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(Amazon Prime on demand)
Based on a true story about Airman William H. Pitsenbarger (Jeremy Irvine), a para-rescueman in Vietnam who sacrificed his life saving others, writer and director Todd Robinsonâs feature serves as a tribute to Pitsenbarger and the men who were impacted by the war.
Christopher Plummer and Diane Ladd portray Pitsenbargerâs parents, Frank and Alice. Sebastian Stan is Scott Huffman, a Pentagon civilian tasked with finding out why Pitsenbarger did not receive the Congressional Medal of Honor as had been recommended.
At first, Huffman blows off the investigation, knowing that he would be leaving his job soon and, of course, it takes years to investigate these matters. His coworker Carlton Stanton (Bradley Whitfield) advises Stan âto leave it for the next guy.â But as Huffman contacts the men who know about what happened during combat in Vietnam decades earlier, he begins to change his perspective.