Ep 253: Michael Pack on the Battle of Fallujah

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Michael Pack, President and CEO of Palladium Pictures LLC and director of ⁠The Last 600 Meters: The Battles of Najaf and Fallujah⁠, joins the show to discuss his remarkable documentary of the Iraq war and the Marines and battles that it portrays.

Michael Pack, President and CEO of Palladium Pictures LLC and director of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0F3BCR4JQ/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r">The Last 600 Meters: The Battles of Najaf and Fallujah</a>, joins the show to discuss his remarkable documentary of the Iraq war and the Marines and battles that it portrays.
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01:59 The Journey of Creating 'The Last 600 Meters'
06:24 Censored
10:55 Combat and Valor 
21:06 Political Decisions and Military Strategy 
26:02 The Human Experience of War 
36:29 The Hell House
40:24 Beyond the Battlefield
45:42 Full Metal Jacket
50:45 The Withdrawal from Afghanistan: A New Perspective
 
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