Home front / Showtime Independent Films ; Showtime presents a Looking Glass Films production in association with Swirl Productions ; a film by Richard Hankin ; directed, produced, written & edited by Richard Hankin ; producer, Meredith Lavitt Williams.
Special features: Bonus scenes (8 min.); resource list [text feature]. The Feldbusch family: Jeremy, Charlene, Brace, Shaun, and Brian Feldbusch, Ron Shroyer, John Melia, Ryan Kelly, Heath Calhoun, Kelly Ayers, Nick Dorsch. Originally broadcast by the Showtime Network on Veterans Day, November 11, 2006.
Contents:
Opening credits -- Coming home -- First steps -- Wounded Warriors -- Blind trust -- Thanksgiving -- Raising Awareness -- Blairsville -- Father & son -- Moving on -- Soldier ride -- End credits.
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.
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