About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'Courage Under Fire' and its themes of military service and honor.

Lt. Colonel Nat Serling (Oscar-winner Denzel Washington) is a recent veteran of Operation Desert Storm and a deadly mistake which he made in the heat of combat is still haunting him. He has been tasked by his officer to investigate the service of recently deceased Captain Karen Walden (Meg Ryan) who flew a chopper on a rescue mission during that war and is now being considered for the Medal of Honor. As Serling investigates various other soldiers who were involved in this mission,...

People in this episode

Host: Geoff Gershon

Topics covered

• military
• investigation
• Medal of Honor
• veterans
• combat
• drama

Keywords

• Courage Under Fire
• Denzel Washington
• Meg Ryan
• Medal of Honor
• military investigation
• Desert Storm
• combat mistakes

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Courage Under Fire

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