There is nothing stronger than a picture, a story, music, and the artistry of actors, a script that dazzles, direction that keeps us on the edge of our seats while making us think, makes us uncomfortable. Movies sell ideas better than anything on the Internet. And the powerful idea that Jonas and Galit McCord want to sell is that Veterans deserve our active help. Freeze Frame contains the message: soldiers are people who dedicate their lives to protect our country while their lives fall apart around them. We have the responsibility to hold them up while they do their jobs.
The authorities will deal with Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who is accused of bringing the nightmare of mass murder into the sanctuary of a military base on American soil. But the rest of us need to look very closely at the stress beyond belief that is being endured by so many other men and women in the armed forces — men and women who are serving gallantly and with dignity, who have not taken out their frustrations on one another, and who deserve better from the broader society.
Simply stated, we cannot continue sending service members into combat for three tours, four tours, five tours and more without paying a horrendous price in terms of the psychological well-being of the troops and their families, and the overall readiness of the armed forces to protect the nation.
I am a Vietnam-era vet, Sergeant, honorably discharged, served 1970-1973 stateside at 1100th Airborne Wing, Bolling AFB, Washington DC, a satellite base of Headquarters USAF, Andrews AFB.
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