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When a Community Honors Their Own
We have been all over the USA showing Bravo! to groups of people who’ve invited us. It’s always gratifying when someone wants it shown locally in Southwestern Idaho, which happened last November. The...
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On Veterans Courts
Several weeks back we wrote a blog entry about how BRAVO! has become a part of the training regimen for new Marine officers at The Basic School at Quantico and we were amazed, as filmmakers, how the...
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In the Blink of an Eye
In Khe Sanh Marine Mike Archer’s latest book, THE LONG GOODBYE, he describes a scene from his memory of incoming artillery rounds: “Then it struck. It was not quite a direct hit because the roof did...
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On Savagery
“War produces many euphemisms, downplaying or giving verbal respectability to savagery and slaughter.” ― Patrick Cockburn On a recent airplane flight that Betty and I made to screen BRAVO!, I busied...
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The Pushup Challenge
Recently, I was called out by my friend, Dr. Brian Meyer, to participate in the twenty-two day, twenty-two pushup per day challenge. The challenge began in the United Kingdom as a way to bring...
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On Memories of 9/11
Sunday before last, 9/11/2016, Betty and I attended a 9/11 ceremony at the Idaho Veterans Garden in Caldwell, Idaho. The Garden is a space carved out for veterans to go and find some solace, an...
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Full Circle
Next week Betty and I will be journeying to Texas, to the Khe Sanh Veterans Reunion which will be held at San Antonio’s El Rancho Tropicana Hotel. Just a little over six years ago, we set out from...
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Ironies and Coincidences
Thirteen days ago Betty and I left San Antonio, Texas, after the completion of the 2016 Khe Sanh Veterans reunion. We were glad to see all our Khe Sanh Veteran friends, and to meet some folks we hadn’t...
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ALL MARINE RADIO
Last summer I was made aware of a talk radio show called ALL MARINE RADIO which is ramrodded by retired Marine Mike “Mac” McNamara. Mike started ALL MARINE RADIO to highlight combat veterans’ mental...
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Why We Make Films
It’s 2017 and as always my mind turns to thoughts of the coming months as well as the approach of the anniversary of the Siege of Khe Sanh. What I am going to dwell on right now is the stories we tell...
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N-Day
Winter has been ferocious in Idaho this year with lots of ice and snow, below-zero temperatures, then rain and flooding. One local weatherman predicted death and destruction, causing locals to clean...
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…A War That Forever Changed Them
Five years ago, in February 2012, BRAVO!’s principal videographer, Mark Spear, wrote the following guest blog about his experiences interviewing ten of the men in the film. Mark passed away on March...
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Reclaiming the Story
I recently received two articles from friend and BRAVO! supporter Norma Jaeger about the power of story to help heal mental health issues. As I read the articles I was particularly struck by two...
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Bookie 762. . .Redux
Betty and I and our guest writers have been maintaining this blog site for six and one-half years. From time to time we venture back and read what showed up on the site in the past. Here is a blog I...
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Ghosties–Redux
Forty-nine years ago yesterday, Second Platoon, Bravo Company, First Battalion, Twenty-Sixth Marine Regiment went outside the wire at Khe Sanh. BRAVO! Marine Michael E. O’Hara muses on his memories of...
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On Payback and Recapture
One of the things that I’ve discovered during the process of making BRAVO! is how the memories of various men who went through the same events are different. What I remember, someone else doesn’t...
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Fire In The Hole!
Spring started off with a bang for BRAVO!. The City of Idaho Falls in conjunction with Idaho Humanities Council and the Veterans Affairs Committee of Eastern Idaho sponsored a screening of BRAVO! in...
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On the Warhawk Air Museum and Journeys Through the Trenches of My Memory
Last week I had the privilege of speaking before 150 folks at Nampa, Idaho’s Warhawk Air Museum. I talked about the making of BRAVO! and my experience at the Siege of Khe Sanh. Most of the attendees...
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Stouthearted and Indomitable
Idaho recently honored Medal of Honor recipient Arthur J. Jackson in a memorial ceremony held at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise. Art passed away on June 14, 2017. Art’s Medal of Honor was...
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Requiem for a Warrior–Michael H. McCauley
The bonds created by shared fear and the horrors of battle are strong. For years I didn’t understand that. For years I didn’t understand that the bonds forged between warriors who endure the fury of...
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