War Documentaries

One of the biggest movies (in my mind) that I wanted to see this year was Brothers at War. This is a movie that has no spin, it is a documentary of the wars our soldiers are fighting. It also gives a look at what happens at home while they are away. The Producer on this film is a little known actor named Gary Senise. This documentary gives a true look at these wars away from the one-sided hollywood view. I have always been a huge fan of Mr. Senise and what he has done for our troops. Unfortunatly I would have to drive quite a ways to see this movie but I will be sure to see it.



And finally another movie/documentary called At War that I want to see. The filmmaker Scott Kesterson seems to be someone who has a story to tell. He owned his own construction company in Oregon and decided he would rather fulfill a goal of being a photojournalist. What he got was a view from the soldiers on the ground in Afghanistan. Here is one of the trailers.



To bad movies that are worth anything always end up in bigger cities and don't get wide recognition they should.

War Zone

I cannot believe this! The Air Force, in all its infinite wisdom, has managed to sink to the lowest of the low. Right now people in the Air Force that have been deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and all the other Asscrackistans, will not have these deployments shown on their records. The people that are putting every aspect of their lives on the line are not going to get a promotion out of their time in the sand box. WOW!! I just can not believe what I am hearing these days.

Imagine leading perilous convoys across Iraq's deadly streets for nearly a year and learning it won't mean squat when it comes time to compete for the senior master sergeant promotion board.

Or how about providing vital close-air support in Afghanistan and discovering it won't be included when a board decides whether to promote you to lieutenant colonel.

Motivational Speech

This is the best motivational speech I have ever heard! (A warning for the language!)