Father Soldier Son

I am not a huge lover of documentary films. but this is just GREAT!!! incredibly sad at times. but, life isn't always a bouquet of roses!! this would have been filmed over a several-year period of time. i loved this. watch it. have about four tissues close by.

I cried like a baby several times watching this documentary, it's heartbreaking just to watch it.

"Father Soldier Son" is an extraordinary documentary. Deeply moving, tragic and charged with emotion. A testament to the ability of some human beings to deal with and to overcome the most terrible loss.

I looked up how much a Platoon Sergeant like Brian Eisch is paid now in the US Army and found that it's only about $US36,000 a year. Deployment to operations in such as Afghanistan would probably attract further pay in the form of allowances but what an extraordinary job soldiers like Sergeant Eisch perform for their country for so little financial reward.

I was moved by this documentary so much. Highly recommended.

JMV

The years of work making this movie have paid off handsomely & tragically. If you were wrecked by the excellent documentary "Gleason" & fascinated by the excellent Oscar winning "The Hurt Locker" then you must watch this film. This intimate look at a military family is complex & deeply moving. It'll have your heart & your spinning.

This isn't a documentary that is supposed to make you feel sorry for the man. He doesn't want people to feel sorry for him either. He even says it at one point. This story shows the ups and downs of life from the perspective of a family that went through really tough times. The "reviewer" who called SFC Eisch a snowflake obviously missed the point. He also probably never served or went through anything remotely close to what this family went through. I bet he wouldn't say it to his face! I did 8 years in the Army and if anyone ever called me a snowflake, that'll be the last thing they say to me.

I just wish more people had the integrity and power to parent like SFC Eisch does. He raised some great kids and to do it with their mother out of the picture, while on active duty is a real accomplishment. Mary, the step-mom also needs a pat on the back! These are people i wish i could call friends.