Originally posted by actionfigure73:
I figured I'd start this forum off by sharing some behind the scenes information on the footage I submitted to "My War Diary."
I was with the 1/201st FA, a unit out of West Virginia, we were deployed to Iraq in January of 2004, and returned home at the end of February 2005. All soldiers accounted for.
Our mission while on deployment was to provide convoy security escorts in southern Iraq, dodging I.E.D.'s and random attacks. We had a few close calls, and gave out a few Purple Hearts, but everyone made it back home alive.
I started to film my videos as a way to show my family and friends what I was doing in Iraq, and since the videos were going home, I decided that I would not show any violence (enough of that on the news, and I didn't need to give my family any more to worry about.) instead I showed day-by-day activites, and gave video tours of areas I visited.
By keeping my sense of humor and my belief in making the best out of a bad situation, my videos eased the stress of my parents and new wife during my deployment.
My father is a Lt. Colonial and my mother is a school teacher, so needless to say, my videos got a lot of publicity in my town.
I jumped at the opportunity to share my videos with the Military Channel, and would like to thank them for putting me in 3 out of the 4 episodes that have already aired, and I'm looking forward to the show as it begins season 2.
My clips are posted on my myspace page.
http://www.myspace.com/actionfigure73 
