May 13th: California, Day 7

My cousin Dave let us crash at his place in West Hollywood. When I was stationed in 29 Palms, I used to make one last stop in LA everytime I deployed to Iraq, and Dave always made sure that I had a great time. We got up around 6am and drove out to Pasadena to shoot.

The American Legion in Pasadena opened its doors for us today. We had to work through some sound issues again, but we've gotten pretty used to coming up with creative solutions. Adam built what looked like a defensive perimeter around the set by stacking up tables to block out unwanted sound from the bar next door.

Adam's maze of tables

We had the honor of meeting with Bob Licker today, a Marine who fought with Able 1-7 at Chosin. He was also the national president of The Chosin Few at one time. Bob was one of the "Ridgerunners" who fought their way to Fox Hill to relieve Fox Company 2/7. If you don't know the story, check out the book The Last Stand of Fox Company. Their fight was on par with the story of the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae. The book is fantastic and I highly recommend it.

Navy Corpsman Don Lyon (2/5) and Anton

Brian and James Bodack (7th Marines)

Long day tomorrow. Four interviews tomorrow and then we have a long drive up to Sacramento.

S/F

Anton