As we have expanded the scope of the film to include institutional changes in addressing veteran welfare and behavioral health, we have begun to focus on the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) program recently instituted by the US Army. Former US Army Chief of Staff (2007-2011) and former Commanding General of the Multi-National Force in Iraq (2004-2007), General George W. Casey, Jr., spearheaded the establishment of the CSF program as part of a Read More ...
The Brothers of Bravo and Echo companies have completed their 11th annual reunion, and Beatrice, Anand, and Ryan returned to Branson, MO, to capture the events. In addition to filming a memorial ceremony performed by affiliates of the Showboat Branson Belle, we also followed Cliff Hartin through his first reunion, and conducted interviews with Frances Turley and Terrie Hobson. Frances and Terrie are Gold Star Mothers whose sons were killed in Read More ...
Beatrice, Margaret, and Anand met Cliff Hartin, of Abington, PA, who served with Echo Company (1/11 1-5th Mech) in Vietnam and was found and contacted by members of the reunion group in March 2012. Cliff decided to accept the invitation to go to the reunion in Branson, and met with Stephen Jauregui III in nearby Philadelphia, in anticipation of seeing some of his fellow veterans almost forty-five years after going Read More ...
Beatrice, Margaret, and Anand spent four days in central Michigan with the family of the founder of the Brothers of Bravo and Echo reunions, Chuck Chesney. The Chesney family was wonderfully welcoming to all of us, and we thank them profusely for allowing us a glimpse into their lives—as well as for taking us fishing on the beautiful Michigan lakes and giving us the best home made fish fry we Read More ...
Beatrice and Margaret had a productive ten days of shooting while traveling through Texas and Tennessee. We worked with three of the Brothers of Bravo Company: Harold “Fuzzy” Faulkner, in Itasca, TX; Dionicio Luna, in Ft. Worth, TX; and Malcolm Estrada, in Chattanooga, TN. We thank them and their families, especially Grace Faulkner and Silvia Luna, for their generosity and openness in discussing their experiences as veterans and their works Read More ...
We are delighted to announce that the British Academy for the humanities and social sciences has awarded partial funding in the amount of £10,000 (just over $15,000) for research expenses associated with the film. web mentions . Bnadulnokeking .
Beatrice and Anand, along with the help of local film maker and faculty member at Rowan University College of Communication and Creative Arts, Jon Olshefski, conducted interviews with Beatrice’s parents and brother in Philadelphia, PA, and with Bravo Brother Paul Rorer and his wife Ann in Lansdale, PA. Stephen Jauregui III (father) and Stephen Edward Jauregui (son) compared and contrasted their experiences as veterans of the conflicts in Vietnam and Iraq, Read More ...