Thoughts on Restrepo/Korengal?

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:36:22 -0500

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT_Auf_v9LQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3skEDOZ_Kc

Just watched these two documentaries on Netflix the other night and was blown away by these guys stories.

Compared to all of the movies/documentaries about past wars, what did you all think of the way this documentary captured the ups and downs of their deployment?

Restrepo (full documentary)

Restrepo is a 2010 American documentary film about the Afghanistan war, directed by American journalist Sebastian Junger and British/American photojournalist...

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Nov 4 at 2015 1:42 PM

SCPO David Lockwood — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:42:47 -0500

Saw this film. It was a very good documentary. People need to see these films so they know what our sons and daughters are going through.

Response by SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 4 at 2015 1:43 PM

SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:43:31 -0500

I had the privilege of having one of the Restrepo fellas come speak at a SNCO Professional Enhancement course a few months back. I won't point him out by name, but his story was extremely humbling.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 4 at 2015 1:52 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:52:55 -0500

I thought both films were very well done and enjoyed watching them.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Nov 4 at 2015 2:02 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:02:37 -0500

Great documentaries; I wasn't there though, and cannot comment on their accuracy.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 4 at 2015 2:38 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:38:17 -0500

When they killed and ate that cow I wanted to jump through the screen and choke them. They didn't improve the situation when the villages showed up looking for compensation.

Response by SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 4 at 2015 2:49 PM

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:49:35 -0500

I struggled to watch it... it was a Civil Affairs nightmare...

Response by SGT Patrick Reno made Nov 4 at 2015 3:24 PM

SGT Patrick Reno — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:24:00 -0500

I had read the book before I watched the documentary. I thought Sebastian Junger did a great job. Not positive but didn't he get killed in the Middle East several years ago following another story?

Response by SGT Christopher Combs made Sep 16 at 2018 8:24 PM

SGT Christopher Combs — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 20:24:06 -0400

I have a lot of thoughts especially since I was in that shit and it was a fucking nightmare. I tried to watch the whole documentary but I stopped watching it because of the hell we went through during that. Restrepo