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The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.

Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to build and control a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy. The second mission is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General.

Sergeant Major Zack arrives at a new army base with his wife, son and Sherman tank. One night at a bar he "stops" a pimp/deputy from beating a girl. The corrupt sheriff uses Zack's son for revenge and Zack uses his tank.

Nightclub comic Hap Smith assumes the identity of another soldier so he can tour army bases in a revue with his ex-partner Chuck Allen.

An overprotective single mother tries to stop her son joining the parachute unit by sending him to the college, fearful that he may end up his life like his father did. He secretly leaves the college and joins the army, but the mother finds out and makes a bet with him that if she passes the basic training, he will leave the unit.

Pre-Pearl Harbor propaganda film about young Americans, from various social backgrounds, who undergo parachute training at Fort Benning prior to becoming paratroopers.

"Screaming Eagles" is a historical drama about paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division fighting during the D-Day Invasion in June of 1944. The title was the Division's nickname.

Construction worker, Chuck Hassan, has a heart attack and is no longer able to work and support his family. After losing their home and savings, his wife, Concetta, looks for work and decides to join the Army, to take advantage of the security and benefits. She advances quickly and eventually becomes a helicopter pilot.

Journalism in times of war has become an increasingly lethal and traumatic endeavor for the men and women who face constant threats to their lives and psyches. With the death toll skyrocketing from only two reporters killed in World War I to almost a journalist a week being killed in the last two decades, UNDER FIRE weaves together portraits, battlefield accounts and combat footage to reveal what the reporters see, think and feel. Martyn Burke, documentary filmmaker whose work has brought him to battlefields around the world, and Anthony Feinstein, the psychiatrist who works with journalists to heal the trauma, delve into the experiences of top tier correspondents from AP, New York Times, BBC, and LA Times, among others, bringing a unique understanding and insight into the psychological cost of covering war.

Nearly every possible element to making the film Black Hawk Down (2001) is examined here in great detail. Both behind the scenes material and interviews with the cast, crew and actual rangers inform us how this film was pulled off so perfectly.

17 years ago, U.N. peace accords marked the end of a brutal civil war in El Salvador. This film is the compelling story of vibrant Salvadoran individuals and communities and the intricate geopolitical systems that have so profoundly impacted their lives, making this distant war relevant to a current American audience.

The struggle by a Vietnam war hero turned priest, to find and reveal the truth about secret CIA torture training at a US military base, narrated by Susan Sarandon.

Follows class 10-00 through the three rigorous phases of U.S. Army Ranger School.

In this unique interactive movie, the viewer becomes Staff Sergeant Chris Andrews and is faced with situations that challenge judgment and in-the-moment decision-making abilities. The decisions that you make can have life-and-death consequences for fellow soldiers. Produced in collaboration with the Airborne School at Fort Benning, Jumpmaster is as real as it gets.

In this unique interactive movie sponsored by the US Army, viewers "play" the movie as J.T. Taylor, a high school student transiting into a soldier. Viewers make critical ethical decisions and see the outcomes based on the choices they select. Along the way, viewers make dozens of ethical choices about how to be a soldier and succeed in morally ambiguous situations. Intended for real-life soldiers, youth interested in becoming soldiers, or anyone interested in learning the Army's ethical decision making process, 'True Faith and Allegiance' is a riveting exploration of what it means to be an army soldier.

Pathfinder is a unique interactive movie developed in partnership with the US Army Airborne School, Fort Benning, Georgia. In Pathfinder the viewer becomes SSG Mike Williams. You have to think and react in critical situations - ranging from preparing for a proficiency jump back home to preparing for a unique sling load in a deployed setting. The decisions you make can determine the success or failure of the mission.

Profiles of non-violent protesters who risk jail time for crossing the boundary line to Ft Benning as a symbolic action. They do it as part of the SOA Watch movement that calls for the closing of the U.S. Army School of the Americas (now called Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation). Included is a mother of three sons whose brother died in military combat.

A story of three airborne infantry trainees from the time they arrive at Fort Benning for training as paratroopers to the day they receive their wings. The film shows their first jumps in a harness rig for a fall of only eight-to-ten feet, a jump from a 250-foot free fall tower and their first real jump from an airplane, Their final test is a mass jump with airborne artillery.

A mini story about a US Special Forces team on patrol in Afghanistan who encounter Islamic militants, and the innocent get caught in the crossfire. A scene from the independent drama feature 'Fair is Fair.'

The United States Army's organization for the testing and evaluation of new weapons systems, transportation vehicles, and armament is described in this documentary short film. Various segments of the Army Test and Evaluation Command are shown testing trucks, aircraft, tanks, rifles, and artillery.

Documentary short depicting the preparation of potential military sites, airfields, gunnery ranges, etc., by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).

A group of soldiers get blown up in their transport vehicle and separated from the other troop members, with one wounded in the leg, and must survive in the wilderness without using their weapons until they reconnect with the others.