On
March 26th, 2007 Al Qaida in Iraq attacked O.P. Omar, a small outpost in
Al Anbar province manned by Army paratroopers from Blackfoot Company,
1-501st.
Al Qaida brought two suicide truck bombs, and more than 40 gunmen to the
20 minute battle.
Documentary filmmaker JD Johannes was embedded with Blackfoot Company
and was nearly killed twice while filming the action.
From the combat footage, interviews with the soldiers who manned the
walls and digital animations comes a in-depth look at the firefight and
the paratroopers who fought it.
