For Memorial Day: The Old Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Posted on May 26, 2014 at 8:00 am
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Posted on May 25, 2014 at 8:00 am
I’ve already written about great documentaries and feature films about the military to watch on Memorial Day. This year, I will add some of the recent documentaries about our 21st century conflicts. They are not pro-war or anti-war. They are pro-soldier.
The War Tapes Operation Iraqi Freedom was filmed by three soldiers on the front lines in 2006.
Restrepo This documentary tells the story of the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, “Restrepo,” named after a platoon medic who was killed in action.
Gunner Palace This film shows us the lives of soldiers from the 2/3 Field Artillery in a bombed-out former pleasure palace once belonging to Uday Hussein.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjM3CtXAbyoBomb Hunters: Afghanistan The US Army’s 23rd Engineer Company is are charged with clearing routes in southern Afghanistan and disarming the military’s number one threat: IEDs.
Posted on May 24, 2014 at 2:02 pm
For Memorial Day, take a look at this short film about the documentary, “Travis: A Soldier’s Story” and see if you can arrange a screening in your area.
Posted on May 27, 2013 at 6:00 am
We honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms and those who served with them, and their families.
Posted on May 26, 2013 at 2:51 pm
Tonight, PBS will broadcast the national Memorial Day Concert, co-hosted by Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna and featuring the National Symphony Orchestra and General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, the U.S. Army Chorus, The Soldiers’ Chorus of The United States Army Field Band, the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters, the U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants, and the latest American Idol, Candice Glover.