I just saw "The Ground Truth" last night ... an independent documentary.

[Maat]

That was one of the most thought-provoking educational films that I have ever seen.

The scene in which they show how we train youngsters how to be killers and to call the Iraqi "enemy" "ragheads" was profoundly shocking (maybe this little ol' lady is a bit naive).

The film shows how our young military members are returning so emotionally damaged due to having been asked to do what they feel is SO immoral.

I highly recommend it!

[GreenTea]

1. Where did you see the film?

[Maat]

2. My friend, the president of our local PDA club (I'm Treasurer and Co-Founder) ..

ordered it from the "Ground Truth" site.

We go together and watched it (a few members).

http://groundtruthstore.seenon.com/

[robpopulace]

3. .

Watch here.

Hailed as "powerful" and "quietly unflinching," Patricia Foulkrod's searing documentary feature includes exclusive footage that will stir audiences. The filmmaker's subjects are patriotic young Americans - ordinary men and women who heeded the call for military service in Iraq - as they experience recruitment and training, combat, homecoming, and the struggle to reintegrate with families and communities. The terrible conflict in Iraq, depicted with ferocious honesty in the film, is a prelude for the even more challenging battles fought by the soldiers returning home – with personal demons, an uncomprehending public, and an indifferent government. As these battles take shape, each soldier becomes a new kind of hero, bearing witness and giving support to other veterans, and learning to fearlessly wield the most powerful weapon of all - the truth.

Official site:
http://thegroundtruth.net/

[GreenTea]

4. Thanks! This is the whole film...it's very good and very sad.