... Old men sending young men into war to be killed, maimed (physically and mentally) for oil, natural resources, money, power, politics, and egos. Our nation's fighting forces are disguised mercenaries for hire to the nation's big corporations and their CEOs. Young people join the services should know one plain and simple fact: You are freely signing up for a job to kill or be killed... and it has nothing to do with those big fancy words that your government and leaders have drilled into your heads such as: Democracy, Freedom, Justice, Peace, Liberty, Human Rights, Patriotism, Heroism, etc.So, don't go crying at the end of your tour of duty, because you've been warned (and you should have known and learned before hand if you read our nation's history and research the topic thoroughly before you so eagerly sign on the dotted line) and remember, this country doesn't have a compulsory military service (or conscription)system, but rather it's an all voluntary armed forces.Think of it just a job (and it is), a job happens to be violent, with weapons and killings. Your benefits are your guaranteed salaries, your one month vacation, your room and board, your commissary and PX privileges, your education benefits, your VA Loans, your free health care for life, your free burial plot and expense, your VA status and privileges... So, you have an unusual job, then you have more benefits than your normal civilian job. So, take the trade offs into consideration.Remember, go in with wide eyes open and know your purposes with personal goals to be achieved. Use your time in service wisely (first by choosing the right MOS - Military Occupational Specialty) but don't let being used (by going away emptied handed once you're Echo Tango Sierra - ETS (Expiration Term of Service)). Think hard and have at least one executable back up plan in the case you get maimed or injured. Sgt, Tank Commander, 8th ID, 5/33rd Armor, Bravo Company, 2nd PLT, B-23

I desperately need this on a tape, not a DVD, and soon!I have one nephew who is in the infantry but has not yet deployed, although he set to go to Iraq soon after December 2008. I lost my beloved step son in Ramadi Iraq on 09-15-05 from an unmanned missile in a green zone. I have another nephew who is joining the army as soon as he graduates from high school this spring because he, like his older brother, has some idealized and romanticized idea about what serving in the military is. My stepson died after only 10 days in country and he never went out on any missions so my nephews have no way to reference any of the experiences shown in this candid documentary from any type of personal experiences that might have been conveyed by my now deceased son. There is nothing I can do about those who are in, or now gone, but I have one left that has not raised his hand and been sworn in YET. I desperately want him to do so informed, none of the others did.Pleases help me with this.The movie documentary The Ground Truth is the best visual reference I have ever seen. I need to somehow make my youngest nephew see what he is getting himself into before it is to late. BUT: ( do not laugh )I NEED my mother to see this first. She must actually see and hear these men and women, not simply the idea of them, but the truth of what they will be immersed in, possibly forever. Then she will have the emotional determination to make my brother watch this film and once he has then he may then make his son, my youngest nephew, watch it too. Then, my nephew might begin to take this seriously. ((( is there another time when this will be shown on TV ? if so please tell me when ? )))However, my problem is, my mother does not own a DVD player, she still uses video ( is that correct? with tapes ? ) So, I need to find a way for her to be able to watch this film. Can I purchase this from anyone in that form? If not, is there any other way for me to get this in the form of a tape from anyone? Is there any legitimate link from which I can pay to download it onto my computer and then transfer it to a tape. If so who would I contact. I will gladly pay for the privilege providing it is a legitimate link. Or,if you have any alternative ideas I will consider anything you can suggest.Please help me, I have lost one very precious adored and loved one already, I already know my oldest nephew will never be the same when he returns and I may loose him too. I cannot loose three and the emotional toll for all of those that do make it back is too high a price to pay for every male child in my family of that generation. Please help me. I will happily call you, email me a number if that is the best way to get the needed information. Thank you so much for any help you can offer.Sincerely, Lori Swanberg [email protected]

This movie is a must-see movie for all. Congress should see this truthful documentary from the point-of-view of the soldier, as should everyone in America. The previous reviewer totally missed the point--the point is to reveal the truth about teaching our soldiers to kill people who are NOT terrorists, but who just live in our "enemy's" territory, and what it does to the soldiers. We must support our troops by bringing them home IMMEDIATELY, before another person is killed or injured. This also reveals that the government does not help its veterans, those who are injured mentally, with ptsd- post-traumatic stress disorder, or physically, with lost limbs. Julie A. Roberts, Streamwood, IL

I saw this film premiere Friday (1/19) night in Park City for Sundance and was incredibly moved. Sitting in a theater and hearing first-hand the anguish soldiers go through was almost more than I could bear. Others in the audience were equally moved and while we wanted to turn away, the least we could do was bear witness as these men and women shared their experience with us. Robert Acosta, Paul Rieckhoff, Sean Huze, and Herold Noel, all veterans of the war in Iraq and featured in the film, were present. While they may be home now, you can tell this war is still inside them and probably always will be. Whether you support the war or not, it is OUR duty to support the troops with something other than a bumper sticker. See this film!