By: Bob Cypher

Bob Cypher — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:06:55 +0000

I first read Lt. Col. Strobl’s story 4 years ago, when my former X0 e-mailed it to me, as it was spreading through the internet. It was one of the most powerfully moving things I had ever read. When I learned last month that it was going to be an HBO movie, I renewed my HBO subscripton. It was well worth it. The restrained, understated performnces by the actors, particuarly Kevin Bacon, were pitch-perfect, and the movie was faithful to the story. While it was heart breaking, it reaffirmed my pride in being a Marine, but it made me prouder to be an American,and to reaffirm my belef that for all the shouting that we do at each other, most people “Get it” My dad told me about how affected he was when, just a few years after his WWII service, he saw the coffins of Korean War Service members in Grand Central Station waiting to be sent home. I wish he could have seen this with us.

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By: Bob Cypher