You all know how I feel about war movies. That is one thing the Academy and I disagree on (well, one of many). They loooove some war movies. I'm not sure what the point of this documentary was, other than 'war kills people'. There didn't seem to be any overarching message or political agenda on display. On the whole, I approve of this. There are a lot of people who died over the course of the year this was filmed and to put some sort of spin on it trivializes those deaths.
It follows the men of 2nd Platoon of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team during their deployment to the Korengal Valley, the most dangerous posting in Afghanistan. The title comes from the forward outpost they labored to build under enemy fire, named for Juan "Doc" Restrepo, one of their men, who was killed.
The interviews with the surviving soldiers are by turns funny, heartbreaking, and insightful. They talk quite candidly about their experiences, their friends, and the problems they face. The Army has had to develop new techniques of therapy to help the men of this post, who have taken more fire than any other units. One soldier admitted that he was taking up 7 different sleeping pills to try and stop the nightmares.
These men are much better soldiers than I ever was.
Maybe it's enough to win them an Oscar. I don't know. Personally, I think they're entitled to free blowjobs for life after all they've been through. Fuck a yellow ribbon; that's how you show a soldier you're grateful.
I'd be willing to submit to this form of "thanks for you bravery! /mumbles over penis"
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