“Restrepo” is a documentary that focuses on American soldier that spends 14 months in the most dangerous part of Afghanistan, which was the Korengal Valley. Yes, it wasn’t easy but they did it for us. Once they landed, everyone kept on saying they are not ready for this. Everyone mindset was that they were going to die here on this land. They felt like fish in a barrel. Restrepo was an outpost built named after a soldier that they honored and respected, he was shot in the neck twice and killed by the enemy a month into the assignment. It showed them that this is serious if he could die that quick, so who’s will be next.
Fighting in Afghanistan to them wasn’t to show bravery, it was to fight for something that they believed in. They were a team of soldiers, more like a family that not only watched out for themselves but also made sure they watched out for the person on their right and left. Even though the soldiers can’t wait to leave Korengal but are all determine to fulfill their duties to their full potential. Fear was always there mainly at night …show more content…
Captain Kearney has put in so much effort in this outpost that puts the real meaning to the name of the movie, everyone explains him as a person who loves life and always getting ready for war. All the soldiers overcame their fears, especially when it came down to the one assignment called Operation Rock Avalanche, which was the most brutal assignment they had to face throughout the months of being in Afghanistan. It was the low point of every soldier. It made all the strong soldiers weak in the knees. The enemies were close enough to kill the soldiers and take all their equipment. The enemy didn’t ambush them until the third day of being on the assignment and they were hut very hard. The end of this whole assignment killed nearly 50 Americans fighting in the Korengal Valley of
Fighting in Afghanistan to them wasn’t to show bravery, it was to fight for something that they believed in. They were a team of soldiers, more like a family that not only watched out for themselves but also made sure they watched out for the person on their right and left. Even though the soldiers can’t wait to leave Korengal but are all determine to fulfill their duties to their full potential. Fear was always there mainly at night …show more content…
Captain Kearney has put in so much effort in this outpost that puts the real meaning to the name of the movie, everyone explains him as a person who loves life and always getting ready for war. All the soldiers overcame their fears, especially when it came down to the one assignment called Operation Rock Avalanche, which was the most brutal assignment they had to face throughout the months of being in Afghanistan. It was the low point of every soldier. It made all the strong soldiers weak in the knees. The enemies were close enough to kill the soldiers and take all their equipment. The enemy didn’t ambush them until the third day of being on the assignment and they were hut very hard. The end of this whole assignment killed nearly 50 Americans fighting in the Korengal Valley of