From may 2007 to july 2008, battle company of the 173rd airborne brigade was stationed in the remote korengal valley of eastern afghanistan. Jul 14, 2017 sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. For decades, author sebastian junger has been covering wars all over the world, but he never imagined that his book, war, and movie. View the profiles of professionals named sergio restrepo on linkedin. In 2002 she won the premio arzobispo san clemente award for her novel leopard in the sun. Army platoon second platoon, b company, 2nd battalion, 503rd infantry regiment airborne, 173rd airborne brigade combat team in the korengal valley, afghanistan. View the profiles of people named michelle restrepo. The film shows the dedication to their duty as a soldier and their commitment to one another as brothers.
Restrepo is a town and municipality in the meta department, colombia coordinates. Restrepo is a film documentary made by sebastian junger and tim hetherington of the fifteen months they spent embedded with a u. Sign up for your own profile on github, the best place to host code, manage projects, and build software alongside 40 million developers. They sound like cracks and drumbeats harmless or, at least, less harmful. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Jul 02, 2010 the gunshots in restrepo dont sound like what you hear in movies. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the u. Extended interviews with brendan obyrne and misha pemblebelkin, who talk about the difficulties of their job at op restrepo. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. This department of meta location article is a stub. From the film, restrepo, directed by sebastian junger and tim hetherington. An alqaeda and taliban stronghold, korengal valley sees some of the fiercest fighting in the. En panamericana libreria y papeleria descubre y compra online.
The film is narrated by several men who fought with pfc juan s. The gunshots in restrepo dont sound like what you hear in movies. Jones practices his golf swing while at the main kop firebase in the valley. Her first fiction novel, isle of passion, is based on historical facts from clipperton island. Restrepo is a film not just about the events of combat, but also about brotherhood, according to junger.
Sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. Restrepo 1 hours and 33 minutes movie 2010 sebastian junger and tim hetheringtons year dug in with the second platoon in one of afghanistans most strategically crucial valleys reveals extraordinary insight into the surreal combination of back breaking labor, deadly firefights, and camaraderie as the soldiers painfully push back the taliban. Restrepo by tim hetherington, sebastian junger tim. Manuel valencia restrepo mvrh bogota, dc, colombia 75 books. Filmmakers sebastian junger and tim hetherington pay a visit to afghanistans korengal valley to spend a year with the second platoon, a besieged squadron who dubbed their stronghold outpost restrepo in honor of their fallen comrade pfc juan restrepo. Associate professor of epidemiology ehges division university of texas health science center at houston, school of public health in brownsville. Soldiers spend about 2 weeks at the restrepo outpost before coming back to the main kop base where they can get a hot shower and call their family. Respollocerdopescado frutasverdurasviveres quesos salsamentaria. Join facebook to connect with michelle restrepo and others you may know. Restrepo restrepo is a film documentary made by sebastian junger and tim hetherington of the fifteen months they spent embedded with a u.
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