THE FIELD AFAR: THE LIFE OF FR. VINCENT CAPODANNO
(dir: Tim Moriarty & Jake Ehrlich /USA/52 min)
SCREENS: SUNDAY DEC 8, 2:OOPM
The life story of Vincent Capodanno, a Catholic Priest who received the Medal of Honor for his valor as a chaplain to the Marine Corps during some of the most harrowing battles of the Vietnam war.
THE FIELD AFAR screens with the following short films:
WARRIORS TO LOURDES
(dir: David Naglieri/USA/29 min)
Through the personal accounts of Retired Marine Sergeant Buster Miscusi, Navy Chaplain Rev. Fr. Mark Bristol and Master Sergeant Sompaul Vorapanich, among others, the film showcases the direct impact the Knights of Columbus, and the Archdiocese for the Military Services, is having in support of our young war heroes and their families.
VIETNAM AFTERMATH
(dir: Tom Phillips/USA/30 min)
The horrors of war never die. The story emerging is not one on the War itself but on the horrors these men and women now face at home. Their story is of the war after the war, rejection, disenchantment, death, nightmares and resiliency. More than 40 years have passed since the official end of the Vietnam War. For years, many veterans of this war refused to talk about their experience. Now, however, as many begin to die out, four Vets that belong to the New Jersey Vietnam Veteran's Memorial have decided to share their stories for the first time.