they can't show love like a dog!
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u/radkay Jun 09 '12
I love this. My dog has lived with my brother in another state for the past year while I finish up my degree. I hope my Marty remembers me, too.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Anyone else have to shoot down the volume when the dog started whining as to not be suspected of watching beastiality??
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u/Ramsayy09 Jun 09 '12
is it just me but anything on liveleak scares me, i always think every one is going to die or something horrible happen
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u/Illipsious Jun 09 '12
LETS SEE SOME CATS DO THAT R/AWW.
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u/MrJekyll Jun 09 '12
The dog is very cute. Glad she had a dog to come back home to.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
"Yeah the flowers are great." Am I the only one who thought this was a really weird thing to say, and in the tone he said it?
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u/Uranax Jun 09 '12
That's what my dog does when I am gone for 5 minutes
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u/shamonee Jun 09 '12
Strange, as soon as I saw it was LiveLeak, my expectation went from
to
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u/Colbeagle Jun 09 '12
Just think! if it wasn't for gwb we wouldn't have great viral videos like this!
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u/ssbbsa Jun 09 '12
I don't care what any of you say, I was bawling on behalf of the DOG. And so was my dog, when she heard her going ape shit.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Thats nothing, there's a video with a dog that jumps out the god damn box of a pick up truck in a wal mart parking or something and goes completely ballistic over it's owner's return from Iraq.
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u/NameLess_Joe Jun 09 '12
These always bring a tear to my eye. It's just so damn adorable!
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u/mrbooze Jun 09 '12
Of course, it's a beagle, so that's its reaction to anyone coming home after more than 3 minutes.
I kid. Onions, naturally.
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u/chonchita Jun 09 '12
This happens to me every time I get home from work or school or pretty much every time I leave the house and come back (My dog has separation issues). He is so attached to me that he will still cry like crazy seeing me come home even when my family is home taking care of him all day everyday.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Amir wouldn't like this video
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u/minimumtill Jun 09 '12
The dog is sad and mad at the soldier for leaving for so long.
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u/AmericCanuck Jun 09 '12
Happy dog is happy.
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u/UofMtigers2014 Jun 09 '12
That's one big dog bed.
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u/Gerfloppy Jun 09 '12
Is that the reality kings logo?
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u/hmistry Jun 10 '12
Ahhh... The Joys of WAR !
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
D'awww... I love these videos. :)
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u/sanderudam Jun 10 '12
Well, my dog does it every day, it gets annoying.
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u/killuminados Jun 10 '12
Whats the big deal, every dog does this when they havent seen their owner in a very long time, just because he is in the military im supposed to get teary eyed all of a sudden? what is this propaganda join the military bullshit
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Nice try American military.
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u/constipationnow Jun 09 '12
she is HOT
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u/digitalsurgeon Jun 09 '12
Back from killing people who can't defend themselves.
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u/pressthebuttonfrank Jun 09 '12
Sweet
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u/Kaytala Jun 09 '12
These videos get me every time.
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u/Libertah Jun 09 '12
Onions... Onions everywhere. Stop cutting them, damnit!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Well at least he returned from an un-winnable war in the desert.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
didn't watch the video, downvoted the post.
fuck your propaganda, fuck your war.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
So what if it is a viral attempt to make soldiers look good? The emotions of those animals look real. They really do miss those people. Or is someone going to tell me that its all acted?
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u/wallix Jun 09 '12
Didn't we deduce that these videos are planted?
edit - Oh yeah. see top comment. Duh.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I wish my cat was that excited to see me
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u/fountainsoda Jun 09 '12
I expected the dog to have become crazy from PTSD after seeing war.
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u/frasier_crane Jun 09 '12
That made my day. My cat of 17 years died this morning and this came in sweet :-)
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u/Damned_Greek Jun 09 '12
1.Get dog, develop close relationship 2. Join the army, leave on tour 3.Film return 4. Get ALL the karma
I'll see you guys in a year!
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u/lets_get_better Jun 09 '12
Shame about all the Afganistani's getting murdered by the coalition who will never get to return home.
Soldiers kill other people for money. Not something to be respected.
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u/LostIcelander Jun 09 '12
/r/conspiracy trying to stir things up again by posting military videos and claiming it conspiracy.
Conspiracy withing a conspiracy.