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A view of a firefight

Bouhammer — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:00:00 +0000

My good buddy, Uncle Jimbo has a good video up of what it is like to view a firefight from the warrior’s point of view. Take a couple of minutes and watch it below.

Preview of Battle for Hearts and Minds

Bouhammer — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:15:41 +0000

I was just made aware of this upcoming documentary today by the boys over at VAMC and after watching it I can say I like what I see so far.

This is the third in a list of movies that follow the Cinema Verite style of film-making. The first was Scott Kesterson’s AT WAR, and the second was the recently released RESTREPO by Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger.

This movie, Battle for Hearts and Minds was filmed by Danfung Dennis while he was embedded with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade in 2009.

The expected release of this documentary is slated for 2011. Keep an eye out for it and know you heard about it here first, on Bouhammer.com

Battle for Hearts and Minds Trailer from Danfung Dennis on Vimeo.

Videos from RESTREPO Q&A Session

Bouhammer — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:13:59 +0000

The videos below were produced and edited by the New York State Museum and posted on their page at youtube.com. They are broken up by questions/topics. If you liked the movie, or are interested in it, or views of Afghanistan by past soldiers and an embedded reporter take some time and watch these.

Restrepo Q&A – The importance of the movie Restrepo.

Restrepo Q&A – Tim’s year in Afghanistan

Restrepo Q&A – Comparing Vietnam and Afghanistan

Restrepo Q&A – Sgt. O’Byrne’s hard return home.

Restrepo Q&A – Coming home from war and battling PTSD

Restrepo Q&A – The desire for making Restrepo

Restrepo Q&A – Gaining access to the 173rd Airborne Brigade

Restrepo Q&A – The metrics for success in Afghanistan

Restrepo Q&A – How do we win in Afghanistan?

Taliban Bombing Caught on Tape

Bouhammer — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:34:09 +0000

June 20th, An Iranian Press TV crew caught the moment when one of the Taliban explosions hit Kabul. Taliban militants launched attacks on key government targets.

The embedded file keep auto playing, so I have replaced it with a link to the website so you can watch the file yourself.

http://shock.military.com/Shock/player.html?vid=f4ef6b1abad04807bc1810609019eeb4

Bouhammer.com presents RESTREPO

Bouhammer — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:25:04 +0000

I am so glad to announce that if you live anywhere in the Albany, NY area that you are invited to the New York State Museum’s Huxley Theater to see a special screening of the critically-acclaimed and 2010 Sundance Film Festival winning movie, RESTREPO on July 6th, 2010 starting at 6:30 PM. The movie goes hand in hand with Sebastian Junger’s latest book, WAR. Sebastian was the author of the book The Perfect Storm which of course spawned the movie of the same name.

Below is the trailer from RESTREPO just to give you an idea of what the movie is like and about. If you have served in Afghanistan, had family or friends serve there or care about our forces in Afghanistan then I think this will be a movie for you to see. I invite all website owners and fellow milbloggers to help me spread the word about this showing to help get the word out.

Bouhammer.com has been working hard with National Geographic films, the New York State National Guard, and the New York State Museum to make this possible. We are not only presenting this film to all whom would like to see it before it hits theaters, but after the showing, Award-Winning Photographer Tim Hetherington will be present to answer any questions the audience may have about the film. Here is a short clip of Tim talking about his work in a piece that was put together for the 2008 Rory Peck Awards.

In order to secure your seats, please RSVP by sending an email to rsvp.albany.restrepo@gmail.com by July 2nd. Seating is limited so don’t wait and get your seats confirmed ASAP.

I will be there to personally introduce the movie and will hang out after with Tim to facilitate the Q&A session between the audience and Tim.

Some additional references below are a series of photographs from the time Tim and Sebastian spent with the 173rd Airborne Platoon in the Korengal Valley, and a review of the movie by the New York Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/06/16/movies/20100620-restrepo.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/movies/20restrepo.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1276711312-d+tXk/ElImKlAam+0N5i5w

I hope to see you there.

A Marine’s Tribute

Bouhammer — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:09:05 +0000

Leave it to my very close friend LL to find something that can make me cry. This is an awesome piece of video that I think speaks volumes without saying a word. Thanks LL, you are a sweetheart.

Ranger Up Workout Video

Bouhammer — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:44:23 +0000

Nick and the boys from Ranger Up have put together a hilarious video which is a great parody of all the workout videos and fads out there. Thanks to Blackfive.net for the tip on this one. These boys know how to make you laugh.

Video of the Day: This is War

Bouhammer — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:38:18 +0000

I should have posted this over the weekend, but never got to it. Sean, Jake and Ryan from Smile Empty Soul are great guys and I am glad to have gotten to know them all personally. This song rocks and is one of their dedication songs to the troops.

A Video you need to see: Troop

Bouhammer — Thu, 13 May 2010 02:59:37 +0000

Bouhammer Note- This is an awesome video and song put together by Mr. Joe Roos. It is a “rap” song, but I can guarantee you that even if you don’t like rap music this is one like you have never seen or heard before. Truly a song hat pays tribute to Troops.

“Troop” is a Joe Roos original, that honors all service members, but is from the perspective of a Soldier of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division. “Troop” was shot and produced during the Red Bull’s deployment to Basra, Iraq. Produced by Johnny J. Angelo Concept/Song//Lyrics/Music: Joe Roos Supporting Vocals: Debi Kilde Music Production: Jim Morgan, Conduit Sound Also available in high definition.

Firefight in Afghanistan

Bouhammer — Tue, 04 May 2010 21:15:28 +0000

B-roll of a fire fight that happened during a key leader engagement [KLE] in the Shembowat Valley, Khost Province of Afghanistan. Produced by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander