A Company Of Soldiers
Frontline Documentary
The always-excellent PBS program Frontline aired a documentary this week called “A Company of Soldiers”. The film was made over the course of a year with soldiers in Iraq as they attempted to carry out their mission there.
Three things are evident from this inside look into the day-to–day life of our troops in Iraq. They are often very young, in some cases just out of high school. They are also surprisingly professional given the circumstances they face.
Lastly, they deal with nearly impossible tasks: Trying to rebuild the economy of a war-ravaged nation; trying to keep the peace as an occupying military force; and trying to keep from being attacked and killed.
The always-excellent PBS program Frontline aired a documentary this week called “A Company of Soldiers”. The film was made over the course of a year with soldiers in Iraq as they attempted to carry out their mission there.
Three things are evident from this inside look into the day-to–day life of our troops in Iraq. They are often very young, in some cases just out of high school. They are also surprisingly professional given the circumstances they face.
Lastly, they deal with nearly impossible tasks: Trying to rebuild the economy of a war-ravaged nation; trying to keep the peace as an occupying military force; and trying to keep from being attacked and killed.
posted by Steve Trumbull | 2/22/2005
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