Tuesday, February 19, 2008

The War In Iraq: A Soldiers Perspective




From the page: "I think this is a must see video. It was created by U.S. Army Specialist Colby Buzzell and details the events of a battle in Iraq. His drawings are well done and his story well told."

Putting it in a shoe box may work for now... PTSD manifests itself in many ways. Sometime years later. This is an excellent animation video showing what it's like to 'go on a patrol' in Iraq. This needs to be put into a full feature production. Let's just hear it from their perspective, without all the propaganda for or against the war. We Americans owe our veterans the honor of understanding what they have and are going through over there. More importantly, to remember them when Congress votes to cut veteran's benefits.

1 comment:

droidny said...

The narrative is excellent, and drawings very good - the man has talent.

As to the shoebox, I conflicted. So long as one really intends and acts on the intent to "deal with it later, it is sound advice 'cause until you are home and for good, you will go out again. The difficulty comes when guys try and keep that shoebox closed - as it kind of sounds like this guy is saying.

On the other hand, doing this film serves to rip the lid off and throw it away, permanently and perhaps that was his most important, if unspoken message.

I am going to circulate this among the VVAW guys and see what reactions it elicits - I'll let you know.

dave