{"id":4082,"date":"2005-12-23T15:06:48","date_gmt":"2005-12-23T20:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=4082"},"modified":"2010-07-13T17:34:24","modified_gmt":"2010-07-13T21:34:24","slug":"amarillo-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=4082","title":{"rendered":"Amarillo Army"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a “music video” that probably many of you have seen<\/a> – made by British soldiers in Iraq. Click on it to download. If you haven’t seen it – watch the whole thing. If it doesn’t bring a sponteaneous grin to your face, then I kinda don’t want to know you, mkay? No, just kidding. It’s just that I, personally, find it one of the HAPPIEST things I’ve ever seen – just the sheer JOY of it – made even more palpable because of their surroundings. See it!!<\/p>\n

The video spread like wildfire throughout the Internet (Here’s the story of the video<\/a> – Thank you so much, Alex<\/a>, for calling my attention to it) – causing laughter and joy wherever it went. Crashing servers on both sides of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n

I myself have viewed it countless times – I just get so caught up in it every time – and no matter how many times I see the Bandaged-Mummy-Esque guy join the procession near the end- I just LOSE it. I love how it’s all done in one take – so the cast of thousands are basically WAITING, in place, waiting for the camera to come by so they can leap into action – The image of these soldiers hiding all over the desert camp, in various costumes, waiting for their “turn” is just HYSTERICAL. I love these men and I love their spirits. Watch how the whole thing comes to a perfect and comedic ending. The human spirit. I know they just did this as a GOOF to “lift morale”, and keep their spirits up – and it ended up being forwarded ad nauseum – but it’s the kind of thing that just makes me really happy that I have seen it, and really happy that these men are on the planet with me. I just find their energy so infectious.<\/p>\n

Watch it. Laugh. Joy. Love them.<\/p>\n

And a big thank you to our servicemen and women – far away from homes and their families on this holiday!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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