''Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq'' is a 2007

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Iraq War The Iraq War (), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with 2003 invasion of Iraq, the invasion by a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition, which ...

amputees.

Summary

Ten

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tell producer James Gandolfini of how they received their near-fatal wounds while serving in the Iraq War, and the emotional effect that it has had on them. An ‘Alive Day’ is the anniversary of a day when a veteran or service member nearly lost their life in combat, survived a severe injury, recovered from a serious illness, or experienced any near-death event that had a major impact on their life. The term was coined by Jim Mayer, a veteran lobbyist who lost his legs to a

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explosion while serving in the

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and has celebrated surviving his wounds every year since the incident.

Accolades

* Television Academy Honors1st Television Academy Honors, Television Academy
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References

External links

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* {{IMDb title, 0933877, Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq 2007 television films 2007 films 2007 documentary films Television Academy Honors winners Documentary films about the Iraq War Films directed by Ellen Goosenberg Kent