God And Country: The Untold Stories Of The American Military

November 28, 2007

Lately, the movie industry has bombarded us with their anti-war, anti-Troops sentiments in recent movies that have been released. Apparently most of the country, is not real impressed with their product, as they’ve not done well in the box office. I’ve not watched any of them and doubt that I will. Many of these movies, depict our Troops as blood thirsty thugs and murders and even go so far, as to imply that their belief is that those who refuse to serve are heroes in their eyes. We know better and thankfully, a director/producer feels the same way that we do.

I was recently contacted about a new movie that is in the works about our Troops and the fantastic humanitarian work that they do in other countries. Things we don’t hear about in the media. Things like handing out toys, clothing and candy to the children, providing medical care to the citizens of the country, rebuilding vital resources for cities and towns, and the list could go on and on. These types of things, that are accomplished on a daily basis by our Troops are ignored by the media, but one film producer/director hopes to change that. He hopes to highlight the long-standing tradition of humanitarian service, that our military has, in the soon to be released movie God And Country. The types of things highlighted in this movie, are the things that we’ve been telling our readers about, the accomplishments of our Troops, that help to enable the citizens of Iraq and Afghanistan, to stand on their own and take charge of their country. The acts of kindness, go a long way in establishing a trusting relationship with the citizens and it’s a task that our Troops gladly tackle.

American troops have a long and noble tradition of humanitarian service. From handing out candy bars and care packages to street children, to offering medical and dental care to the poor, to building churches and orphanages in third world countries… these American men and women commit thousands of hours to the service of others around the world, without expectation of gratitude or praise. GOD AND COUNTRY examines these heroes and their missions, and reveals a side of the military rarely mentioned in the mainstream media.

The film also profiles the extraordinary character of Bradley T. “Brad” Arms, a Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity brother at the University of Georgia who enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and ultimately gave his life so that others may live free of tyranny. Brad was a Marine, but also a man of strong faith who dedicated his life to the service of his fellow man.

Producer/Director Scott Mactavish is a former Hollywood insider and US Navy veteran, who left LA to make films that counterpunch the typical liberal media agenda.

GOD AND COUNTRY is a direct rebuttal to the films put out by Brian DePalma, Mark Cuban and the other Hollywood ‘elite’. The film is due to be released on December 15th. You can pre-purchase a copy of the movie, by going to the God And Country website. From what I’ve read, this movie will show our Troops in action, as they go about their day, helping the Iraqi and Afghani people, as well as people of other countries around the world. This is a movie that will definitely be on my “must see” list and I hope it will be on yours as well.

God And Country

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8 Responses to “God And Country: The Untold Stories Of The American Military”

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  3. RYates on November 28th, 2007 3:21 pm

    I don’t think anyone doubts that the troops are accomplishing good things in Iraq, and even the MSM reports such from time to time. What folks do doubt, however, is whether such “good things” will amount to a hill of beans in the long run. Bottom line is out troops are regularly getting wasted at the expense of others doing good things that will amount to absolutely nothing in the end. I say get the troops out now.

  4. Terri on November 28th, 2007 4:28 pm

    It’s not as easy as that, Mr/Ms Yates. You can’t just pull out 160,000 + Troops overnight and even if you could, you’d be setting those Troops up for attack.

  5. RYates on November 28th, 2007 4:43 pm

    We got em in, we can get em out!

  6. Terri on November 28th, 2007 5:18 pm

    Yes we got them in over a period of time and it’ll take a period of time to pull them out safely. It just amazes me that people seem to think that withdrawing that many Troops from the country can happen overnight. I guess that’s what happens when the media fills the airwaves with half truths, over and over again.

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