Iraq War Veterans 20 Years Later

By Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker for the New York Times. Months after the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, I began filming the U.S. Army’s 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment in Baghdad. The unit was housed in a bombed-out palace on the banks of the Tigris that they named Gunner Palace. Rather than just making a movie about the men, I suggested that we make a film together — an offer that the...

A Mix of Relief and Worry

Press Release | New York Newsday® | Reporter Michael Amon Mixed emotions washed over Dimitry and Genny Popow as they watched Barack Obama's speech last night . On one hand the couple was relieved. Their son, Marine Sgt. Andrei (Dre) Popow wouldn't have to return to the seen of the hellish battle she fought in 2004 and 2005 during the Iraq Campaign's darkest moments. But Sgt. Popow may see combat again – in Afghanistan –...

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