Gunner Palace (2004)
Director
Petra Epperlein; Michael Tucker
Main cast
Bryant Davis; Devon Dixon; Javorn Drummond; Elliot Lovett; Nick Moncrief
Genres
Documentary, History, War
Description
American soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery, a group known as the "Gunners," tell of their experiences in Baghdad during the Iraq War. Holed up in a bombed out pleasure palace built by Sadaam Hussein, the soldiers endured hostile situations some four months after President George W. Bush declared the end of major combat operations in the country.
Petra Epperlein; Michael Tucker
Main cast
Bryant Davis; Devon Dixon; Javorn Drummond; Elliot Lovett; Nick Moncrief
Genres
Documentary, History, War
Description
American soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery, a group known as the "Gunners," tell of their experiences in Baghdad during the Iraq War. Holed up in a bombed out pleasure palace built by Sadaam Hussein, the soldiers endured hostile situations some four months after President George W. Bush declared the end of major combat operations in the country.
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