New Zealand Soldiers funeral. These guys know how to give a send-off.

[Hasselhoss]

I have no idea what the roots are for this but man, it seems very powerful and would give me chills to see something like this in person.

 

[fistfullaholla]

I'm no Johnathan Quayle Higgins but I believe this is the Moari Haka... "Warrior's Cry". Comes from the native people of NZ. For this occasion I would believe they were giving this soldier a warrior's sendoff, the same as any son of NZ who died fighting for her would have had as far back as the native people's history goes.

This is supposed to be the translation (from a NZ football page):
Slap the hands against the thighs!
Puff out the chest.
Bend the knees!
Let the hip follow!
Stomp the feet as hard as you can!
'I die, I die,
'I live, 'I live,
'I die, 'I die
'I live, 'I live,
This is the fierce, powerful man
...Who caused the sun to shine again for me
Up the ladder, Up the ladder
Up to the top
The sun shines!
Rise!

 

[DixieDoug]

Very interesting. So are the other links.

 

[VanillaGuerrilla]

Yeah that's pretty intense. Looks like a real tight group. Thats a sure enough proper send off.

 

[ArmedinAtlanta]

I like that someone decided to attend in a ghillie suit.

 

[Zombie Ninja]

Looks very Hawaiian with the tongues and warrior stances and chanting. What a way to go though.

 

[Bypass]

Hard ****ing core.

 

[Mtber1172]

Looks like Thanksgiving Day dinner at the In-Laws.

 

[Sargent]

My testosterone level went up by 28 points just by watching that.

Very cool.

 

[dakota port]

i like their dedication to their fellow soldier, it shows they have pride in their group