This Is Where We Take Our Stand

In March of 2008, 250 veterans and active duty soldiers marked the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by gathering in Washington, DC to testify from their own experience about the nature of the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. Inspired by the 1971 Winter Soldier Investigation held by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, they too sought to express their opposition to those wars with their first-hand accounts, bearing witness with voices not generally heard. Our documentary is a portrait of three participants. If follows their lives for 6 weeks leading to the even and afterward; an active duty female soldier, a 9 year National Guard Veteran, and a 3 tour former Marine. This is their story.

Cast

Selena Coppa Self

Jesse Hamilton Self

Clifton Hicks Self

Steve Mortillo Self

Zollie Goodman Self

Jon Turner Self

Joyce Lucey Self

Kevin Lucey Self

Geoffrey Millard Self

Jason Washburn Self

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