Movies: Veteran Documentary Corps

  • 2023
    Ruiz

    Ruiz (2023)

    Ruiz

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    At the core of these memories is Kcey, a spirited young woman of Puerto Rican and African American heritage. Her infectious spirit and uniquely endearing laugh became her signature, filling every room with infectious energy and joy. As a child, Kcey'...

    Ruiz
  • 2025
    Hope: In the Aftermath of War

    Hope: In the Aftermath of War (2025)

    Hope: In the Aftermath of War

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    Hope is an intimate portrait of a military family fractured by the invisible wounds of war. At its heart is Catherine, a decorated soldier and mother who returns from deployment profoundly changed—emotionally withdrawn, plagued by guilt, and struggli...

    Hope: In the Aftermath of War
  • 2017
    PFC Benjamin Tollefson: A Mom's Loss

    PFC Benjamin Tollefson: A Mom's Loss (2017)

    PFC Benjamin Tollefson: A Mom's Loss

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    PFC Benjamin Tollefson was killed in action during Operation: Iraqi Freedom. His mother tells the story he never got a chance to share....

    PFC Benjamin Tollefson: A Mom's Loss
  • 2020
    Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral

    Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral (2020)

    Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral

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    Following the tradition of military service in her family, Alene Duerk enlisted as a Navy nurse in 1943. During her eventful 32 year career, she served in WWII on a hospital ship in the Sea of Japan, and trained others in the Korean War. She became t...

    Alene Duerk: First Woman to Make Admiral
  • 2013
    Julie Mendez - from PTSD to Art

    Julie Mendez - from PTSD to Art (2013)

    Julie Mendez - from PTSD to Art

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    Julie Mendez was a 17 year old teenager when she saw the "be all that you can be" Army recruiting messaging and decided to enlist. Her life would change forever when she was deployed to serve in the Iraq War. Her experiences changed her and she retur...

    Julie Mendez - from PTSD to Art
  • 2017
    Fighting Fred Funston

    Fighting Fred Funston (2017)

    Fighting Fred Funston

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    On April 18th, 1906, San Francisco witnessed its most devastating natural disaster – an earthquake that initiated a city-wide fire. The commanding officer of the U.S. Army base at the Presidio, Fred Funston, gathered citizens to fight the fire, patro...

    Fighting Fred Funston
  • 2014
    John Baumhackl: Chemical Memories

    John Baumhackl: Chemical Memories (2014)

    John Baumhackl: Chemical Memories

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    John Baumhackl recalls the early days of the Vietnam War when more and more troops were being sent into combat every month. In 1968, John's number came up and he was drafted into the conflict. Buying a camera at his company store before shipping off,...

    John Baumhackl: Chemical Memories
  • 2023
    The Chaplain: MAJ Brenda Threatt

    The Chaplain: MAJ Brenda Threatt (2023)

    The Chaplain: MAJ Brenda Threatt

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    In a profound exploration of faith, service, and identity, this documentary film follows Brenda Elizabeth Threat, an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and a military chaplain in the California State Guard. Born in Los Angele...

    The Chaplain: MAJ Brenda Threatt
  • 2023
    The Architect: A Montford Point Marine

    The Architect: A Montford Point Marine (2023)

    The Architect: A Montford Point Marine

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    In this dynamic and dramatic short film, an African American veteran takes us on an extraordinary journey through his life. From a chance visit to the Pentagon, to growing up in a vibrant integrated neighborhood, his story is one of resilience and in...

    The Architect: A Montford Point Marine
  • 2023
    Triumph Over Prejudice: The Montford Point Marines

    Triumph Over Prejudice: The Montford Point Marines (2023)

    Triumph Over Prejudice: The Montford Point Marines

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    Against the backdrop of a world on the brink, the Montford Point Marines transcended enemy lines and formidable barriers of racial segregation. Beginning in rural Virginia, their journey to the front lines of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vie...

    Triumph Over Prejudice: The Montford Point Marines
  • 2023
    Decoding Jean: Secrets of WWII

    Decoding Jean: Secrets of WWII (2023)

    Decoding Jean: Secrets of WWII

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    In the midst of World War II's turmoil, the quaint British town of Bury St. Edmonds becomes a focal point where lives intersect and secrets unravel. An 18-year-old woman finds herself caught in the throes of a great wartime secret – the breaking of t...

    Decoding Jean: Secrets of WWII
  • 2023
    The Singer: A Montford Point Marine

    The Singer: A Montford Point Marine (2023)

    The Singer: A Montford Point Marine

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    “The Singer: A Montford Point Marine” tells the story of Henry Charles Johnson, one of the first African Americans in the U.S. Marine Corps and a professional crooner. Lured by the dignified Marine uniform and the allure of the G.I. Bill, he's abrupt...

    The Singer: A Montford Point Marine
  • 2023
    The Gunnery: A Montford Point Marine

    The Gunnery: A Montford Point Marine (2023)

    The Gunnery: A Montford Point Marine

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    In this heartfelt short film by Jesse Collier Sutterley, Roosevelt Farrow, born in 1929 at the start of the Great Depression, shares his lifelong dream of becoming a U.S. Marine, despite the racial barriers of his time. Raised by his grandmother in h...

    The Gunnery: A Montford Point Marine
  • 2024
    Resilience: The Kim LeBel Story

    Resilience: The Kim LeBel Story (2024)

    Resilience: The Kim LeBel Story

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    "Resilience: The Kim LeBel Story" follows the remarkable journey of a woman who overcame a violent, abusive upbringing in Alabama and Georgia to serve honorably in the U.S. Navy. After defending herself from a traumatic family life, Kim joined the mi...

    Resilience: The Kim LeBel Story
  • 2017
    Admiral Chester Nimitz

    Admiral Chester Nimitz (2017)

    Admiral Chester Nimitz

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    Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz used submarines, a vessel used to great effect by Germany in WWI and WWII to turn the tide of the War in the Pacific....

    Admiral Chester Nimitz
  • 2014
    Giorgio Mattia: From Kosovo to Iraq

    Giorgio Mattia: From Kosovo to Iraq (2014)

    Giorgio Mattia: From Kosovo to Iraq

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    Giorgio Mattia describes his experiences during the second attack on the Italian Army in Nasiriya, Iraq 2006....

    Giorgio Mattia: From Kosovo to Iraq
  • 2018
    Samuel Wilder King: Fighting for Statehood

    Samuel Wilder King: Fighting for Statehood (2018)

    Samuel Wilder King: Fighting for Statehood

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    Samuel Wilder King, a descendant of Scottish sailors and Hawaiian royalty, served as a distinguished Naval officer in both World Wars before becoming Governor of the Hawaii Territory. This short film delves into King’s fearless leadership—from naviga...

    Samuel Wilder King: Fighting for Statehood
  • 2013
    Bobby Hollingsworth: Army CID

    Bobby Hollingsworth: Army CID (2013)

    Bobby Hollingsworth: Army CID

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    Bobby served in the United States Army for 10 years in a Criminal Investigation Division (CID) unit. During that time, he was deployed once to Iraq in September 2006, where he developed PTSD....

    Bobby Hollingsworth: Army CID
  • 2024
    Velda: A Mom's Story of Suicide

    Velda: A Mom's Story of Suicide (2024)

    Velda: A Mom's Story of Suicide

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    In the poignant and thought-provoking short film, a distressed mother, Velda, takes center stage as she recounts the tragic tale of her son, Michael, who battles inner demons after being sent to war. As she navigates through the gut-wrenching chronol...

    Velda: A Mom's Story of Suicide
  • 2017
    Lt. Cmdr. Che Barnes: Fallen Brother

    Lt. Cmdr. Che Barnes: Fallen Brother (2017)

    Lt. Cmdr. Che Barnes: Fallen Brother

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    Lieutenant Commander Che Barnes, who died in 2009 after the plane he was flying was struck by U.S. Marine Corps helicopters, is remembered by his two brothers for his passion for flying and saving lives. Barnes and his fellow Coasties and U.S. Marine...

    Lt. Cmdr. Che Barnes: Fallen Brother