Brothers At War

With a desire to know his brothers better, and see the war in Iraq first hand, Jake Rademacher journeys to Mosul, Iraq to embed in his brother's unit.

Capt. Isaac Rademacher, a West Point graduate, and 2nd in command of an elite Long Range Surveillance Company, gives him access to the world of Intelligence and Operations before embedding him on a secret mission to recon the Syrian Border. During this humorous and perilous journey, he not only sees insurgents sneak across the border, but more importantly gains insight into the heart of the American Soldier. As Jake further explores Iraq, by heading north to Kurdistan, Isaac returns to a young daughter who does not remember him. After six weeks of adventures in Iraq, Jake returns only to have his experience rejected by his 19 year old youngest brother, Corporal Joseph Rademacher, a combat veteran and sniper with the 82nd Airborne.

Jake returns to Iraq, and embeds with three combat units in the heart of the Sunni Triangle. As the combat action intensifies, so does his understanding of his brothers' war in Iraq. In addition to providing an up close and personal view of our soldiers at war, "Brothers at War" is a deeply personal view of a family divided, but ultimately profoundly bonded by the crucible of war. Written by Jake Rademacher

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I've spent just about my entire life watching war movies. Too many to remember half of them. My father, a Korean War vet, watched them all. Then boyfriends had to watch the Vietnam war movies. Loving history, I wanted to watch them about the Revolutionary War, Civil War and anything about the Native American Indians. (Admittedly I always felt sorry for the Indians.) then my husband came into my life and it was more of the war movies. The work I do with veterans causes me to watch even more of them. The problem is, most of them are just on one agenda or another instead of telling the stories of their lives. It very well may be the biggest reason there are more hits on YouTube videos and Google videos for do it yourself videos than there are butts in the chairs of theaters.

I just watched the trailer for Brothers At War and the few minutes of footage in it sold me on it. It seems to paint a truthful picture of some of the men and women serving this nation. It's the way movies, documentaries and especially news reports should be done. Just tell us the story and let us figure the rest out. Help us to understand them so that when they come home we'll be able to take care of them.