: What can I do here? he asks. When he sees them now, hes prone to uninhibited displays of sentimentality. His notable films include Melancholia and The Legend of Tarzan. : Brad "Iceman" Colbert Discusses Life Post Combat and the Transition from Active Duty to Civilian HOMEMADE 2.72K subscribers Subscribe 17K Share 788K views 4 years ago One of the topics. Mattis, now a retired four-star general and the former commander of U.S. Central Command, was nominated this month to become secretary of defense. Speaking of which - one of you guys still has my girlfriend's picture. Brad 'Iceman' Colbert : Technical Specs, [running around a field with his arms outstretched like an airplane]. Sgt. I repeat, my Mark-19 is down!, Its the first time Fick has ever heard Iceman lose control on comms. Brad 'Iceman' Colbert Cpl. Reply . He played the role of Eric Northman a vampire, slightly over one thousand years old, and is first introduced in the first novel, Dead Until Dark, and appears in all subsequent novels. Skarsgard is a man of tall stature and is 6 ft 4 in tall. "No matter how gritty or politically incorrect, it was real life.". Colbert's vehicle driver and counterpart is Cpl. But Colbert will not allow his team to give in to the frenzy and shoot unless the men finds clear targets (. And I like to think my Marines did what was asked of them and more.". 351), Evan Wright about Brad Colbert (Generation Kill ). Brad 'Iceman' Colbert Field sound: Ace Harney Skarsgard has appeared in numerous movies and tv shows. Colbert uses primarily use the AN/PVS-17 scope night sight on his M4A1 Carbine in the miniseries. at Fort Benning. : They call Colbert The Iceman. Sgt. Check out our Q&A with Master Sgt. After completing Generation Kill (2008), he was cast in the role of Eric Northman, a 1,000-year-old Viking vampire on the hit series True Blood, thanks to the writers strike (2008). Josh Ray Person This is a fuckin' war and we're here as warriors, so on top of everything else that's expected of us do we really need to drag him along and indulge in this make-believe bullshit? It is that everyman and every woman story; to be able to have that narrative is invaluable.". As captured by Rolling Stone reporter Evan Wright in a series of articles that would later spawn a book, "Generation Kill," and an HBO miniseries of the same name, the Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, find themselves at the front lines of the invasion, improvising ways to fight in unfamiliar terrain and navigating the moral quandaries of combat, under the leadership of junior officers they don't always understand or trust and enlisted leaders seemingly fixated on enforcing the ubiquitous Marine Corps "grooming standard.". (. Scenes that depict a small child inadvertently shot at a military roadblock, an airstrike that decimates a compound full of Iraqi civilians, and Marines trying to conduct crude crowd control with smoke grenades show realities that haunt warfighters -- realities that the public, for the most part, has the luxury of ignoring. Sound Design: Andrew Olson Colbert dabs the infants with water, trying to cool them down. Alexander Skarsgard is a Swedish actor. "[citation needed]. (. "They found a guy who's like, 'Hey, you're 120 pounds soaking wet, perfect,' " he said. Apparently fucking nothing, Doc Bryan says. Reyes comes across as a mixture of Bruce Lee and zen master on screen, and he has a meditative way of speaking that can contrast startlingly with his frank discussion of war. They attended the 2007 premiere of the show in Burbank, California, together, and it brought them closer, Person said. I'm on thirty hours no sleep! When he was seven, his fathers friend gave him his first role when he was seven playing Kalle Nubb in ke and His World. He pays nearly $5,000 a year in auto-motorcycle insurance due to outrageous speeding tickets. While most of the enlisted Marines in Bravo Company who make appearances in the book and show left the Marine Corps shortly after their deployment, Colbert chose to make a career of the Corps, retiring Oct. 24 as a master sergeant with 20 years of service. Both the book and the show end with a frank discussion between Ferrando and Wright in which the reporter asks him about his seeming over-aggressiveness to send Marines into the fray, and his decision to keep an officer in his command who seemed to have become erratic and violent in the face of combat. Sgt. (. (. Calmthe fuck down, Fick orders Colbert.ImputtingTeamTwo in front. (. Im not so idealistic that I subscribe to good versus evil. Brad Colbert (born July 25, 1974) is a former active duty United States Marine, whose platoon's role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq was featured in a series of articles in Rolling Stone by Evan Wright. (. Sgt. (Photo courtesy Brad Colbert) Chance. The American Legion identified limits on attorneys fees related to Camp Lejeune Justice Act claims as one of its top goals. Sgt. Since 2021, he appears in Beck as Vilhelm Beck. He looks helpless. Wright was an embedded reporter who rode in the backseat of Colbert's vehicle during this time until his departure on May 4, 2003. Brad 'Iceman' Colbert Is there anything we can do? he asks the corpsman. Colbert briefly uses a regular ACOG sight in the opening drill scene Episode 1 "Get Some". A significant number of the the Marines from Bravo Company were brought in at some point to consult on the "Generation Kill" miniseries, a fact that unquestionably contributed to its realism and accuracy. A U.S. Reconnaissance Marine, Colbert was nicknamed the "Iceman" by his colleagues, for his ability to stay calm in battle and his overall military competency. Alexander Skarsgard is a renowned Swedish actor. This is the Bible to the Marines," he said. : In fact, he's an officer POG. Yeah. Colbert informs the Marines flattened in the dirt that the thunking was unmistakably the sound of Marine Bushmaster weapons. He was later promoted again to Gunnery Sergeant and served as the Company Gunnery Sergeant of H&S Company of 1st Recon. [3] He was later promoted again to Gunnery Sergeant and served as the Company Gunnery Sergeant of H&S Company of 1st Recon. Brad 'Iceman' Colbert Alan Ball, the man behind Six Feet Under, built the series (2001). Though he considers himself a Marine Corps killer,hes also a nerd who listens to Barry Manilow, Air Supply and practically all the music of the 1980s except rap. But the side of him that loves warhis inner warriorkeeps bumping against the part of him that is basically a decent, average suburban guy who likes bad eighties music and Barry Manilow and believes in the American Way. Three of his brothers Bill, Valter, and Gustaf are actors. (. "There's no other show that profiles Marine Corps life like this to date.". Josh Ray Person : Dude. : Sgt. One of the topics Homemade and the related impact campaign explores is the period of transition from Active Duty Military Service to Retirement and Civilian Life. Skarsgrd was born to actor Stellan Skarsgrd and physician My Skarsgrd. "There is a gravity, there is a sadness, there is a rage that you carry with you forever," he said. How adorable, Colbert gushes as the girls laugh playfully a few meters outside his window. When push comes to shove even Rolling Stone picks up a gun but this fuckin' shill of God, he can't cover a sector, he'll never hump ammo or Claymores. Also, he has starred in Angels and Demons, David Finchers thriller The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Dune, and Mamma Mia! He is currently married to Megan Everett after his divorce from My Skarsgard in 2007. He has been a speaker on combat related PTSD issues for the Heroes and Healthy Families organization. They just need lots of water., Colbert now wears an expression that Ive come to see more frequently. He is best known for television roles such as Eric Northman in True Blood, Brad "Iceman" Colbert in Generation Kill, Perry Wright in Big Little Lies, and Randall Flagg in The Stand. Sgt. That was pretty fucking ninja. He later dated actress Kate Bosworth but he is not yet married. Cpl. 200), We see the tiny heads of children poking around the corner of a small adobe hut. Sergeant Brad "Iceman" Colbert is Team Leader/Squad Leader of Bravo 2-1 Alpha. On the other side of the spectrum is Walt Hasser, a good-natured Humvee MK-19 grenade launcher gunner who spent three more years in the Marine Corps following the 2003 deployment, leaving the service as a sergeant. Generation Kill as Brad "Iceman" Colbert in 2008; True Blood as Eric Northman from 2008 to 2014; Drunk History as James Dunn in 2018; War is ugly. But at the same time I would cringe. A U.S. Reconnaissance Marine, Colbert was nicknamed the "Iceman" by his colleagues, for his ability to stay calm in battle and his overall military competency. We're out here, 40 klicks in enemy lines, and this man of God here, he's a fuckin' POG. Cpl. He also regularly leaps from C-130s to reinforce proper jump techniques. He said he's witnessed up close the Marines' struggles with post-traumatic stress and "darkness" since returning from Iraq. He claims that the mere mention of country, which he deems the Special Olympics of music,makes him physically ill. (. When we pass more farmers on the road, he pulls the barrel of his M-4 up, so as not to point it directly at them. Josh Ray Person Bubbling below the surface is a fundamental difference of perspective between the elite and irreverent Recon Marines and a larger Marine Corps with an allergy to exceptionalism and a need for all Marines to toe a strict line. Wright later expanded these articles into the book Generation Kill which was turned into a HBO miniseries of the same name in which Colbert was portrayed by Alexander Skarsgrd. Like many of the Marines portrayed in the show, Reyes makes no attempt to gloss over the pain and the moral conflict he still grapples with, more than a decade after the invasion. Colbert giving a speech in September 2012, Last edited on 20 February 2023, at 14:38, "After Iraq, the Marines of 'Generation Kill' Regret Nothing", "Airborne! Now not only do we have to worry about all the Charms you've eaten, but now Brad's just pissed off God. Wiry and fair-haired, he makes sarcastic pronouncements in a nasal whine that sounds like comedian David Spade. Brad had such an ease; he's not a guy who had to exaggerate the fact that he was in command. For him, it's been a springboard into a fitness modeling and acting career and a host of other military-related projects. If you want to pay for it, Trombley, go to Australia. I watch him pump in a fresh grenade, and I think, I bet Colberts really happy to be finally shooting a 203 round in combat. : Evan 'Scribe' Wright As the articles came out and began to receive attention from the Marine Corps, Colbert said he was called in to several meetings with service leaders, including Mattis himself, to account for the portrayal.