The young troops I profiled in Generation Kill, as well as the other men and women in uniform I’ve encountered in combat zones throughout Iraq and Afghanistan, are among the finest people of their generation. When it comes to apportioning shame my vote goes to the American people who sent them to war in a surge of emotion but quickly lost the will to either win it or end it. He was first seen playing himself in the award winning HBO miniseries GENERATION KILL, based on the bestselling book by Rolling Stone reporter Evan Wright. This time around, if shame is to be had when the Iraq conflict ends - and all indications are there will be plenty of it - the veterans are the last people in America to deserve it. After the Vietnam War ended, the onus of shame largely fell on the veterans. As a child he faced and overcame struggles that most people cant fathom. Five years into this war, I am not always confident most Americans fully appreciate the caliber of the people fighting for them, the sacrifices they have made, and the sacrifices they continue to make. Rudy is a former Force Recon Marine, actor, motivational speaker and fitness expert. It’s the American public for whom the Iraq War is often no more real than a video game. He excelled at Martial Arts and MMA, and as a champion he was able to provide for his family. At the age of 17, Rudy Reyes emancipated himself, left an orphanage with his two brothers and raised them in Kansas City, MO. “It struck me that such analyses had it backward. Generation Kill s key military advisor, Marine Staff Sergeant Eric Kocher, was a member of First Reconnaissance Battalion and was featured in the original Rolling Stone article and book by. Born in Richards-Gebaur Air Base, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
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