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08-10-07, 10:09 AM
TUBE ALERT: "The Anvil of God" 1/8 Marines at Fallujah
By Amanda Townsend
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I have exciting news! As many of you are aware, I have spent the last few months working on a one hour documentary about the November 2004 Battle for Falluja. The program, The Anvil of God, is scheduled to air this Friday (8/10) at 10pm eastern.
This is the third hour that I have produced with correspondent Tom Foreman. (Ambush at the River of Secrets and The Lion in the Village) Our hope in creating Anvil is for viewers to pause and consider the sacrifices made every day by the men and women serving overseas and their families back home.
The Anvil of God tells the story of Camp Lejeune's 1/8 Bravo Company. Bravo went into Falluja believing the battle would last 96 hours. It lasted five weeks. As they walked the entire city the Marines fought heated battles, searched house to house and faced their mortality on a daily basis. The Marines of Bravo were the tip of the spear as Americans progressed through the Falluja and they suffered numerous casualties as a result.
I appreciate all of the interest many of you have expressed in this project and hope that you will be able to tune in!
Spread the word!
The Anvil of God CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 FRIDAY 8/10 - 10PM EASTERN
Best,
Amanda Townsend
Producer CNN - Anderson Cooper 360
Ellie and Mark
By Amanda Townsend
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I have exciting news! As many of you are aware, I have spent the last few months working on a one hour documentary about the November 2004 Battle for Falluja. The program, The Anvil of God, is scheduled to air this Friday (8/10) at 10pm eastern.
This is the third hour that I have produced with correspondent Tom Foreman. (Ambush at the River of Secrets and The Lion in the Village) Our hope in creating Anvil is for viewers to pause and consider the sacrifices made every day by the men and women serving overseas and their families back home.
The Anvil of God tells the story of Camp Lejeune's 1/8 Bravo Company. Bravo went into Falluja believing the battle would last 96 hours. It lasted five weeks. As they walked the entire city the Marines fought heated battles, searched house to house and faced their mortality on a daily basis. The Marines of Bravo were the tip of the spear as Americans progressed through the Falluja and they suffered numerous casualties as a result.
I appreciate all of the interest many of you have expressed in this project and hope that you will be able to tune in!
Spread the word!
The Anvil of God CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 FRIDAY 8/10 - 10PM EASTERN
Best,
Amanda Townsend
Producer CNN - Anderson Cooper 360
Ellie and Mark