So this week's movie from my Netflix queue turned out to be "Restrepo."
I knew it was a documentary about the Afghan War and the men fighting it. What I didn't know was that it would be such a moving and powerfully real accounting of the lives of some of the youngest and bravest American soldiers this country has ever known.
If the war is nothing but news reports and statistics punctuated by the notice of yet another local man killed in action, you need to see this movie.
This weekend would be the perfect time.
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excellent choice. This is on my Blockbuster queue, but says "long wait."
After you watch this, read Sebastian Junger's book "War" which is a sort-of companion piece to this flick. A very good read.
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