--:-- [Scene: Morning Wire, a podcast presented by Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief, John Bickley, and co-host Georgia Howe. It's Saturday, March 1st. The topic is a new film by Gary Sinise and Jake Rademacher about US soldiers and veterans returning home from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.]
--:-- John Bickley: Welcome to this weekend edition of Morning Wire. I'm John Bickley, editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire, and I'm joined by my co-host Georgia Howe. Today, we're discussing a new film that takes an unflinching and personal look at the struggles and triumphs of US soldiers and veterans returning home from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
--:-- Georgia Howe: That's right, John. The film is called Brothers After War, and it's produced by Gary Sinise and directed by Jake Rademacher. We're joined now by Gary Sinise and Jake Rademacher to discuss the making of their new film.
--:-- John Bickley: Welcome, gentlemen. Thank you for joining us.
--:-- Gary Sinise: Thank you, John. It's good to be here.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Wow. That's incredible. Gary, you obviously know exactly what makes for successful storytelling. Why did this particular project, Brothers After War, appeal to you so much?
--:-- Gary Sinise: Well, because of the first film. In the days that Jake was making that movie, I had made a commitment to just do everything I could to try to help our service members out. And I was trying to use the spotlight that I had on television with CSI New York and some of the popularity of that to take that spotlight and shine it on what our service members and military families were going through. And when I saw Jake's movie, it was just so perfectly aligned with the messages that I was trying to kind of get out to the American people about what our service members were doing overseas and how we should support them and the difficulties of military, active military duty life.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- Gary Sinise: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- Gary Sinise: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming home from Iraq. And this was 2004. They were the 82nd Airborne. They were in combat. Joe was a sniper with the 82nd Airborne, 18 years old. Isaac was a captain, infantry officer doing civil relations. And as a family member, as a brother, that pissed me off. So I went back to my hometown. I raised some money and I got myself over to Iraq and I embedded in Isaac's unit and he let me film everything. I got out to the Syrian border with his guys. Eventually the film follows him home. He predicts his daughter won't recognize him. She doesn't. That's all in the first film and the second.
--:-- John Bickley: Yeah, thank you, John. It's good to be with you.
--:-- Jake Rademacher: Yeah, thank you, John. It's great to be with you.
--:-- John Bickley: You know, I wanted to say Georgia and I had a truly remarkable time at the premiere here in Nashville earlier this week, and we came away with a lot of questions we wanted to ask you. Jake, this is a sequel, in effect, for those who maybe haven't had the opportunity to see the film that preceded this one, Brothers at War. You've been documenting this group of men, your brothers and more for decades now. How did these documentaries come about?
--:-- Jake Rademacher: You know, the first one came because my brothers, Joe and Isaac, told me that the truth was not coming
