Poster Girl on HBO

I think this deserves to be seen but I also think there are many others stories out there about female veterans that should also be seen.

Poster Girl on HBO

A film by Sara Nesson

The story of Robynn Murray, an all-American high-school cheerleader turned “poster girl” for women in combat, distinguished by Army Magazine’s cover shot. Now home from Iraq, her tough-as-nails exterior begins to crack, leaving Robynn struggling with the debilitating effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Yesterday I was talking with a female Gulf War veteran. She has health problems as well as PTSD but she also has a deep commitment to the men she saved. During our conversation, she never once mentioned if she thought they should have been in Kuwait or not. She talked about the people she served with. Vietnam veterans usually won't mention if they should have been in that country or not but they do talk about the people they served with. In the end, that is really the only topic that matters to them, each other. What makes them even more remarkable is no matter how much we fail them when they come home, they'd do it all over again.

Poster Girl is about a female veteran with regrets and as much as we honor the veterans without any, her experience should be just as valued to the rest of us.