Midwest Tour Day Three: Milwaukee

We had a great day today at American Legion Post 416 in Greendale, Wisconsin. Post Commander Tim Baranzyk took great care of us, and we had some great interviews with Chosin veterans from the Army and the Marine Corps. One particular veteran, Grant McMillin, fought with the 31st RCT on the East side of Chosin Reservoir and survived 32 months as a prisoner of war in a Chinese camp. His story is truly inspirational and we were honored to sit and talk with him today.

We also had press on-set today. Tom Held, a writer for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, sat in on a few interviews and interviewed Brian and I on the project. He said that the article will most likely be published in the next few days, so stay posted for the link.

We finished up in Milwaukee around 6 p.m. and then fought our way through traffic to reach Minneapolis. We finally found a hotel that wasn't booked just around midnight. A little more work to do before we hit the rack, and then it's a big day tomorrow- nine interviews with the gentlemen of the Upper Midwest Chapter of The Chosin Few.

Semper Fi,

Anton

Beginning of Midwest Tour and Some Big News

Brian with Bob Kirchner from Fox Company, 2/7

We kicked off our midwest tour yesterday in Pittsburgh at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall. The hall has been a landmark in the Oakland neighborhood for decades and is famous for being one of the main filming locations for The Silence of the Lambs. The building its self is amazing and there is a great military museum inside that contains artifacts donated by Pennsylvania veterans from the Civil War to Operation Iraqi Freedom. We were honored to be able to use this fantastic space for our interviews and I highly recommend a visit to anyone who is in the area. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review also wrote up a short article on our visit, which can be viewed here: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_634883.html

We filmed in the auditorium of the Soldier's and Sailor's Hall

It was great to meet up with Chosin vets from my hometown. As soon as we wrapped up for the day we drove out to Detrot, where we were greeted by Phil Smith of the Dearborn Detachment of the Marine Corps League. Phil is a Marine and Vietnam Veteran who is very active in the Detroit veteran community, and he went out of his way to make sure we had everything we needed while we were in town. Thanks Phil!

George McCafferty (G Co, 31st RCT) and Brian at the Dearborn MCL Post

Brian and I also recieved some great news last week-- the film has been selected as one of just 75 documentaries for Independent Film Week in New York this September http://www.independentfilmweek.com/. Independent film week is hosted by our fiscal sponsors, The Independent Feature Project. The IFP has been helping independent filmmakers for over 30 years, and they have been instrumental in our ability to accomplish our mission. The IFP has once again opened doors for us by inviting us to be a part of Independent Film Week, and this will be a huge opportunity for us to network and find a distributor for the film. We have a lot of work to do to get prepared while we are still filming on the road, but it will all be worth it in the end. Keep your fingers crossed for us.

We will be filming in Milwaukee tomorrow morning and then we will be driving to Minneapolis for a two-day shoot with the veterans of the Upper Midwest Chapter of The Chosin Few.

Semper Fi,

Anton

Mid Atlantic Chosin Few

We have just returned from a few days on the road interviewing member of The Chosin Few's Mid-Atlantic Chapter in the Baltimore and DC areas. It was a pleasure sitting down with these heroes at the VFW in Parkville, MD and at the American Legion in Annandale. Much thanks to our friends and supporters who cleared some space on the floor and gave us a bite to eat.

We are looking forward to hitting the road in a about 2 weeks. We will be traveling from NJ all the was to Twin Cities Minnesota, hitting all the states in-between. Lots a driving ahead and the chance to sit down with more heroes. Looking forward to it.

Again, thanks for the support. Keep checking back with us.

Semper Fi,

Brian

Back on the Road

So we have been busy getting our interviews in order, organizing things and getting ready for a bug push in July and August. This weekend we will be in Baltimore and DC. We have decided to push North Carolina so we can spend more time down there. At the end of July we will head from PA all the way to WI and back.

We are making trip two to the archives next week to get more film transfers and pictures.

Please be sure to check back from time to time for updates and news. Thanks again to all our fans and supporters.

Semper Fi,
Brian