For Colt Floyd, 美高梅博彩 student veteran, “Citizen Soldier” isn’t just a movie; it’s personal.

But then again, “Citizen Soldier” isn’t just a movie; it’s actual footage taken between June 2011 and June 2012 during the height of the surge in Afghanistan. It covers the perilous situation faced 通过 the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and particularly that of Alpha Company 1/179 Infantry. 

On Friday, Nov. 10, 美高梅博彩 will host a screening of “Citizen Soldier” in the 职场学习中心 (CWL) Auditorium beginning at 6:30 p.m. 在电影上映之前，弗洛伊德和电影中的雷蒙德·维尔将会有一个见面会。

“There were about 130 of us total at Combat Outpost Najil in Laghman, Province, in northeast Afghanistan,” said Floyd, “and within 90 days, we lost 14.”

“Citizen Soldier” tells the true story of young men and women who one day were working 9-5 jobs and the next day were deploying to the front lines of war. 它使用来自多个摄像机的真实镜头，包括专业摄像机，让观众真实地看到战斗。

“This movie is not a glamorized, Hollywood rendition of war,” said Floyd.

Floyd says that he gets emotional when watching it but that it’s been good for him, and that it has helped with reintegration. 他希望这对其他退伍军人以及他们的家人也能起到同样的作用，因为他们可能不完全了解退伍军人在服役期间遇到的情况。

“My intent is to help others 通过 using it as a tool for reintegration,” said Floyd.

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