America at a Crossroads
Season 1, Episode 12: Kansas to Kandahar: Citizen Soldiers at War
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This documentary explores the response of the U.S. military in the war on terror, examining the service of army reservists as they are called for an extended tour of duty. Viewers follow the experiences and emotions of a helicopter unit from suburban Kansas City, serving first in Pakistan and then in the war zone in Afghanistan. The film's core remains the personal insights and attitudes of these citizen soldiers as they fulfill their duties.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
JIHAD: The Men and Ideas Behind Al Qaeda
Episode 2
Warriors
Episode 3
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Episode 4
Gangs of Iraq
Episode 5
The Case for War: In Defense of Freedom
Episode 6
Europe's 9/11
Episode 7
The Muslim Americans
Episode 8
Faith Without Fear
Episode 9
Struggle for the Soul of Islam: Inside Indonesia
Episode 10
Security Versus Liberty: The Other War
Episode 11
The Brotherhood
Episode 12
Kansas to Kandahar: Citizen Soldiers at War
Episode 13
The Anti-Americans (a hate/love relationship)
Episode 14
Inside America’s Empire
Episode 15
Campus Battleground
Episode 16
Homegrown: Islam in Prison
Episode 17
STAND UP: Muslim American Comics Come of Age
Episode 18
The Trial of Saddam Hussein
Episode 19
Dissonance and Harmony: Arabic Music Goes West
Episode 20
The Mosque in Morgantown