This movie is everything I dislike about some American soldiers.

Firstly, let me introduce myself by saying; i'm an avid supporter of the military and our troops. Never being able to enlist will probably bother me for the rest of my life; I was in a motorcycle accident that left me with rods/screws in my body and am unable to join due to "retained hardware".

I actually watched 'Where Soldiers Come From' before even knowing about this film, and really enjoyed it. I felt like the soldiers were exactly what they claimed to be - "Citizen Soldiers" thrown into a war zone and expected to return 1-year later to rejoin society.

After watching that film, I began wondering if there might be an Operation Iraqi Freedom equivalent, and that's when and how I stumbled onto this film. I have many friends, co-worker and acquaintances who have enlisted in different branches of the military and served in both theaters of today's war. Many of them resemble the men I saw in 'Where Soldiers Come From' and *some* of them resemble the men I saw in "The War Tapes". Both movies share a similar quality, in that they show men writing letters to home about their experiences on the war-front.

I can't speak for everyone in their company, but as for the three men specifically featured in this film, it felt as if they were doing whatever possible to "up" their war experience into some fascinating, blood-and-guts epic. The letters alone, written by one of the members speaks volumes for his personality

"Today was the first day I have ever shaken a mans hand not attached to his arm". Maybe i'm reading too far into this, but why write a letter like this? I understand explaining the way your men were hit, but this to me, shouts "I'm a Warrior, give me attention"

Another letter, he speaks about how men in his company were arguing over the consistency or appearance of a mans flesh, to which he explains in his letter the difference between the two arguing sides.

The entire film left me feeling like I was watching a small group of gun-slinging cowboys and it really left a sour taste in my mouth. There were moments for each of them where I thought they were either "funny" or "kind to the Iraqi civilians", but overall, I just didn't appreciate the attitude they carried with them through this war. They acted like they believed themselves to be Navy Seals, instead of National Guard MP.

I'm sure i'll receive some flack for this, but that's just how it is. Perhaps this has more to do with the Boston living, who knows. But that's just my 2 cents.