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Last Letters Home (2004)

Last Letters Home poster
Directed by
Bill Couturié
Genre
documentary, war, history
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary features letters written by U.S. soldiers who died in the Iraq War. Their words are read by actors, giving voice to their hopes and fears.

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What happens

Last Letters Home: Voices of American Troops from the Battlefields of Iraq is a 2004-hour-long HBO documentary by Bill Couturié about U.S. soldiers killed in the Iraq War. The soldiers featured are: Capt. Josh Byers Sgt. Frank Carvill 2nd Lt. Leonard M. Cowherd PFC. Jesse Givens PFC. Raheen Heighter Capt. Pierre Piché PFC. Francisco (Pancho) Martinez-Flores Specialist Robert Wise Specialist Michelle Witmer PFC. Holly McGeogh (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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