A VET Tv DOCUSERIES

LET’S TALK ABOUT THE WAR

Combat veterans address the systematic failures of the global war on terror, with the hopes that we as a country can acknowledge our mistakes, and never let it happen again.

A VET Tv DOCUSERIES

LET’S TALK ABOUT THE WAR

Combat veterans address the systematic failures of the global war on terror, with the hopes that we as a country can acknowledge our mistakes, and never let it happen again.

Episodes

About the series

The Combat Veterans

FEATURED EPISODE

War animal | EP 01

Death and destruction permeates the battlefield, forever changing the naive psyche of a young man. Devaluing life is engrained early, resulting in the innate desire to kill all of those that oppose their way of life. Our veterans discuss the mental dichotomy from naive to animalistic.

01/11/2022

THE SYMPHONY OF WAR

ABOUT THE SERIES

Hear the warriors. Understand their pain. The documentary will complement our fictional recreation of combat warriors that fought during OEF – A Grunt’s Life, a series about a Marine platoon in 2008 fighting alongside the Afghan National Police in search of a key Taliban leader. Both this documentary and the series will address the following: Counterinsurgency, working with Afghan Nationals, psychology of killing, racism and misogyny in foreign cultures, and the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.  Unadulterated passion-filled veterans, share their stories.This documentary will feature interviews form 6 combat veterans, POV combat footage, and complementary footage from A Grunt’s Life Season 2.

THE COMBAT VETERANS

THE EPISODES

EPISODE 1

WAR ANIMAL

In combat, when life is devalued and the desire to kill grows, a war animal is born.

01/11/2022

EPISODE 2

THE BRASS

A look into how officer culture often puts career advancement before the welfare of troops, undeniably causing the unnecessary loss of American lives.

01/19/2022

EPISODE 3

COIN

The inherent problem with the last 20 years of war fighting is conventional war tactics being used to fight an unconventional counterinsurgency (COIN) war.

01/26/2022

EPISODE 4

COUNTERPARTS

In order to establish democracy and government control, American and host nation counterparts work side by side to take back their country from terrorist rule. Insider attacks were common due to ineptitude and cultural dissonance, leading to mistrust and lack of cooperation between Americans and host nation allies.

02/02/2022

EPISODE 5

COLLATERAL DAMAGE

Distinguishing friend from foe in a counterinsurgency war proves to be not only difficult but deadly, unfortunately claiming the lives of both civilians and service members.

02/09/2022

EPISODE 6

RE-ASSIMILATION

Explore how American service members went from the battlefield in the Middle East back to a world they didn’t understand anymore, and which didn’t understand them.

02/16/2022