My husband’s first duty station was Fort Myer, Virginia – the post right next to Arlington National Cemetery. He was part of “The Old Guard,” and it was a very humbling experience for me. My grandpa had served in the Army as well as my dad, but it wasn’t until I spent quite an amount of time around Arlington National Cemetery and many of the memorials that I truly took in the depth of it all.
I was so touched just by the description of the movie Faith of Our Fathers I knew it was a movie I had to see!
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About Faith of Our Fathers:
John Paul and Wayne are two young men in search of their fathers. Problem is…their fathers have been dead for 25 years. Eddie and Steven are two young men in search of their sons…whom they’ve never met. In 1969, Eddie and Steven are with their squad deep in the jungle of Vietnam on a five-day mission to retrieve fallen comrades. They write letters to their wives, often mentioning their love for their sons, one, who is an infant and one yet to be born. In 1994, John Paul and Wayne go on a five day road trip to the Vietnam Wall in Washington DC to see their fathers’ names. Along the way, reading those letters, they begin to get an understanding of who their fathers were and how they died. Trials and mishaps, both funny and sad, complicate the road trip for the boys. The horrors of war and the testing of faith manifest themselves for the young men in Vietnam. Ultimately, in parallel stories – 25 years apart – the fathers and sons are bound together forever.
For my review I received the Faith of Our Fathers DVD. It features some amazing actors including Si Robertson who always makes for a fun moment! Faith of Our Fathers definitely does have some funny moments, but it also has some really deep, sad moments as well. If you’re like me and cry easily when watching movies, you will likely cry. What I love most about this movie is how it parallels the journey between the fathers and sons and how they each grow together in both friendship and faith. Both the fathers and sons seemed to be unlikely friends, but they turned out to be exactly who they needed. God really does work that way!
The boys (now men, of course) were on a journey to learn more about their fathers, and they really got the answers and more. I think the ultimate journey is that they each learned more about themselves as well. I imagine that is how growing up without their father felt – like they weren’t only missing him but missing a part of themselves as well. Although going to the Vietnam Wall wasn’t the exact answer they were seeking, I think it’s another piece of the puzzle they needed – closure – a chance to say goodbye. Neither of them got that.
Faith of Our Fathers is really a heart warming story. The plot is fun, interesting and emotional. I found it to be quite full of surprises! I think in a way it emphasizes what I learned when they talk about the sacrifices their fathers made. It’s a story about faith, sacrifice, honor, friendship and ultimately knowing God loves you as you are.
Faith of Our Fathers is rated PG-13 for brief war violence. My husband and I chose to watch it together after the children were in bed. I, personally, didn’t find the violence to be concerning, but the subject matter would be too deep for our children to understand (or be interested in). They’re all young, though, with our oldest being 9. Overall, though, I think it would be a great family movie particularly with older children.
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