Good Soldier DVD

 As perviously annonced, through special arrangements with the film's producers, Rainbow has received a supply of this remarkable documentary of combat veterans who turned around to become anti-war "vets for peace". As many of you may know, the film features the Madison-area Vietnam War vet Will Williams. Part of the proceeds of all RBC sales will go to Vets for Peace, Clarence Kailin Branch, Madison.

Directed by Lexy Lovell and Michael Uys (DGA, Los Angeles Film Critics, and Peabody Award winners for Riding the Rails)

The Good Soldier follows the journeys of five combat veterans from different generations of American wars as they sign up, go into battle, and eventually change their minds about what it means to be a good soldier.

“An astounding film, The Good Soldier directed by Lexy Lovell and Michael Uys should be mandatory viewing for every President and member of Congress who is willing to make the decision to send men and women into war. In a culture where many veterans do not speak back home of what they witnessed and participated in battle, this film portrays five combat veterans from different wars ranging from WWII to Vietnam to the Gulf War to Iraq who emotionally lay it on the line. The sheer humanity of such inhumane situations is astounding and riveting and heartbreaking. The courage it takes for these soldiers to speak of their darkest moments and moral dilemmas with such brutal honesty is to be commended and brings up questions of our government supporting those they would send to die who did not die but came home.”

- Heather Buchanan HipHamptons.com

Watch a preview of the film shown on Bill Moyers Journal on Nov. 6th, 2009: