Camp Holloway Discussion Forum - Research Archive - 11/11/00 to 01/21/10

A company of soldiers

I do not usually advocate ANYTHING done by PBS. The memories of their treason in the Vietnam war is still too strong. Tonight they are presenting the story of a company of soldiers in Iraq.
It may be an anti-military story or a story based on a socialist focus group or it may be real. I will give it a look. It said 9PM EST but I'd check listings.
here is the gist of it:

A profile of the 8th Cavalry's Dog Company and its duties and projects in Iraq;

FRONTLINE reports from inside the U.S. Army's 8th Cavalry Regiment stationed in Baghdad for an up-close, intimate look at the dangers facing an American military unit in Iraq. Shot in the weeks following the U.S. presidential election, the film tracks the day-to-day challenges facing the 8th Cavalry's Dog Company as it suddenly has to cope with a dramatic increase in attacks by the insurgents.

· Extended interviews with some members of Dog Company;

· A "Producer's Notebook" detailing what it was like to follow and film the day-to-day realities of the troops in South Baghdad

Anyway it is worth a look. we can always hose them if it has an anti-US at war theme and get at their funders.
BT