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About
the Film A feature length documentary about Congressional Medal of Honor recipient 1st Sgt. David
H. McNerney and the men of A-Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry of the 4th Infantry Division that he trained and led into
a bloody, yet forgotten battle near Polei Doc in the Central Highlands of Vietnam at the height of the Vietnam War. This area
was later known as The Valley of Tears.
In the men's own words, through the stories they recount,
the film gives us insight into the time these men spent together and the bond they formed that remains unbroken to this day.
The men of A-Company trained together for eleven months and served together for one year. Their story begins with basic training
at Ft. Lewis, Washington in 1965 and continues 40 years later at their most recent reunion in September 2007. The highlight
of the film is a detailed, first-hand account of their intense combat encounters, including the events of March 22, 1967 (for
which Sgt. McNerney was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor). He is celebrated by the men he trained and served with
and whose lives he saved on March 22, 1967.
Conceived by Executive Producer John A. Ponsoll, whose
father served with A-Company and who documented his tour of duty with a Kodak slide camera, the film honors the memory of
A-Company 1/8 and their incredible courage and dedication to one another.
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