 |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
 Director: Gary Mortensen Studio: IMD Films From A Press Release DVD Description The film roughly chronicles the experiences of soldiers from the 2-162 Oregon National Guard that deployed to Iraq in the spring of 2004. The soldiers themselves took the majority of the footage and photographs used in the production of the documentary. "This is War" tells the story of what it means to be in combat in Iraq through the eyes of the soldiers who were there. This documentary follows nine National Guard soldiers from Oregon who ended up in some of the heaviest fighting of the war. Most of the photographs and footage were taken from the cameras of the soldiers themselves giving the viewer rare access to the front lines in places such as Fallujah, Najaf and the desolate IED infested roads outside of Baghdad. Joking while a sniper shoots at them or griping about "higher command’s" decision-making processes, these soldiers come across as distinctly American. Of the nine soldiers covered in the documentary, two are severely injured in combat and several more are wounded in action. Through it all they retain their bond to each other. Powerful and hard hitting, this film puts the war into a context that watching the evening news simply can’t do. It’s honest, brutal, funny and always engaging. This is War. Cast: SPC Kris Peterson SPC Ryan Tuttle SSG Rebekah-mae Bruns SGT Jeromy Turner SFC Vince Jacques SGT Ryan Howell SSG Luke Wilson CPT Demian San Miguel MAJ Michael Warrington John Bruning About the Director: Director Bio: Gary Mortensen is the President and co-founder of Lucky Forward Films and the National Combat History Archive, a foundation committed to the preservation of the film and photographic images of our veterans. An avid historian, Mortensen has written episodes for "Battlefield Diaries" a series that has seenrotation on the Military Channel. "This is War – Memories of Iraq" marks Mortensen’s directorial debut. Return to the Dr. Laura Reading Corner |
|
| ©2009 Premiere
Radio Networks - all rights reserved Webmaster: webmaster@drlaura.com TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY STATEMENT | COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARK NOTICE |
