Hunky Marines Strip Down for a Good Cause

It's always nice to see members of the Armed Forces come together and support one another, especially in a country as divided as ours where it's virtually impossible to get everyone to agree on anything. I think you'd be hard-pressed to deny that it takes a truly cold-hearted snake to thumb his nose at a bunch of hunky Marines marching in their undies to raise awareness about PTSD.

These photos and video come to us courtesy of The Gaily Grind (link below), who were the first to make me aware of the Irreverent Warriors, a group of active duty, retired and veteran Marines helping to raise awareness for the fact that "nearly 22 veterans kill themselves every day due to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)." 

“They leave the military and they don’t have that brotherhood, and they don’t have that comradery, they get really lonely. All of the issues, and all of the demons they have inside, they start to get worse,” said Donny O’Malley with Irreverent Warriors.

The organization’s goal is to help combat veterans cope with the things they saw and did in war and O’Malley, a medically retired Marine Corps infantry officer, thinks it is important for combat vets to stay connected after leaving the military.

“The love that we have for each other, the brotherhood and comradery that we experience in combat, is the most intense thing we will ever have,” O’Malley said.

O’Malley says he hopes to inspire others to host Irreverent Warriors pop-up groups around the country.

“A lot of guys leave the military, they’re away from all their brothers, and no one understands them,” O’Malley said. “But if I can get guys together and if I can inspire little Irreverent Warriors groups to start popping up across the country, then guys who are alone and lonely and in a dark place, will feel supported and loved.”

This event was organized by Irreverent Warriors and featured over four dozen Marines marching along the San Diego coastline in their undies, each carrying more than fifty pounds of equipment.

Via The Gaily Grind