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Just 3 Words

 

Watch it and see the RESTREPO one! 

 

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Just 3 Words

 

 

Added by Becca Bryan on February 25, 2011 at 7:52am — No Comments

Lecture

Dear Sebastian,

My name is Gastone, I was born in 1962, I got a beloved wife whose name is Daniela, and I'm going to Afghanistan next may to spend a few weeks with our paratroopers in Bala Murghab...

Coincidences. I'm not a journalist, anyway, but a history teacher (Byzantium) and a military historian, preparing a book on guerrilla warfare and western military thought.

I'm going to give a lecture in Verona on february, 9th, organized by our Army. I'll speak about your "War",… Continue

Added by Gastone Breccia on January 27, 2011 at 4:33am — 7 Comments

Jungers and books about combat

Ernst Junger wrote "Storm of Steel" about his WW I experiences, which, if I recall correctly, included being wounded 14 times and winning the Pour le Merite. Are you any relation?

Added by Grayal Earle Farr on January 25, 2011 at 11:55am — 3 Comments

Troops Supporters: Neither in Lock Step Nor Scary

"I worry America's continued unhealthy worship of soldiers where support for troops no matter what becomes support for the war." -Jonathon Kim, The Young Turks, Re-think & Review



In his quasi-review (which is less about the film Restrepo than it is to espouse his own opinion of the war), Jonathon Kim expresses his concern about what he perceives as a lemming-like mindset of those who… Continue

Added by Kanani Fong on December 8, 2010 at 11:10pm — No Comments

DVD Launch Party for RESTREPO: Soldiers Field Questions With Aplomb

I attended the DVD launch in West Hollywood the other night. Tim,

Sebastian and soldiers Santana Rueda and Dan Monroe were there for a

Q&A. The soldiers did an excellent job fielding questions. The

crowd was mainly film auteurs, and there were several questions with a

potential political bias.
Q: "If you were President and Vice President tomorrow, what would you do about the war?"

A: "I'd give more resources to the soldiers…
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Added by Kanani Fong on December 8, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Sebastian's Coffee Fix

In Sebastian's book WAR, he goes into great detail about finding a cup of coffee at COP Restrepo.



"Coffee at Restrepo was a problem because no one drank it so you were more or less on your own in that regard. Certain MREs include packets of coffee, powdered milk, and sugar, but I found it hard to remember which ones they were --as opposed to, say, the breakfast tea or cider mix --and that meant pawing through the…
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Added by Kanani Fong on December 8, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Video of Restrepo Demolition

I would like to see the video of the demolition of the OP. I could not find the video on You Tube. Can someone give me a link?

regards,

Gary Dalzell
Gdalzell@mac.com

Added by Gary Dalzell on December 8, 2010 at 5:28pm — 1 Comment

SKATEISTAN in Afghanistan (Kabul) and WIKILEAKS new documents

Dear Sebastian Junger Community!

SKATEISTAN in KABUL

This is a great video about a skate-park in Kabul.

I hope you like it. Enjoy and think about it!

http://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks#15841377

ARROGANT DIPLOMATS and POLITICIANS

And now finally the truth about US…

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Added by Peter Haberfehlner on November 29, 2010 at 1:42am — No Comments

"mass-crimes and mass-criminals ???"

Dear Sebastian Junger Community!

I would like to add this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXgls-vOUtY

"comparing" Stalin to Hitler

(which is not possible in my view)

and open the discussion:

Worst Criminals/ crimes

of the 20th century? (Mao, Hitler, Stalin?)

of all time???

Alexander the (so called)…

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Added by Peter Haberfehlner on November 26, 2010 at 2:00am — 1 Comment

Same Blood...Same Mud: A Walk Back In Time

Hey there Sebastian. Tried to get back to where you were last night but as things would have it...that never was able to materialize. I just wanted to let you know that I salute you for puting a face to something which is very difficult to express to people who have not ...Walked The Walk. I felt like I had just taken a long walk back in time after reading the book. It mirrors in so many ways the very same feelings I had from a emotional, social, and psycholical aspect. Right…
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Added by Ron Dunning on November 22, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments

RESTREPO on Comast On Demand

Catch this incredible film via Comcast On Demand!



  • HD on Demand
  • History and Nature
  • NatGeo Channel


I will watch it again even though I don't have HD. Nothing makes me more proud of our troops than watching these awesome American men live and fight in a most dangerous place.



Many, many thanks again to Sebastian and Tim for filming and writing about this particular deployment.



Heartfelt… Continue

Added by Becca Bryan on November 19, 2010 at 8:27am — No Comments

Sgt. Guinta's interview on tonight's 60 Minutes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoEZKyIAPIQ

Added by Carmen Ferreiro on November 14, 2010 at 9:57pm — 2 Comments

Happy Veteran's Day to all of Our Wonderful Vets on This Forum

A special, warm, supportive and all embracing thanks to the Veterans who visit this forum and their buddies.

Your service kept me safe in my home and country even though you fought for the man on your right and left.

I often say this but I believe it from the bottom of my heart:

It takes a very certain kind of person to enlist, go far from home and fight. It takes even more of that certain kind of person to come home and face all of… Continue

Added by Becca Bryan on November 11, 2010 at 10:39am — No Comments

A Modern Military Mother Talks to Sebastian

She asked me to post this. Can I add that I am really eating my heart out???

http://amodernmilitarymother.com/2010/11/08/sebastian-junger-talking-to-hollywood/

Added by Becca Bryan on November 9, 2010 at 8:35am — No Comments

Research Inquiry

Sebastian -- I am a clinical psychologist in San Diego, in the middle of reading War. Excellent work! You reference a 1966 Vietnam-Era study about cortisol level for Special Forces troops in anticipation of an attack and then afterwards. I want to use this is some of my training seminars for military PTSD. Can you give me an exact reference for this study so I can go to the source?… Continue

Added by David B. Wexler on November 7, 2010 at 7:44pm — No Comments

A Modern Military Mother from the UK interviews Brendan

LOVE this interview! And not just because we get to see the incredibly handsome Brendan O'Byrne. ;)

Thanks Brendan for doing this!

http://http://amodernmilitarymother.com/2010/11/01/me-restrepo-and-brendan-obyrne/

Added by Becca Bryan on November 2, 2010 at 10:24am — No Comments

What's a girl to do...

when she learns she wasn't hired for two good jobs?

Head out to see RESTREPO for the third time, of course! A little bit of realistic combat will put me in the mood to fight for other jobs. ;)

What's everybody else up to these days?

Added by Becca Bryan on October 29, 2010 at 11:09am — 4 Comments

M-16

I can't sit still and not say something about the M-16 rifle since Mr. Junger has brought it up (I didn't think anyone cared!).

In the "Old Army" the enlisted man had control over nothing. He was reliant upon the wisdom of the Pentagon for his wellbeing. One would assume that officers who had risen to a rank and position that would put them in the Pentagon would have some real knowledge about weaponry and combat. So when troopers of the 173d Airborne in Vietnam were found dead beside…

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Added by Jim Bethea on October 29, 2010 at 3:52am — No Comments

Fleurette by Robert Service

Robert Service has always been my favorite poet. In fact he's vertually the only poet I read.

I like his stuff because it's about hardships and overcoming harsh places. It's about being loyal to your pardner.

You might remember The Cremation Of Sam McGee and The Shooting Of Dan McGrew.

He was an ambulance driver in the First World War and his brother was killed in that war so he knew about the sufferings of soldiers.

His poem, Flourette, is one of the most…

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Added by Jim Bethea on October 27, 2010 at 10:56pm — No Comments

JOURNALIST BADLY WOUNDED IN AFGHANISTAN

Last weekend, on October 23rd, an extraordinary photographer named Joao Silva was badly wounded while accompanying a foot patrol of US infantry in Arghandab

district, outside Kandahar. He stepped on a land mine that had apparently been

constructed out of materials that made it undetectable to mine-sweepers and

sniffer dogs. Three soldiers around him suffered concussions but were otherwise

unhurt.…



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Added by Sebastian Junger on October 25, 2010 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

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