A screening for the documentary film, “Fallen Heroes: Their Journey Home” will be held at the Movie Mill for one showing only Sept. 14.
Lethbridge United Services Institute President Glenn Miller says it was an honour to volunteer in recreating some of the scenes for the movie. Miller also provided additional production support for the project. “I was an actor in the movie too with a few other Lethbridge people.”
According to producers, the Taliban marched into Kabul, after a three-and-a half-month offensive, creating chaos, destruction, fear and heartache for the people of Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021. The swift takeover followed a hasty and poorly planned withdrawal of American forces.
“On the same day, President Ghani fled the country and the Government of Canada closed its embassy. In a shocking twist, the fate of the Afghan people had been cruelly rewritten and the identity of millions of Afghan women erased before our eyes. A generation of Afghans who had grown up in a relatively stable, fledgling democracy had their future wiped out in an instant,” note producers.
The fall of Kabul was a gut-wrenching shock for the 40,000 Canadian Forces members who had served in Afghanistan from 2001-2014. For the families of 163 Canadians whose lives were lost over the course of the war, unbearable anguish.
Miller says his scene featured a Canadian diplomat that was killed in a vehicle by a bomb.
“What was unique about that was the driver in that recreation was the actual driver when it happened and he lost both of his legs. That was an impactful recreation for both of us,” adds Miller.
Miller encourages everyone to learn more about this important chapter and the Canadian contributions and sacrifices made in Afghanistan.
