Courage Doesn't Ask (2007)

Director:

Joe W. Acton

Writer:

Joe W. Acton (writer)

Genre:

Short

Tagline:

Courage doesn't ask -- it doesn't have to.

Plot:

A soldier being fitted for an artificial leg flashes back to the battle in Iraq in which he lost his leg. |

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Dan Butler	...	Maj. Jonathon Wright
Robert A. Guthrie	...	Sgt. Lenny Ramirez
Andrew Scott McIntyre	...	Sanchez
Tim Gouran	...	Michaels
Todd Licea	...	Andrews
Earl Alexander	...	Dixon
Doug Brooks	...	Sanders
Devielle Johnson	...	Tatum
Paula M. Neira	...	Nurse
John Patrick McCaffrey	...	Soldier
Patrick Huffer	...	Soldier
Patrick N. English	...	Landry
William Smith	...	Soldier
Donald Irwin	...	Soldier
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ann Acton	...	Nurse
Erica Acton	...	Nurse
Justin Cantrell	...	Janitor
Howard Cohen	...	Adminstrator
Chuck Crain	...	Doctor
Elizabeth Finney	...	Doctor
Margaret A. Finney	...	Nurse
Dixi Lee	...	Orderly
Brian G. McKay	...	Insurgent
Jeffrey Ward	...	Doctor
Richard Waterhouse	...	Patient
Walt Woodall	...	Visitor

Runtime:

USA:12 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Everett, Washington, USA

Company:

Zaydoe Films

Trivia:

Three cast members are Bronze Star recipients: Donald Irwin (Ret. Lt. Col., US Air Force), John Patrick McCaffrey (former Lt. US Army, Viet Nam), and William Smith (former Sgt., US Army, Iraq I) - all of whom were gay and serving when their medals were awarded.