A very moving important film. A magnificent job by the director/ editor etc to pull all of this together. Every person in the film was so well chosen and profound.
At the same time you can't help wondering about the politicians that sent these young men off to useless wars after World War II. The decision by the Bush administration and the Supreme Court left a million dead, millions displaced and it still goes on. Madness. And then on their return they're brought out at football games and honored as the military is celebrated. But as the film shows returning vets are not taken care of properly as the understanding and the resources are just insufficient. Despite the dedicated efforts of so many. Heartbreaking.
At the same time the film had an inspiring side with those vets who stepped up to help others and thus helped themselves.
thank you Eric for taking this subject on and doing such an amazing job bringing together such a wealth of material great visual and emotional filmmaking.
At the same time you can't help wondering about the politicians that sent these young men off to useless wars after World War II. The decision by the Bush administration and the Supreme Court left a million dead, millions displaced and it still goes on. Madness. And then on their return they're brought out at football games and honored as the military is celebrated. But as the film shows returning vets are not taken care of properly as the understanding and the resources are just insufficient. Despite the dedicated efforts of so many. Heartbreaking.
At the same time the film had an inspiring side with those vets who stepped up to help others and thus helped themselves.
thank you Eric for taking this subject on and doing such an amazing job bringing together such a wealth of material great visual and emotional filmmaking.