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Published: Fri, 20 Mar 2009
Description: Actor Gary Sinise backs the new film 'Brothers at War'
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" Brothers that war is a documentary film about one filmmaker's quest to understand his two Brothers experiences. As soldiers in Iraq now. He embedded with four combat units and got unprecedented access to secret missions."
" These guys are here I'm I don't know if you're smart you spend so much time -- here was immediately known -- become Brothers you know. It's it's great and he hadn't --"
" I'm trying to make my dad -- and ever since so little kids -- is hard to see if I was doing that you know just you know. Young boys say if we didn't -- all -- time. The cutest -- in their lives."
" I recently -- with one of the backers of this film actor Gary Sinise and asked about his -- work with our troops overseas. I watch the special that we ran on fox with you. And the troops and who in your -- you know to meet the troops and you play a little ten of them may have been having a little time. Both but more importantly and most people -- you as lieutenant Dan. From Forrest Gump and a guy he -- his legs blown off was ready to give up on life."
" And then all of a sudden he gets he eventually gets is life back. And I don't know this that the movie that adds to this do reaction that you get from these brave men and women thought they just -- you that I mean --"
" They just respond to -- I think if I think it's -- Part a little bit."
" Part of it -- than what they respond to now is the fact that I can keep going and going going going to actually continue -- continue to support them. When I I I found when I first started visiting military bases after we went into Afghanistan and Iraq. The troops are always calling me lieutenant Dan they they seem to have a relationship to that character an -- when I started visiting the hospitals. And seeing our wounded and seeing folks like lieutenant Dan. They seem to. I don't know that invasive seem to think I have a -- personal knowledge of what they're going through because I -- I. Play that character that I got involved with the disabled American veterans right after I played that character and I've been involved with them. Ever since I just think supporting our troops supporting our wounded supporting our military families is is very very important settling these dangerous times."
" You know I we do these concerts and you know I get to -- all these guys and I get to meet the guys that have been injured and I met a lot of them over the years. And you know. I just -- amazing people and they sacrifice a lot and their lost legs are real. And they lost arms are real and and at what I need sons and daughters that lost. Dads it's real and we you have to stop and think. They will go to protect our freedoms they died this little girl muscle boy. Lost my boss that -- if a particular."
" Imagine what that would be like it they were coming home and Marion spit on and and and try and ridiculed. That would be terrible that's what -- Vietnam veterans we have 300000. Injured -- injured troops in that conflict. We don't want that ever happen again we can never do enough for our veterans but we can always trying to did you."
" Little well -- look at -- the political world as you need to be in my world but -- but I think what was said -- you occupy that I think it's my -- I guess you -- I've got a -- all right furor. Clinton but what they said about either of our troops were called terrorizing women accused of terrorizing women and children of Dark -- they were accused of murdering cold -- They were told the surge failed the war lost -- many that started the search but they -- out fighting for our country so it's something that bothered me but I don't wanna want to bring you there. Honestly you've got Brothers who wore. And this is a film this is I had paid -- project of love for you. You opened in what six military cities. And it's getting great grassroots support if people want to see official tells about it and and how can they get you to see it Brothers -- a."
" Documentary made by a -- marker from Decatur Illinois who wanted to hit who has two Brothers serving in the army. And he wanted to know -- what makes them tick and why they're serving in what they're doing over there so he raised the money. In his community Decatur Illinois from friends that he'd known family friends that -- you had known him since he was a kid. Nate put up the money for him to initially hire camera crew and go over he was able to embed -- units follow his brother around see the people that we're serving with him. And through. These these Brothers in arms that are serving with his Brothers he gets to know more about his brother. And because of that he challenges himself and learns more about himself it's a wonderful wonderful documentary. I sought when it was added it is shot and edited. But it was dead in me and don't you know it needed it distributors so I got involved in and I'm trying to bring some awareness did you can go to Brothers of war movie dot com we'll put -- where the movie is gonna be opening. And Brothers that war you can support -- dot com rather warm movie dot com that's only six cities and did so you can people be by the mediator no that's so early right now trying to get it in theaters look how many documentaries make it to the -- first of all every year they're they're like saying you can count them on one hand this one has already made it to the theaters we got a distributor Samuel -- now the next step is the grassroots effort. To get it to people that are going to enjoy it. We've had standing ovations and military communities. -- we open in Chicago where we did great business in Chicago people are standing out waiting sitting through the credits to see it. We open in Washington DC it's doing very very well there we're just hoping that it starts to be one of those little movies that could petition."
" Because -- well I hope so because you know what it gives perspective to people. To know what these guys -- to know the sacrifice. I'm I am I know honestly and all of what you do for these guys I really -- I'm inspired by it. Admitted that the little stuff that we do with a concert is nothing compared to -- your trips annoy your your commitment to them and I just done very appreciative that you do it."
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