How to Fold a Flag

How to Fold a Flag (2011)

Movie|1 hr. 25 min.||

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Directors Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein follow soldiers home as each struggles to define their wartime experience in a country largely indifferent to their service. They went to war as a unit, but came home alone.Hide Description

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Title	How to Fold a Flag (2011)
Runtime	1 hr. 25 min.
Studio	Virgil Films
Genres	News and Information
Description	When the American flag is folded at a memorial service, each fold is said to represent a virtue: liberty, unity, justice, perseverance, hardiness, valor, purity, innocence, sacrifice, honor, independence and truth. These are the things soldiers are said to fight for. Then they come home.

6 months ago

I realize im a little late on the topic but I too am in the military...people need to realize that the military is a 24/7 job out there in iraq and the PAY? how does a little over 2 dollars an hour sound? thats about what you start making in the military as an E-1...so lets see. minimum wage jobs you bring home maybe 17-24 thousand depending on your state and military you make...oh how about 11 thousand dollars. I myself find these people in the documentary to be slightly pathetic, not all of them, i respect Powers and the fighter but come on. obviously they didnt have their lives together in the first place if thats the way they live now. I lost a guy 3 days prior to memorial day this year and it was actually the first day of our weekend...if you are against the war then so be it but dont make a scene, just go on living life and keep your opinion to yourself so we may proceed with our mission...sacrificing what you will not

8 months ago

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I am currently in the military and I can tell you for a fact that allot of the people who serve would not be able to hold jobs anywhere else. However as worthless as they are they are the ones over there getting shot and running over bombs.

8 months ago

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To all our soldiers - active enlisted, serving stateside or overseas, veterans and those who did not make it home alive - I say "Thank you for your service." This film by Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein is important because it shows the truth of war and its aftermath. We cannot expect soldiers facing intense combat to compartmentalize all that they've seen and remain unchanged. They're doing the best they can and we, as a promise for their service, must ensure that the V.A. and the American public is doing their best as well. How To Fold A Flag shows that for some the V.A. is clearly not doing the best it can for our best and bravest. I have always admired soldiers and after watching this film my admiration has reached new levels.

8 months ago

This review only proves that Trolls know no bounds and fortunately enough for Jo, there are people in this country who (though they may not like you) are willing to DIE so you can spout this rancid bull. Have a great day off work (so you can think about that for a while) you worthless piece of garbage

8 months ago

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This should be called The Stupid War... or the Vendetta War or the George Bush Family War or the Lockheed Martin War or The Republican Party War... but what the hell was it about????? 911??? Nope!! Al Qaeda was not there YET,! WMD??? Nope!! None to be found! Liberating Iraq??? Nope!! All that had to be done is wait until the Spring of 2011 (and save LIVES and Trillions) But....Boeing, Halliburton, GE, Ammo and weapons manufacturers executives had such wonderful spreadsheets... how many of their children saw the front lines??