---
title: "Here’s a video of soldiers trying to march after getting stoned on LSD"
date: "2018-03-31"
modified: "2020-10-21"
authors:
  - name: "Logan Nye"
    job_title: "Senior Contributor, Army Veteran"
    link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/logan-nye.md"
url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/intel/video-soldiers-lsd/"
categories:
  - "Army"
  - "Cold War"
  - "History"
  - "War History"
---

# Here’s a video of soldiers trying to march after getting stoned on LSD

![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17288751/origin.jpg>)

The Army was involved in some [weird experiments](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/army-chemical-weapons-bz.md>) during the 1950s and '60s. Some of the weirdest took place at Edgewood Arsenal, Md., where the military tested chemicals like LSD on active-duty volunteers.

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In the archived footage below, a squad of soldiers is ordered to conduct drill and ceremony while sober, and then again after being given LSD. To skip straight to the soldiers drilling while high, go to 1:42 in the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLCzR34HfVQ

### NOW: [That one time the Army drugged three soldiers and locked them in a room](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/army-chemical-weapons-bz.md>)

### OR: This device makes Navy SEALs swim like actual seals

## Author
Logan was an Army journalist and paratrooper in the 82nd. Now, he's a freelance writer covering military history, culture, and technology. He has two upcoming podcasts and a Twitch channel focused on basic military literacy.

### Author social links  
[Twitter](<https://twitter.com/JustLoganNye>)  
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