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Author

Richard Hankin

Call Number

• DVD 956.70443 H7653 (CEN)

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Languages

Closed-captioned.

Performers

The Feldbusch family: Jeremy, Charlene, Brace, Shaun, and Brian Feldbusch, Ron Shroyer, John Melia, Ryan Kelly, Heath Calhoun, Kelly Ayers, Nick Dorsch.

Publication Information

[Los Angeles, CA] : Showtime Networks Inc. : Distributed by Looking Glass Films, c2008.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

To date, nearly 20,000 American troops have been wounded in the war in Iraq. This film follows Army Ranger Jeremy Feldbusch, severely wounded during his Iraq tour, through his bittersweet homecoming. Shrapnel sliced through his brain and left him blind, with seizures and serious psychological problems. Feldbusch's hands-on family works tirelessly to help him regain a sense of normalcy, but many are released from hospitals with not much more than a hospital gown, mounting debt and no idea what to do or where to turn for help. As Feldbusch struggles to regain his independence, he finds much-needed help and a sense of purpose from the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that helps injured vets secure crucial resources to get through rehabilitation and back into the "normal" world.

Notes

Special features: Bonus scenes (8 min.); resource list [text feature].

Contents

• Opening credits
• Coming home
• First steps
• Wounded Warriors
• Blind trust
• Thanksgiving
• Raising Awareness
• Blairsville
• Father & son
• Moving on
• Soldier ride
• End credits.