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Billy Burnett Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 12:19 PM
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If you are going to watch HBO's Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery, have tissues ready.
Gut wrenching. :cry:

Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/section60/index.html

Called "the saddest acre in America," Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery is a burial ground for U.S. military personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, a place that epitomizes the honor of service and the cost of war. The third in a trilogy of Iraq-related HBO documentaries (following the Emmy®-winning "Baghdad ER" and the Emmy®-nominated "Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq") from Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill, the moving verité special SECTION 60: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY commemorates the lives of the deceased and the mourning of their survivors. Read more.



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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 12:21 PM
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1. Heartbreaking indeed.
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knowbody0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-08 12:29 PM
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2. I watched it
then watched it again with the kids (all adults). the woman who laid her coat over the grave to keep him warm - the man who showed the Iraqi freedom cigar. one after another. broken lives. the navy cadets who looked like they were wearing their dads' clothes. this documentary was THE most impactful of the three.

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