10/30/2017
Good Afternoon all, forgive the long message but an incredible opportunity for you has been created by Raborn Johnson...NOTE: I may try to make this chapel credit for y'all.
Please read from Raborn Johnson...
I live in Murfreesboro and am the composer for a feature length documentary film about the burn pits of Iraq and Afghanistan entitled Delay, Deny, Hope You Die. This important documentary tells the story of American soldiers who returned from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan with severe illnesses from chemical war. They are not the victims of ruthless enemy warfare, but of decisions made by their own military commanders.
These soldiers, afflicted with everything from respiratory diseases to rare cancers, were sickened by the smoke and ash swirling out of the “burn pits”, where both the military and private contractors incinerated mountains of trash. According to soldiers who served there, every type of waste was disposed of and burned, including batteries, appliances, vehicles, plastics, dead animals … even human body parts. Today, up to 100,000 soldiers are sick and dying.
This film has close Tennessee connections. I am the composer for the film, Dr. Robert Miller (Vanderbilt), whose study and findings play a prominent role in the film, features prominently in the film, and Dina McKenna, who lost her husband as a result of his exposure to poisonous burn pits toxins while serving overseas, will be sharing her story briefly after the film.
You can view the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6TE0fLWOto&t=9s
The documentary is being distributed on a crowdfunding basis, meaning tickets must be ordered prior to November 1 to confirm our Nashville screening. We still have to sell 16 tickets by Wednesday to guarantee our Nashville screening. It would be great if you could share this with your group here, as we would love to have folks join us for the Nashville screening on November 9. This will be a one night only screening at the Regal Hollywood Stadium 27 cinema on November 9 at 7:30pm. Dina McKenna will be sharing her story for 10-15 minutes after the film and I will be there as well. Here is an updated link to the ticket page:
https://www.tugg.com/events/delay-deny-hope-you-die-e8fb
The film debuted in Los Angeles earlier this month, and is playing across the country over the next couple of months. We want to bring attention to this important issue, and even more to the men and women who have or are suffering as a result.
It would be amazing if you could help us bring attention to this issue and this film by advertising this for us. If you have anyone you could share this with we would be really grateful. We want to bring the message of these veterans to as many people as possible. Thank you!
https://www.tugg.com/events/delay-deny-hope-you-die-e8fb
Thank you!
Raborn Johnson
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