Winner of Best Short Film of the Year and Best Editing for the Mitten Movie Project 2010, Royal Oak, MI
Official Selection of the 2010 Blue Water Film Festival
Official Selection of the 2011 Detroit Independent Film Festival, Central Florida Film Festival, Detroit Windsor International Film Festival, DC Shorts Film Festival
People think their soldiers return home to parades. I know better. And it's time you all learn.
This is the reason for veteran suicides. Broken families. Broken homes. Children legally kidnapped from their capable fathers due to bitterness and hatred from a failed marriage. When you rip children away from their parents, you commit the soul murder of two human beings: The child who will never know the true fullness of life, and the parent who loses their deepest connection with their kid.
This is the definitive director's cut of "Purple Heart's Final Beat," color corrected and improved from its original version with a new introduction.
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Suicide statistics gathered and verified by CBS.
All end statistics were verified and collected by a 20-year combat veteran sergeant in the US Army. Non-public records were used in the gathering of these statistics.
The federal government does not acknowledge the true numbers and its own statistics do not include Coast Guard, Reserve or National Guard. The public figure of 4.3% veteran divorce rate released is a cover up by the Pentagon. After all, if the standard rate for the population is 50%, how could there be such a drastic difference?
DISCLAIMER: This film is dedicated to the memory of Major Lance Waldorf. It is in no way inspired by his death or in any way based upon his life. It is not the intention of the filmmakers to disrespect his memory, his family or his friends in any way. The sole purpose of this film is to call attention to an epidemic too long ignored.
