Documentary: Foot Patrol
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:25 pm
THE REAL WAR ON TERROR IN AFGHANISTAN IS A FORGOTTEN WAR
FOOT PATROL A DOCUMENTARY FILM BY RAUL GALLEGO ABELLAN
Afghanistan
A Platoon of 50 US soldiers are trying to fight the Taliban by themselves in a vast and isolated mountainous region in the front line in the War on Terror in Afghanistan. And the only way to accomplish the mission is on foot patrol. 10 soldiers explain to the camera their personal view of the insights in the front line of what they define as a ''forgotten war''. A rare report were soldiers talk openly and sincerely about why they joined the Army, the fight against the Taliban, the way to accomplish their mission, their fears, hopes and how being a soldier affects their personal lives. FOOTPATROL is a 34 minutes documentary film project by Raul Gallego Abellan. Raul is working for The Associated Press Television News as a videojournalist (less)
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Chapter 1 -- Join the Army
Chapter 2 - Forward Operating Base (FOB) Baylough
Chapter 3 & 4 - The Terrain
Chapter 5 - 50 US Soldiers on Foot Patrol
Chapter 6 - Fighting the Taliban
Chapter 7 - The Forgotten War
Chapter 8 - Home
Chapter 9 - The Future
FOOT PATROL A DOCUMENTARY FILM BY RAUL GALLEGO ABELLAN
Afghanistan
A Platoon of 50 US soldiers are trying to fight the Taliban by themselves in a vast and isolated mountainous region in the front line in the War on Terror in Afghanistan. And the only way to accomplish the mission is on foot patrol. 10 soldiers explain to the camera their personal view of the insights in the front line of what they define as a ''forgotten war''. A rare report were soldiers talk openly and sincerely about why they joined the Army, the fight against the Taliban, the way to accomplish their mission, their fears, hopes and how being a soldier affects their personal lives. FOOTPATROL is a 34 minutes documentary film project by Raul Gallego Abellan. Raul is working for The Associated Press Television News as a videojournalist (less)
Video
Chapter 1 -- Join the Army
Chapter 2 - Forward Operating Base (FOB) Baylough
Chapter 3 & 4 - The Terrain
Chapter 5 - 50 US Soldiers on Foot Patrol
Chapter 6 - Fighting the Taliban
Chapter 7 - The Forgotten War
Chapter 8 - Home
Chapter 9 - The Future