Reserved to Fight Update

It will be showing on Nov 12 at 9:00 pm on KUED. If you’re not in Utah it will be playing nationally on most other public TV stations, check http://www.itvs.org/shows/broadcast.php?showID=7649 to check listings in other areas.

They are also going to be featured on several local radio stations that are also available online. Here’s the lineup:

Tomorrow (Tuesday)–
Nov. 11 at 11:00 am (MST) on Radio West with Doug Fabrizio KUER FM 90.1 (you can hear it online at http://www.kuer.org) The rebroadcast is at 7 pm

Nov. 11 at 6:00 pm (MST) on KRCL’s RadioActive. 90.9 FM (http://www.krcl.org/listenlive.htm)

Nov. 11 at 12:23 pm (MST) on Canada’s CBC Radio (http://www.cbc.ca/calgary/)

Wednesday–
Nov. 12 at 2:30 pm (MST) online at http://www.utahfm.org

Reserved to Fight

Tuesday night, 2/5/08, I had the privilege of attending a screening of an upcoming documentary named “Reserved to Fight.” This film follows four Marines – members of Fox Company 2/23, a Marine Reserve unit headquartered in Utah. The unit was among the first to enter Iraq during the invasion and was the spearhead into Baghdad. The purpose of the documentary is to show not the war, but how these Marines struggle to readjust to society upon their return from Iraq.

I thought the film was superbly done and is a must see. Of course, I’m a little biased. One of the producers was my daughter-in-law, Leith Tarr Christensen. It is because of this project that she and my son McKay (who was a member of the unit) met.

It will be aired this fall on PBS. The distributor and the producers also want to do a tour of colleges and high schools where the documentary would be shown. They have received enough funding to produce the film for PBS, but are seeking additional funds for the tour. If you’d like to make a contribution, they would be most grateful. Information on how to contribute as well as the trailer and other information can be found at http://www.reservedtofight.com.

Just one other note regarding Leith and Mack. They are expecting their first child, and our first grandchild. She’s expected in late June. (She is a she)

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Veteran’s Day

Saturday November 11th is Veteran’s day. If you work for the government, you got to take Friday off. For most of us, we only think about it if we try to go to the post office and discover that it’s closed.

As the father of a son who served in Iraq and who will be returning to the region next year, I think of our all-volunteer armed forces and am very grateful that they are willing to take up arms to fight for our rights and the rights of others. I hope you will pause and remember those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice and those who now serve so that we can enjoy the freedoms we do.

In a similar vein, my son and daughter-in-law met while she was working on a documentary. It deals with my son’s Marine Reserve unit and how they adjusted to life back in the US after their deployment. It was picked up by PBS and is in post production now. Here’s a web site for the film.