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POV | Where Soldiers Come From - Filmmaker Interview | PBS

Duration: 20:27
Program: POV #2414
Broadcast Date: Nov. 10, 2011

Filmmaker Heather Courtney discusses making 'Where Soldiers Come From.' She describes the town of Hancock on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and forming relationships with the families there, as well as being embedded with a national guard unit in Afghanistan.

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Post Date: November 10, 2011