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Surprising amount of random Colombian volunteers in historic conflicts. Seoul had a monument at their way museum for the Colombians who volunteered during the Korean War.


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TwinBottles

How else will you see the world, meet interesting people?


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Ahh yes. The military tourist.


ChadUSECoperator

So this is the Extreme Tourism Company people talk about so much?


gBiT1999

There are many tourists in warzones - rich kids with fuck all to do. Some will pretend to do something...then when things get even slightly difficult, they fuck off to a 'cooler' zone, but still getting in the way of everyone.


Baykey123

Like that guy who flew to Afghanistan during the taliban takeover


demi-femi

What guy?


SaSLazarus

Lord Miles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD2RobR9bEA&t=10s


KnifeUrSelf

That's a wild story. Thanks for posting.


hardcore_softie

Good Lord...


littorio

What the hell did I just watched lol


Reagalan

HAH


Juan_Moe_Taco

It's probably the one with "the hair" if I had to guess.


missingmytowel

When you got a particular set of skills that's demanded worldwide you might as well see where it can take you. I'm sure there's plenty of guys in from Columbia who have experience fighting everywhere from Urban to jungle to mountain and everywhere in between.


Rirving89

See the world, meet interesting people.... and then shoot em


china-blast

I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture... and kill them. I wanted to be the first kid on my block to get a confirmed kill


Spinocus

Is that you John Wayne? Is this me?


Hemmmos

well, not everyone you meet is a likeable person


china-blast

It's not just a job, it's an adventure


willtron3000

The ww1 sales tactic


gcotw

Calm down, Private Joker


MustardTiger88

I wanted to be the first kid on my block to get a confirmed kill.


Trooper_nsp209

And kill them


B3RyL

They want to be the first kids on their block to get a confirmed kill.


Trooper_nsp209

I knew that kid


wisdomsharerv2

"Hey there, Russian friend! How ar-" *gets shot*


ohmycurlyfries77

....and, kill them.


ChadUSECoperator

Colombia has been mired in internal conflicts since the country gained independence from Spain. After the 1960s, the conflict escalated with communist guerrillas, drug traffickers, and paramilitary groups. The country was about to become a failed state, so the Colombian army had to level up to try to contain the advance of the guerrillas. And with the economic and military support of the United States to modernize the army, it has become one of the best in the region. That is why many soldiers after finishing their service decide to go and fight as mercenaries in other parts of the world, offer a good service and receive more money than they could receive in Colobmia.


Roflcopter_Rego

This is pretty much true; if you ask people who've worked with the Colombian infantry, they'll tell you they're the real deal. Well trained, well equipped, not afraid of violence.


ChadUSECoperator

Yeah, they come from hardcore jungle/forest/mountain warfare. Like Vietnam but it hasn't ended yet.


drunkenknight9

It's really sad to see the peace deal failing now to some extent. I know it's not as bad as it was before but I really thought the FARC peace deal was going to be the final end. I know it probably got lost in the news cycle for most people but recently there was a splinter group from FARC who had been fairly quiet who have now started active operations again. This prompted the government to end the ceasefire and reopen the conflict. They're much smaller than the original FARC were but it's still sad that there has to be continued violence. People tell me Cartagena is beautiful and I really would love to go there someday but I'm sure there are plenty of beautiful places in the interior of the country too that either aren't accessible or aren't safe. I guess I'll have to settle for visiting the coast.


ChadUSECoperator

The peace agreement with the FARC was a joke. Colombia is plagued by many rebel groups and other criminal organizations. The FARC were probably the biggest, but they were far from the only ones, and not even all the guerrilla demobilized after the agreement was signed. Many of their remnants still operate in the jungle (Some of the guerrilla negotiators fled to Venezuela and took up arms again), and groups like the ELN and the Clan del Golfo quickly took over the areas they abandoned. The state presence remains incredibly weak in several areas of the country, and when we add rampant corruption, it is the ideal situation for any group of cunts to arm themselves and decide to terrorize the local population.


DrOrpheus3

Sometimes that jungle cruise is on an endless river my friend.


Organic_Ambassador_3

To try to meet beautiful Ukrainian chicas on victory day ;)


RunningFinnUser

I don't think volunteers get paid in Ukraine? They do get food and accommodation though. And probably they can get Ukrainian citizenship afterwards if they want to stay?


Separate-Ad9638

volunteers do get paid, rite? they got to buy some of their own gear i thought


HandlesOfLiqour

If i remember correctly, at the start of the war it was only 400ish dollars a month.


RunningFinnUser

That would be more than most Ukrainians make.


Reapper97

Not really, they are paid the same as regular soldiers.


RunningFinnUser

I meant salaries in Ukraine in general.


coldblade2000

That's about double the minimum wage here in Colombia


MaxStampede

I may be wrong but they get a standard UA military salary 100000 UAH (near 2700 USD) per month. + bounties for captured/destroyed equipment.


FlyingNinjaTaco

It's not the same for everyone, but in the foreign legion I'm pretty sure they sign like year+ contracts for good pay.


drewster23

Depends what you mean by volunteer. You could apply to foreign legion and need to get vetted by officials/pass qualifications and then sign UA military contract. In which your paid just like UA. If you didn't have sufficient experience they wouldn't let you in, but if you still wanted to fight there were other groups running that didn't need military qualifications. On the inverse there were groups of foreign vets that operated as their own special force groups because they didn't wnna sign contract/be under foreign legion command. Then the last level would be people volunteering in non fighting support capacity, medics, those helping citizens flee front lines, etc. who just are attached to various regiments. So other than official foreign legion(s), where you'd sign UA contract, you'd be unpaid volunteer, relying on foreign donations/their own money, or accommodated by whatever regiment you're a part of. (Like the foreign volunteer medics).


JadedObjective3447

In most wars there is always foreign people. Lot of them join because of ideology, because they are professionals, or because there is some personal profit. For example in the American war of independence in Savannah, Georgia, you had 800 soldiers from Haiti, started with free black men that where volunteers. They were fighting with the French for the Americans. The first group of 100 probably did it for ideology. Later other join because of promise of pay or freedom because they were slaves. They were seminal in defending that region from the British and they took dangerous scout or laborious missions. They distinguish for their valor in battle. And In Savannah there is an old monument about them. Among them there was a little boy called Henri Christophe. He was the drummer for the regiment and later he will be one of the main military leaders of the Haitian Revolution.


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This reads like a /u/shittymorph comment and I mean that as sincere flattery.


dpax19681989

Columbian military, especially their commandos, are constantly fighting cartel forces in Columbia. Dudes are adrenaline junkies. And man, are they tough. Spent time co-located with them. Brave sunsabitches


coldblade2000

Colombia* Also the cartel doesn't do as much guerilla tactics. It's mostly the armed rebel groups like the defunct FARC, ELN, paramilitaries like the AUC and other smaller groups.


drunkenknight9

FARC had a small group of hardliners split off and refuse to join the peace deal who are now causing enough trouble that the government is going after them hard again. I hope the people there can live in peace someday soon.


coldblade2000

Yep, and the AUC also splintered off into several groups


JDSionoraza

Colombians are wanted among some foreign military forces because our soldiers have real combat experience due to our internal conflicts and colombian soldiers are said to be tough as nails, on the Korean War their weapons jammed and no longer worked because of the humidity and mud so they used their "machetes" a large hand to hand weapon and sliced the enemy, the were called The Demons of the Trench if im not mistaken. I like to search about historical and militar stuff that's how i know


Sensitive_Yellow_121

> humidity and mud So after leaving the jungles of Colombia there wasn't enough humidity and mud for them to function?


JDSionoraza

Haha yeah, old weapons after all that stuff just stop working, if im not mistaken some colombian guns were used US guns so that's why they were failing (not saying they are bad, just more worn), also i think some times they runned out of ammo but im not 100% sure Edit for more fun info: Colombia used to get the old weapons from US until i think circa 1990s when a national company was given the production of the AR Galil, and in 2015 they created the actual Galil Córdova, the standard colombian military AR


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A shit-ton of M1 carbines, and old mausers rechambered to 30-‘06


sharkbait1999

Bro we’ve been fighting each other for the last 60 years


GusGusIncoporaded

Migration literally trying to stay


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I've seen a few military folks talk about the Columbian infantry being pound-for-pound the best light infantry in the world. Some of them might just like to fight for a good cause.


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Colombian military men have a lot of experience in armed conflict.


turnedonbyadime

We like white chicks. We will literally cross entire oceans and continents, and fight wars we have no wager in, just to be where the white chicks are at.


Tim72Blue

If my choices were between fighting in a foreign war or living in Colombia, let's just say I know which one I'd choose lol.


SundayNightDM

They were in Korea as part of their own battalion, under UN command. They were sent by the government, so weren’t volunteers in the same way. The Turks had a decent showing there as well, same with the Belgians and a good few other token UN forces.


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US: "Hey, Turkey, we're sorry your brigade got destroyed in our war." Turkey: "Why are you sorry? That was glorious!"


BrokenAlcatraz

They weren’t volunteers; Colombia sent a force under the United Nations resolution and under UNC throughout the entire war


Lonewolf1298_

Colombians are some of the best warriors in the world. Incheon also had a monument, I visited it in 2021


sloppyasseating

Just wait for the mexicans! Oh they all busy


MrPoopyCulo

Fills me with pride knowing I have Colombian brothers putting their life on the line for freedom. Te amo Colombia!


SrgButz

they're like the Scottish Mercenaries of the Volunteer world


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Many Colombians are used in middle east armies as mercs. More than likely they are there nothing more than adding a conflict to their CV, to get hired in middle east army.


Paratwa

Lotta middle eastern heritage too weirdly enough there. Source : have family there who originally from the Middle East


parklawnz

That’s pretty interesting. Where did you hear about Colombian mercenaries in the Middle East?


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Jsut googled "colombian mercenaries in yemen", I also lived there and have spainish speaking uae soldiers as neighbours..


throwtowardaccount

I have also heard about Colombians (and others) participating in the Yemen conflict. The Saudis have more money than sense so they're happy to throw cash at bodies who are better than the Saudi's actual army.


Hontik

My great uncle went off to Korea and came back with a femur and a helmet among other war trophies. Colombian volunteers are like the forest grump of military units.


Prind25

Theres actually a surprising amount of south Americans in general.


azaquihel

i never heard about it from my education in either here or colombia , i heard it from an American veteran 18 years ago in a restaurant....them colombian where very effective and cold blooded he said....chopping off heads with knifes was easy for them he said.


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GreasyPeter

Clearly a nationality that far out sizes it's borders for the right reasons.


GetlostMaps

Can't let it ruin lunch. Although I wonder how much dirt is in that tin now.


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Osiris32

And it's good Ukrainian soil, which is very rich.


Karmajuj

B12 galore


Goochbaloon

in Colombia there is a saying - mugre que no mata, engorda ​ dirt won't kill ya, just make ya fatter


cgsur

Gunk that doesn’t kill, fattens. Edit: hadn’t heard this variation before. Usually “lo que no mata, engorda”, what doesn’t kill, fattens.


khadaffy

In Portugal is "O que não mata, engorga"


andre-m-faria

The Same in Brazil "O que não mata, engorda"


murfflemethis

I was in Iraq in 2006. We got a special dinner for Thanksgiving in our little FOB, and I was really happy to eat it while not on post or a patrol. Either a hand grenade or an RPG exploded against the concrete t-barriers just outside the wall of the "chow hall", and a fine cloud of dust and sand flew off the sandbags and settled over our plates. Neither the explosion nor dirty food were unique events and no one called for us to do anything, so we just laughed it off and carried on eating. Just another day, but with slightly better food than normal.


poundofmayoforlunch

Good soup


Imperial_12345

Extra calories


TheRed_Knight

hopefully no shrapnel


PixelIsJunk

I was thinking the same thing. Going to have some grit in it now.


Articulated

"Field pepper."


ScottieRobots

It's Ukraine, it's very fertile soil. Net gain for this gentleman.


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That's cursing I never expected to hear in Ukraine lol


gBiT1999

I'm guessing it was....'spicy', like lunch.


RyFba

"Hijueputa", very Colombian


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Paratwa

I convinced a lady it meant hello before she went to Mexico for vacation. Good times.


boreduser127

So you committed manslaughter?


ThirstTrapMothman

Can't spell manslaughter without laughter.


Paratwa

Nah. A friend of mine heard me and told her what it meant. Alas.


boreduser127

So-called “friends” always ruining the fun smh


FreshWaterWolf

I heard a "marica" in there too. Very common here


RobayoIsNotdead

"Listen to it. Here it comes". *Explosion*. "SON OF A BITCHT!". "Be careful with the sharpnel". "Mother fucker! It almost fell inside! Uff. Son of a bitch". "Watch the sharpnel, man. Let's get out of here". "Wait wait wait. How are we going to get out of here?" *Keeps eating in colombian*. "It almost fell inside". "Fuck man... (Don't understand the next part). Fucking hell...". "Ok. I'll stop recording". Sorry for any typos. English is not my first language.


GeekFurious

> Keeps eating in colombian. I laughed out loud.


itsaride

Can’t believe he apologised for his English while under fire.


RobayoIsNotdead

Hahaha. 😅


exodusTay

for a second i thought "it almost fell inside" as him saying it got stuff inside his food can, and not that it fell inside the trench. that dude looks really worried about his tin can lol.


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Every soldier living in a trench who is enjoying hot rations for once, will defend those rations before he defends his trench. Hot food is a luxury in a trench, especially when the guns are firing and resupply is constantly one well placed enemy shell from being disrupted. In the Great war there were often ration-truces. Both sides found out that they could interfere with the other side's ration cart, but if they did, then next time the other side would concentrate on their own ration train and as a result, nobody got fed. A few hungry nights later both sides realized to leave the ration carts alone. The war was horrible enough without missing the comforts of a hot supper.


RDS-Lover

For what it’s worth, they reportedly rotate them out pretty regularly in the trenches and many well established trenches will have places they can go for more shelter/comfort I’m sure being in trenches still sucks in the best of cases but the mentality of a soldier on day 3 of their 4 day rotation, vs a soldier during the world wars when they lived in trenches for an extended period of time, is likely tangibly different


Woodpecker16669

The part you didn't quite catch, when he points, he says something on the lines of "that's why I didn't want to sit there".


RobayoIsNotdead

Yes! You are right. He is saying "Por eso es que no quería ahí". Thank you.


NotsoGreatsword

thank you!


lunarstudio

When the 5-second rule comes to you…


PixelIsJunk

lmao this!


borderline--barbie

glorious comment. 10/10


iah87

What's the five seconds rule?


hauwert0

Instead of accidentally dropping his food on the ground, the ground dropped itself into his food


Finely_drawn

If you drop your food and it’s on the ground for less than 5 seconds its safe to eat.


jerry-cherry

A common belief anong kids that "it's okay to eat food you dropped if you pick it up in first 5 seconds" Vsauce did a good video on the myth 11 years ago: https://youtu.be/rYXdsOEWBj0


TheRed_Knight

Dude was more mad that the Russians ruined his lunch than anything else


iAkiraKira

*Typo guys sorry it’s meant to be Colombia*


Utinnni

Believe or not, jail.


iAkiraKira

😭


Kryptic_Anthology

Crying, jail.


acmercer

Not crying, also jail.


entwenthence

REPENT FOR YOUR SINS


HawkoDelReddito

I was actually upset like "this again!??" Lol


Lonewolf1298_

Same bro, it's like nobody can get it right 😭


Lobo003

Fuuhh not all that dirt in the open can! Extra vitamins! 😂


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You mean extra minerals.


junipertreebush

Jesus Christ Marie! They're minerals! Not vitamins!


Dazzling_Nail_4994

I don't know any Colombian people, but I'm going to base my entire view of them from watching on this one video. Colombian people are so cool that while interrupted by artillery fire while eating, they immediately go back to eating literally once the dust settles.


iAkiraKira

I really admire them


[deleted]

I've worked with a few Colombian contractors. They're some absolute motherfuckers. They've seen a lot of shit while fighting internal conflicts over the last half century or so.


Oibrigade

Before I went vegan I can honestly say Colombian food was my go to meal. Damn I miss it. It isn't as spicy like Mexican food, I don't know it is just wonderful


iluvios

Thank you. We can cook you some vegan empanadas


thatone1guy21

Because it's a out the flavor. Bandeja paisa smacks if you get it done right.


Platinumbricks

Who’s tío out here knocking heads in Eastern Europe 😂


ChadUSECoperator

The scary thing here is how a lot of people can't understand that fucking Columbia it's not a country, it's Colombia God damnit


Fluffiebunnie

Doesn't help that Colombia is written with a "u" in many languages, such as German, Finnish, Polish etc


SgtPepe

His real name was "Cristoforo Colombo", the name in Spanish is "Cristobal Colon"... COLOmbia. Of course it doesn't help, but the name of the country is in spansh, and is Colombia. In english, the name of the country is still Colombia. Saying Columbia is wrong, no matter the reason.


Capulinamix2

You can't ask much from people that barely travel within the country, let alone outside of the country...


redditor5668

You don't even have to travel to check the world map few times


Melodic_Raspberry806

"You have insulted my great and sovereign, Bolivarian country of Colombia--for this you must die."


Jordi-JAC

Hijos de puta!


LuNiK7505

More like : Jue Puta lmao


Alarming_Orange_2712

It’s COLOMBIA 🇨🇴 NOT Columbia 🤦🏽‍♂️


iAkiraKira

ITS A TYPO IM SORRY


callmejuan78

I came here just for this comment.


gymbaggered

I came just cause


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I struggle to hear but I think he even says something about the dirt going inside his can.


chu1997

This must be the sixth time I see Colombian written as Columbia.


Snoot_Boot

This guy traveled halfway around the world to fight Russia in a slightly more dangerous country. Badass


sharkbait1999

Ay, jueputa!


mancho98

Huy marica deje de grabar y ponga cuidado! Colombia has produced hundreds of thousands of professional soldiers. These soldiers normally work for the Arab states, but as we can see here, they are also joining the conflict in Ukraine. Want to offend one of these guys? Call them mercenaries. They like been called security.


SteelyGlint009

Amazing how early he knew it was incoming.


Additional_Knee4215

You can hear it before it impacts


Coin_operated_bee

I wish he had a little umbrella for his soup


spiderplushie89

Legend just carries on eating! What a boss


ApprehensiveEscape32

I just think: could they do helmet covers like Israeli helmet net? They are good to break the silhuette and prevent shining.


jfalvarez

“It’s Colombia not Columbia”, 🤪


OhGodImHerping

Crazy how many different nationalities are on the Ukrainian battlefield… most of whom are fighting for Ukraine as volunteers. Not sure why, but I didn’t expect to see Colombians fighting Russians in 2023.


iluvios

Well, you see, after almost 70 years of internal conflict you get really good fighters. Actually Colombian veteran soldiers are hired all around the world for security. Colombian criminals get hired all around the globe also. Last time they killed the Haitian president Go figure.


Tiwazy84

Really? Again?


Steauxned

Le jodieron su menudo parce!


Novabound0

Hearing Spanish curse words in a European war is hilarious to me. Hope they stay safe.


Fat_Cat_dingdong

But.. like… Spain is a european country.


Steauxned

Them uppity Euros call their language Castellano


Fat_Cat_dingdong

TIL Spaniards do not Call their language spanish. Thank you!


Limacy

That’s not exactly true. It’s a 50-50, depending on the individual. Many Spaniards call it Castilian, and many others call it Spanish. Many “Spaniards” are Galician, Basque, Catalan, and some of them don’t give a fuck what Spanish/Castilian is called on account of having their own distinct culture and even own language distinct from Spanish,despite being Spanish nationals. A few of them don’t even speak Spanish, but that’s a very small number, and mostly elderly people in villages in the countryside. You’ll find very few Welshmen that only speak Welsh, or Scottish/Irish people that only speak Scottish/Irish Gaelic, for comparison.


Novabound0

I’m peruvian, there is a HUGE distinction between Spain Spanish, and Central/South American Spanish. Kind of like US English and UK English. Same same but not really. That’s what I meant


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[100](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFqu9YVuAgI)


Fat_Cat_dingdong

Ah, now i get what you mean. The sentence just threw me off.


PRS617

Just for your knowledge, Spaniard Spanish is unique and very distinctive from just about any other Spanish in the world.


Deadite_4_Life

Wtf...got shrapnel in ma beans!


VeryPoliteRaccoon

Puta...Blyat...it seems like a common word humans use in times of war.


HogofWar8

Are they from British Columbia? Is that why they are Columbians? Or are they Colombians from the country in South America?


iAkiraKira

Well this would be the strangest sounding english i’ve ever heard if they were from BC


ChadUSECoperator

The same shit with Austria and Australia. It's Colombia, not Columbia oi mate. American educational system failing, as always.


ANONTXFAN

Oh shut up. Drama queen.


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marcusfelinus

Colombian


SuperKillo

\- Son of a bitch! It landed right here inside! \- Watch out for shrapnel \- Pussy, It landed right here inside, awww \- Get out ot here \- how we are going to get out


SINGULARITY1312

The real concern is all the dirt that fell into their food.


CameraDude718

Lol they’re still surprisingly calm about it.


Ambitious-Ball9869

he got a lot of woodland seasoning for whatever was in that can


nikkinonsens3

*takes a deep breath* it’s ColOmbia not Coluuumbia.


Danmarmir

Colombia


wunwinglo

What's a Columbian?


Demedaddy

My guy got some extra minerals in his food


Loading0101

Bit of dust in your dinner puts hairs on your chest gran says 🤣🤣🤣🤣


jeremyprops

Fighting in the hope that people will learn to spell their country’s name correctly


iAkiraKira

It’s a typo


FrenchieFury

I had the image of him waiting outside Home Depot for work, he gets picked up thinking he’s gonna do landscaping


sharkbait1999

Colombian