I must admit that ‘Thank You For Your Service’ has become a bit more than a movie to me. Before I went in to see it, I was a veteran who had dealt with the systematic problem of PTSD first hand during my service. I also have had a wife and daughter who have battled depression for so many years I can’t remember a time without it. So, I felt it would be helpful to take my daughter to this movie. What happened is something I could not have anticipated. My daughter opened up after the screening to the real Adam Schumann (who the story is about) and he has embraced her in a way that has blown me away. Our daughters are now friends on social media and they have developed a relationship I could never have expected.
In my interview with Adam, Miles Teller, and Director Jason Hall, I received the first leg of this surprise. It is one of the most surreal and emotional interviews I’ve ever done. And it will stay with me forever. There is no way to properly transcribe it. So, I’ve posted the audio for you to actually hear what went down. Enjoy, and go see ‘Thank You For Your Service’ this weekend!
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Very, very moving Nathan. I think you made a good choice to post the audio interview as opposed to transcribing it, where it would have lost it’s “punch”. I have a lot of films on my list to see this weekend, but ‘Thank You For Your Service’ has been moved up the list because of what I heard in the interview. Thanks for bringing Red Carpet Crash to my attention ~ I’ll check back with the site more often.