For Martha Raddatz, This is a Deeply Unique Story to Tell | The Long Road Home

have you know been in

have you know been in backseat of an f15 on a combat mission

backseat of an f15 on a combat mission

backseat of an f15 on a combat mission I’ve been in the streets of Baghdad I’ve

I’ve been in the streets of Baghdad I’ve

I’ve been in the streets of Baghdad I’ve been a moderator at presidential debates

been a moderator at presidential debates

been a moderator at presidential debates there is nothing that has been our

there is nothing that has been our

there is nothing that has been our meaningful in my career than this when I

meaningful in my career than this when I

meaningful in my career than this when I first met all these soldiers and then

first met all these soldiers and then

first met all these soldiers and then later their spouses and sat them down

later their spouses and sat them down

later their spouses and sat them down for interviews and I’d heard the story I

for interviews and I’d heard the story I

for interviews and I’d heard the story I was not in the bathroom and the

was not in the bathroom and the

was not in the bathroom and the reporters were also caught up in

reporters were also caught up in

reporters were also caught up in covering policy or covering where were

covering policy or covering where were

covering policy or covering where were they at WMDs where was this that we’d

they at WMDs where was this that we’d

they at WMDs where was this that we’d forgotten there was a war going on we

forgotten there was a war going on we

forgotten there was a war going on we were so busy covering the effects of

were so busy covering the effects of

were so busy covering the effects of going into war when I heard those

going into war when I heard those

going into war when I heard those stories about this battle I said we have

stories about this battle I said we have

stories about this battle I said we have to do it Americans have become used to

to do it Americans have become used to

to do it Americans have become used to hearing about casualties

hearing about casualties

hearing about casualties they’ve become used to mass casualties

they’ve become used to mass casualties

they’ve become used to mass casualties with our military but this was one of

with our military but this was one of

with our military but this was one of the first times this had happened to us

the first times this had happened to us

the first times this had happened to us as Americans if you you have to think

as Americans if you you have to think

as Americans if you you have to think back what that was like these soldiers

back what that was like these soldiers

back what that was like these soldiers had no clue they were going to end up in

had no clue they were going to end up in

had no clue they were going to end up in combat no clue at all their fathers

combat no clue at all their fathers

combat no clue at all their fathers husbands their wives that that emotional

husbands their wives that that emotional

husbands their wives that that emotional goodbye they thought they were going to

goodbye they thought they were going to

goodbye they thought they were going to keep the peace over there they really

keep the peace over there they really

keep the peace over there they really know what it would happen that would

know what it would happen that would

know what it would happen that would have been a much much more difficult

have been a much much more difficult

have been a much much more difficult scene

scene

scene I think I was also surprised because

I think I was also surprised because

I think I was also surprised because even though all the actors talk about

even though all the actors talk about

even though all the actors talk about finding the essence of the character

finding the essence of the character

finding the essence of the character they don’t want to be exactly what the

they don’t want to be exactly what the

they don’t want to be exactly what the real people were like I was surprised

real people were like I was surprised

real people were like I was surprised how close they came to those characters

how close they came to those characters

how close they came to those characters and and the soldiers and the wives that

and and the soldiers and the wives that

and and the soldiers and the wives that I know they really did capture who those

I know they really did capture who those

I know they really did capture who those people are you cannot look at them

people are you cannot look at them

people are you cannot look at them recreate those scenes and recreate those

recreate those scenes and recreate those

recreate those scenes and recreate those characters and not think of the real

characters and not think of the real

characters and not think of the real soldiers and the real families and and

soldiers and the real families and and

soldiers and the real families and and what they went through