Blog topic #7

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

This is just a trailer for the movie but it did a few things well.  The first thing I think it did well was show the difficulty that the soldiers have upon returning to the U.S. after serving especially in places as bad as the Valley was. The soldiers speaking about nightmares and about not quite knowing how to deal with or process what they've been through or what they've seen brings to life the struggle of the people who defend our freedoms.  The other thing was the sacrifices they make while they're there.  These people really enter into situations where it's life and death everyday. It makes you wonder whether or not you would be able to do the same if you had to.
I think the most important question that the movie raises is the question of whether or not leaving or retreating makes the soldiers sacrifice in vain.  We had forces in the Valley for a good while because we had labeled it as being strategically important, yet we have since withdrawn from the region; and not because it is safe now.  We watched the whole movie about the struggle and the sacrifice to build that camp, Camp Restrepo.  The soldiers were proud of that and it probably helped them to carry that sense of pride with them about their service while they're back home.  I wonder how they feel about the withdrawal from the Valley. I can't imagine they'd be too happy about it because I know I would be terribly upset.