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Theaters of War

For starters, the guys mentioned that the show wasn't too kind to their friend and fellow...

ROGER STAHL: For starters, the guys mentioned that the show wasn't too kind to their friend and fellow GI Tomas Young in the episode devoted to him

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ROGER STAHL: For starters, the guys
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mentioned that the show wasn't too kind to their friend
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and fellow GI Tomas Young in the episode devoted to him.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:10
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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Movie Summary

If you've seen Top Gun or Transformers, you might suspect all that military machinery comes with strings attached. This influence is not limited to a handful of movies, though. A vast new trove of internal documents reveals that t...
This was significant, because his story was that - Theaters of War 00:05
This was significant, because his story was that
Paralyzed by a bullet, he went on - Theaters of War 00:09
Paralyzed by a bullet, he went on
Young's own death became a symbol - Theaters of War 00:06
Young's own death became a symbol
REPORTER: Unable to swallow pills, - Theaters of War 00:12
REPORTER: Unable to swallow pills,
ANCHOR: Wounded April Fourth, 2004, his fifth day in Iraq, - Theaters of War 00:13
ANCHOR: Wounded April Fourth, 2004, his fifth day in Iraq,
TOMAS YOUNG: You are each guilty of egregious war - Theaters of War 00:17
TOMAS YOUNG: You are each guilty of egregious war
He was well read and a cool guy. - Theaters of War 00:07
He was well read and a cool guy.
- I think they depicted him as a douche bag. - Theaters of War 00:06
- I think they depicted him as a douche bag.
You ever even been shot at? - Theaters of War 00:05
You ever even been shot at?
ROGER STAHL: The show carefully controls - Theaters of War 00:06
ROGER STAHL: The show carefully controls
But you come away with the sense that he's - Theaters of War 00:05
But you come away with the sense that he's
According to the documents, the Army - Theaters of War 00:06
According to the documents, the Army
And of course, they completely avoid mentioning his suicide. - Theaters of War 00:06
And of course, they completely avoid mentioning his suicide.
The show also went to work correcting any impression - Theaters of War 00:07
The show also went to work correcting any impression
This was curious, because in the book, - Theaters of War 00:08
This was curious, because in the book,
They also failed to anticipate the need for armored equipment. - Theaters of War 00:04
They also failed to anticipate the need for armored...
Scores of soldiers had to head into the firefight - Theaters of War 00:07
Scores of soldiers had to head into the firefight
But the show lets the man in charge, Battalion Commander - Theaters of War 00:08
But the show lets the man in charge, Battalion Commander
The series puts him where he wasn't, in a Humvee - Theaters of War 00:06
The series puts him where he wasn't, in a Humvee
This was a spot that, in reality, - Theaters of War 00:06
This was a spot that, in reality,