NURTURE
AND CARE FOR THE MAGNIFICENT
ANIMALS ON MONDAY.
MAR
MARK.
>> TOMORROW IS VETERANS DAY.
WE'LL PUT T SPOTLIGHT ON A
VETERAN.
AND MADE A MOVIE OUT OF IT.
BEFORE I SHOW YOU THE VETERAN A
BIG PART OF THE FILM.
LET'S LOOK AT THE TRAILER OF NO
GREATER LOVE
.
>> MY NAME IS JUSTIN ROBERTS.
FOR THREE YEARS I WAS ASSIGNED
AS CHAPLAIN TO THE INFANTRY
SOURCE.
I WANTED TO RECOUNT THE
DEPLOYMENT IN AFGHANISTAN.
SO I DECIDED TO CARRY A CAMERA
IT WASN'T THE PHOTOS AND THE
VIDEO THAT CHANGED MY LIFE.
IT WAS UNDERSTANDING THE STORIES
BEHIND THEM.
WE WERE GOING INTO A FEW KNOWN
ENEMY STRONG HOLDS.
NO ONE EVER EVER DARED GO OVER A
RUSSIANS HADN'T BEEN OVER THERE.
>> I HEARD THIS CRACK.
[ GUNFIRE ]
>> I HEARD SOMEBODY RADIO UP.
>> RC
T.
>> AT THE TIME WE DIDN'T REALIZE
THAT WE WERE HEADED TOWARDS OUR
BIGGEST FIGHT BEGINS VIETNAM.
>> WE NEED SOME PRESSURE ON THIS
RIDGE LOCK.
FRJT
>> NEVER BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH
GUNFIRE MY ENTIRE LIFE.
WE HAD BEEN IN A LOT OF FIRE
WORSE.
>> THERE WERE MULTIPLE POSITIONS
FIRING ON US.
>> I HAD TO MAKE PEACE WITH THE
DIE.
>> TRAGEDY STARTED PILING UP.
>> WE HAD ONE ONE WIA.
FRJT
>> I'LL BRING YOU BACK.
>> HE WAS LOOKING STRAIGHT UP.
WHERE IS MY CHARIOT.
AND LAST -- APOLOGIZED FOR NOT
HAVING TO FIGHT ANY MORE.
>> I UNDERSTOOD AMERICA SO MUCH
MORE ON THE MOUNTAIN TOPS OF
AFGHA
AFGHANISTAN AND WHAT WE STAND
FOR.
PEOPLE COMING FROM ALL TYPES OF
BACKGROUNDS, ALL TYPES OF RACES
AND RELIGIONS, COMING TOGETHER
AS BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
I WITNESSED THAT
>> WOW, THAT IS POWERFUL STUFF.
NOW.
AND HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT, WE
HAVE SOMETHING THAT
WAS -- SOMEBODY WHO WAS FEATURED
RECIPIENT.
AND ALSO THE PRODUCER.
WELCOME TO "RIVER CITY LIVE."
THAT LOOKS AMAZING.
LET'S START WITH THE TITLE, IT'S
SO POWERFUL, NO GREATER LOVE.
WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?
>> IT'S A BIBLE VERSE BUT IT'S
REFERENCED TO THE GREATEST LOVE,
THE LOVE OF EACH OTHER REALLY
WHAT THE MOVIE IS ABOUT, WHAT MY
FRIENDS DID FOR EACH OTHER, IN
AFGHANISTAN, THE LOVE AND
CAMARADERIE AROUND THE GUYS.
>> THIS INNOVATIVE HOW THE
FILM WAS CAPTURED BY SOMEBODY
WHO WAS A SOLDIER AND HE
EXPERIENCED IT, CORRECT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
HE WAS ACTUALLY A CHAPLAIN.
THE MILITARY CHAPLAIN ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO CARRY GUNS.
HE DEVELOPED A TIGHT
RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL OF
THESE -- THESE ARE HIS FRIENDS,
THESE ARE NOT SOLDIERS.
FRIENDS.
SO HE TOOK THE CAMERA INTO
BATTLE WITH HIM AND THIS IS
FOOTAGE AND THEIR STORIES.
>> IT'S SO RAW.
IT'S NOT A HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION
IN THE WAY IT'S ACTORS.
THIS IS A REAL DEAL,
DOCUMENTARY, IF YOU WILL.
WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT FOR
AMERICANS TO GO OUT AND SEE THIS
MOVIE NOW.
>> IT'S JUST INCREDIBLY HONEST.
EVERYONE CAN RELATE WITH THE
MILITARY, AND SOMETHING THE
MILITARY IS DOING.
THE TRUTH IS IN THIS FILM,
ACTUALLY, THE CHAPLAIN DID
FOLLOW UP TWO YEARS AFTER THE
DEPLOYMENT EVERYONE HAD A LEVEL
OF HONESTY AND CAMARADERIE.
AMAZING AND POWERFUL.
>> YOU HEAR THIS OFTEN BAND OF
ESPECIALLY WITH MILITARY.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT
EXPERIENCE?
AND THE RELATIONSHIPS YOU HAVE
THE MOVIE.
>> YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS LIKE THE
ONES IN MILITARY.
AGAIN.
SO IT'S A ROUGH TRANSITION
BECAUSE YOU MOVE ON WITH LIFE
AND EVERYBODY GOES BACK TO ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY.
THAT'S THE THING, TRYING TO FIND
A NEW TRIBE TO FIT IN.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT TOO.
SOME OF THE STRUGGLES THAT'S A
BIG PART OF IT.
YOU GO BACK, YOU'RE A WAR HERO.
YOU'RE DOING SO MUCH OUT IN THE
FIELD AND THEN YOU COME BACK
LIKE?
>> IT'S HARD.
IT'S HARD TO RELATE TO PEOPLE
WITH DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES.
BUT IT'S A CHALLENGE.
BUT KIND OF KNEW IT WOULD BE
DIFFICULT WHEN I SIGNED UP SO
IT'S NOT A SURPRISE EITHER.
YOU KNOW, DON'T -- IT'S NOT LIKE
A PITY PARTY.
OH, POOR SOLDIER, JUST THE STORY
OF THE TRUTH OF WHAT HAPPENS
WITH THESE GUYS.
>> WITH VETERANS DAY TOMORROW, A
LOT OF PEOPLE BECOME PATRIOTIC
FORGET.
WHAT'S YOUR MESSAGE AT HOME HOW
TO TREAT VETERANS AND VETERANS
AWARENESS?
QUESTION.
AWARENESS.
WELL, A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THANKS
FOR YOUR SERVICE.
MEANS.
I OFTEN WONDER WHAT PEOPLE MEAN
WHEN THEY SAY THAT.
BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING JUST, YOU
KNOW, REACH OUT TO THESE PEOPLE.
THEY'RE HUMANS.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF FEAR
AND MISUNDERSTANDING AROUND
MILITARY PEOPLE SO JUST CONNECT
TO THEM AND REALIZE THEY'RE PART
OF A TRIBE, COME BACK TO BE PART
OF THE COMMUNITY IS A JOURNEY
THEY'RE ALL ON, WE'RE ALL ON.
>> YOU TALK ABOUT CONNECTING
THAT'S WHY THE MOVIE IS SO
POWERFUL ALLOWS TO SEE FIRST
HAND WHAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING.
YOU HAD A EXPERIENCE WITH ME,
THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT FSU
REACHED OUT AND WANTS TO SHOW
THIS TO HIS TEAM, INSPIRATION
AND BROTHERS TYPE --
>> IT WAS ACTUALLY AN ASSISTANT
HEAD COACH, BUT I ASSUME THE
HEAD COACH HAD SOMETHING TO DO
WITH IT.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY PLAYING IN
GREEN BOWL THIS WEEKEND.
SO TODAY WE ACTUALLY CLOSED THE
THEATER FOR THEM SO THEY CAN
ACTUALLY GO WATCH IT.
BECAUSE THE COACH SAID THEY
VETERANS.
AND THE OTHER KIND OF COOL STORY
IS THAT ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS
IN THE MOVIE, WHEN YOU SAW IN
THE TRAILER THE YOUNG MAN WITH A
HAT.
THE COACH REACHED OUT AND SAID
WE WOULD LIKE FOR THAT GENTLEMAN
TO GO TO THE GAME WITH US, BE
WITH US ON THE BUS, STAY WITH
US, BE ON THE FIELD.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT YOUNG MAN IS
STILL SERVING OUR -- OR
FORTUNATELY -- STILL SERVING OUR
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KUWAIT AND
BU
OUT.