Day 5.

Last night was the first good night's sleep we have gotten in days. For some of us, weeks. Good times. We are crashing at a local Econolodge. Far cry from the last digs. Can't say that I recommend it. But in a pinch, it does the job. I would normally say that I would rather sleep outside, but since there were severe thunderstorms and tornadoes overnight, it was worth it to get the room.

Rough stuff in the interviews today. Their war is not too different from ours. The biggest difference is the time and place. The VFW worked out great as a shooting location. The post commander, Mark Goss, is a Marine and he really went above and beyond to make sure that we had everything that we needed. He runs a tight ship and we had a great time last night having a few beers with the other members of the Chester McKay VFW Post 7978. Thanks for everything!

We had a few more cancellations for tomorrow. It's hard to get the veterans to agree to meet with us, but even harder when they cancel on us. Thankfully, we can scramble really wll and plug the gaps.

Tim Kennedy, from the University of Tampa (also a Marine and tanker none the less) got us in touch with a great veteran, Lou. Memory like a steel trap. Tim runs a top notch film program at UT. Since he is a Marine I am not surprised. The proof is in the students. We met em. Top notch. Good work Tim. Thanks for the help.

Semper Fi,
Brian

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