>> THERE ARE MORE THAN 20
MILLION VETERANS IN THE U.S. RIGHT NOW.TERANS IN THE U.S.
RIGHT NOW.
AFTER SERVING OUR COUNTRY, MANY
COME HOME TO A DIFFERENT FIGHT THAT IS PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL
AND FINANCIAL.
AND FINANCIAL.
>> THATS THE FOCUS OF THE NEW
MOVIE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE STARRING MILES TELLER ANDSERVICE
STARRING MILES TELLER AND BUELLA.
BUELLA.
THEY PLAY TWO SOLDIERS TRYING TO
ASSIMILATE LIFE AFTER IRAQ. >> THEY OFFERED SERVICE MEMBERS
THREE TICKETS TO THE PREMIER.
WE SAT DOWN WITH THEM TO TALK
ABOUT THE FILM. >> MY TREATMENT FACILITY.
THATS ALL THIS IS.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU. >> DONT WORRY ABOUT ME.
I WILL GET OUT THERE.
>> CANT LEAVE YOU.
>> YOU ARE GETTING ON THE BUS.
>> SO I GO AND GET BETTER WHILE
YOU SIT HERE, BROKEN?
>> ILL FIGURE IT OUT.
DONT WORRY ABOUT ME.
>> WELCOME, GUYS.
THIS IS A VERY WEIGHTY ROLE.
DID YOU FEEL THE RESPONSIBILITY
THAT WENT ALONG WITH THIS WHEN
YOU SIGNED ON?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO SERVED
AND A LOT OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS
ARE ACTIVE DUTY RIGHT NOW.
ITS A LOT.
I KNOW THE SACRIFICES THEY MAKE
TO WEAR THAT UNIFORM.
I KNOW THAT IF YOU ARE MAKING A
MOVIE ABOUT IT, THERE IS NOT A
GRAY AREA.
GRAY AREA. ITS BLACK AND WHITE.
MILITARY BRANCH HAS BEEN TRADING
FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS.
WE ARE REPRESENTING THE
FORGOTTEN SOLDIER WHEN THEY ARE
GETTING BACK.
GETTING BACK. IT WAS VERY INTENSE.
>> SAME WITH YOU?
>> ITS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
I NEEDED A LOT OF CATCHING UP TO
DO BECAUSE IM FROM NEW ZEALAND.
I NEEDED TO GET MY AMERICAN ON.
WE WENT THROUGH A BOOT CAMP WITH
A NAVY S.E.A.L. TEAM.
>> THEY ARE THE BEST OF THE
BEST.
BEST.
>> THEY ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST
AND THEY DRILLED INTO US HOW
MUCH THEY ARE UNIFORMED AND WHAT THAT UNIFORM MEANS AND WHO YOUAT
THAT UNIFORM MEANS AND WHO YOU REPRESENT.
REPRESENT.
>> HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE HEAD
OF A VETERAN COMING HOME AFTER
SERVING A TOUR AND THE FEELINGS HE MUST BE GOING THROUGH?ELINGS
HE MUST BE GOING THROUGH? >> YEAH, I MEAN THERE WERE
BOOKS.
BOOKS. DAVID FINKLE WROTE GOOD BOOKS.
HE WAS OVER IN COUNTRY WITH
THOSE GUYS FOR NINE MONTHS AND
RETURNED HOME AND STAYED IN
THEIR SPACE FOR MONTHS. WAS A FLY ON THE WALL..
WAS A FLY ON THE WALL. WE HAD A LOT OF INFORMATION.
ITS TRAUMA.
ITS TRAUMA. WE ARE DEALING WITH SOLDIERS AND
THESE GUYS ARE DEALING WITH
INTENSE TRAUMA EVERY DAY.
THEY ARE IN IRAQ FOR 12 TO 15
MONTHS AND YOU COME BACK A WEEK
LATER AND YOU ARE MAKING PAN
TAKE
TAKE
CAKES WITH YOUR KID.
THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF PROGRAMS.
>> NOTHING TO COME BACK. >> YEAH, ITS UNIMAGINABLE FOR A
CIVILIAN TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT THOSE GUYS GO THROUGH.
ITS TRAUMA.
ITS TRAUMA. I FEEL FOR THE GUYS AND WOMEN.
THEY ARE SO STRONG.
ITS JUST ALL BOTTLED UP.
THEY DONT HAVE THE TOOLS OR THE
RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
THAT CONVERSATION.
THAT CONVERSATION. >> YOU DIDNT THINK YOU WOULD
GET THIS ROLE.
YOU WERE DOWN TO YOUR LAST $50
AND YOU SPENT THAT LAST $50
HAVING YOUR AUDITION VIDEOTAPED.
>> I ALMOST DIDNT.
>> IT WAS A GOOD INVESTMENT.
>> I HAVE ANOTHER BROTHER HERE
AND WE GOT TO DO THIS AND
REPRESENT THIS GUY AND WE HAVE
DONE IT WELL.
>> BEAUTIFULLY WELL.
I LOVE THOSE GUYS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IS IN