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Last night I watched a pre-screening of Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg's documentary "Soldiers of Conscience". Here's a snippet from the film's website:
Their country asked them to kill.
Their hearts asked them to stop.
From West Point grads to drill sergeants, from Abu Ghraib interrogators to low ranking reservist-mechanics; soldiers in the US Army today reveal their deepest moral concerns about what they are asked to do in war.
Their message: every soldier wrestles with his conscience over killing. Although most decide to kill, some refuse. Soldiers of Conscience reveals that far more soldiers refuse to kill than we might expect.
This documentary is making its way around the country and opens at the Seattle International Film Festival early November. I think it's a must see. It is very well done – fair, balanced, and doesn't depict anyone as an idiot regardless of their point of view.
The film chronicles the courageous journeys of a handful of soldiers who made the decision, while on active duty, to refuse to kill other human beings.
Please see this film.
