4/30/10 – “Telephone” Afghanistan Remix

A group of American soldiers stationed at a military base in southwest Afghanistan have given us quite a treat this weekend. Their lip-synced version of Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” has now been viewed by nearly one million people. The video, complete with props and costumes, was filmed inside a garage at the Forward Operating Base in Farah Province. The all-male cast is from the 82nd Airborne Division. Aaron Melcher, a married 24-year-old soldier, came up with the idea to do the video along with fellow enlistee Justin Baker – who seems a little less enthusiastic in the video. Other performers include a shirtless James Conley, telephone-wearing Private First Class Kory Roberts, sign carrier Mike Castor, and Joshua Pilon. Melcher said the video was intended to be for “a couple of our friends and family and you can see that it has blown up way more than that…nobody in the video would like any further media coverage.” Too bad… MAD PROPS TO THE ALL THE AMERICAN TROOPS AND THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE CALL TO SERVICE!!!

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Bamz Ben Bamsey is two-time Emmy Award winning journalist with a Master's Degree from the University of Iowa. He is the Publisher of Eklektx.com, Senior Editor for Artworks Magazine and Music Director for The Carmel Art & Film Festival.