Anyone who knows me knows that I love military literature and movies.
Especially when it is non-fiction or a movie is based on real life events.
By now, I think most people know or have at least heard of the Black Hawk Down story.
Some who were involved in the fighting and others who were simply trying to live their lives.
It’s incredibly gut wrenching when you consider the casualties of war include innocent civilians.
New interviews from new people.
I’d never heard from any of the guys profiled in this series.
He explained that Hollywood has to take liberties and combined people’s accounts for the sake of storytelling.
It’s not dishonest in my opinion so much as it’s done for ease of following a story.
Hearing from Mike Durant was especially gripping given what he went through being captured.
This series was a stark reminder of who makes up our military.
These guys interviewed all were relatively young (late 40s early 50s).
The vast majority of our military is 18-22 years old and that’s what they were in 1993.
Think back to what you were doing at that age and now picture yourself fighting in a warzone.
It’s hard to swallow but it’s the harsh reality.
It was so damn raw.
I respect the hell out of each and every one of them recounting the events in harrowing detail.
Make no mistake, it’s immensely emotional and I don’t recommend watching it alone.
Especially how I’ve described it above.
Maybe I am wired differently but it was certainly worth the watch.
The ZBT relaunch is COMING!
I’ve already confirmed with Larry Perino from this documentary to come on as a guest.
