This is Where We Take Our Stand

This is Where We Take Our Stand is now broadcasting on PBS. Check your local listings, and if it's not on, let your local station know you want to see it. Follow the film at http://www.thisiswherewetakeourstand.com.

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. It follows their lives for six weeks leading to the event and afterward; an active duty female soldier, a nine-year National Guard veteran, and a three-tour former Marine. This is their story.

For three months prior to the event, the filmmakers had total, unprecedented access to the people and events of Winter Soldier. They fanned out across the country, following dozens of veterans and soldiers as they fought external obstacles and their own demons to make this the historic event it was.

We present this story today because we believe it is as relevant now as it was when it occurred. Maybe more. Thousands continue to die as the occupations expand. The voice of those who have fought those battles is not heard until now.

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