Year: 2007
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Review: Roberts Ridge
Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan. [rating:5/5] I’ve been spending a lot of time this week with the Navy SEALs in Afghanistan. This book by Malcom MacPherson, is another look at the events on Takur Ghar, where several special ops warfighters lost their lives to Taliban and/or al…
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Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
[rating:4/5] For a while, it’s fun watching legendary cinematographer Haskell Wexler berate his son Mark, who has turned the camera on his father. After the thrill of that gets old, you’re pulled into the father-son dynamic. Starring: Peter Bart, Verna Bloom Director: Mark Wexler Plot Synopsis: Mark Wexler’s cinematic blend of biography and autobiography centers…
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Review: The Unquiet Grave
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The Unquiet Grave, by Steve Hendricks. [rating:5/5] This is a book I could not put down. The historic, though mostly unknown events on the Pine Ridge Reservation from the 1970s are so over-the-top that you have a hard time believing it all really happened. And it was only 30 years ago. American Indians (AIM) picked…