I Married the War - Screening and Reception

810 U.S. 2,Leavenworth WA 98826

12 November, 2022

Description

Join your fellow Veterans and their families for a reception at the Bavarain Lodge with the Filmmakers and others prior to the WASHINGTON STATE PREMIERE of the film I MARRIED THE WAR. The reception at the Woodsman Pub at the Bavarain Lodge will include hors d'oeurves, a drink of your choice prior to the screening of the premiere in the Hintertux Room. I Married the War is a documentary film giving voice to wives of combat veterans from World War II to the present-day Middle East wars. From every corner of our nation, women have waited and welcomed our warriors back from battle, only to discover that the conflict followed their husbands home. Directed by Betty Rodgers and Ken Rodgers, the candid stories in this film bring to life the ways in which families are impacted and forever changed by the unique personal struggles, victories, and defeats experienced by our country's veterans. Hear about sharing a marriage with a WWII Medal of Honor recipient, a Vietnam War corpsman, an Iraq War survivor. The wives in I Married the War recognize hyper-vigilance, isolation, the quick temper, and the emotional escape that are manifestations of post traumatic stress. As a result of traumatic brain injury, they have dealt with their husband's memory loss and reduced ability to express themselves. They have battled their spouses' substance abuse and survivor's guilt. They have nursed their veterans' mangled bodies. Wives feel isolated in their personal struggles until realizing they share experiences with women and families around the nation and the world. Hear how they have learned to adapt, how some have built on their husbands' strengths, and how some have discovered their own strengths and reestablished their identities in the process.