"Back From
the Battle" is an AC360 special with two components:
a series of reports about veterans' struggles as they
return from Iraq and Afghanistan, and a concert put
on for veterans by MTV & CNN at the Nokia Theater
in New York City on October 23.
In the first clip, Michael does a follow-up with
Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, who served in Iraq and
whom Michael met when he was embedded with Alpha
Company's 3rd Platoon during the second battle for
Fallujah in November of 2004. Michael wrote a cover
story for Time magazine, "Into the Hot Zone," and
David wrote a book about the battle, House to House.
The footage of the battle itself was filmed by
Michael himself; the single still photo shown would
be the work of Time magazine's Yuri Kozyrev, who was
teamed with Michael in those days.
For the second clip, Anderson talks to Michael at the
concert about David's story and the emotional toll of
the war.
Length: 3:33 / 3:16
Michael
(still in New York) talks with Fionnuala Sweeney
about the latest version of the proposed extension to
the Status of Forces Agreement. Sounds like there is
still a long way to go...
Length: 4:19