In honor of Memorial Day, this Thursday, June 2, American’s for Prosperity is sponsoring the first local screening of the powerful Vietnam War documentary Escape from Firebase Kate. Putnam Museum and Science Center – 1717 West 12th Street, Davenport, IA 52804. Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Reservations requested via Firebasekate.eventbrite.com .
From the producer’s introduction: See trailer below.
Vietnam, 1969. 21-year-old U.S. Army Special Forces Captain William Albracht is assigned his first command at Firebase Kate near the Vietnam-Cambodia border. He is the youngest commanding officer in Vietnam. The day he arrives, the firebase comes under heavy attack. It soon becomes apparent that the 26 Americans and 100 Montegnard soldiers on the base are surrounded by thousands of North Vietnamese troops making a major push into South Vietnam. The severely outmanned and outgunned outpost will soon be overrun. Out of options, and against all odds, Albracht leads a desperate late night escape and evasion through a jungle filled with enemy soldiers. Miraculously, all but one man survives the escape. Narrated by 12 of the American soldiers who survived to tell the story.
From the invitation by Americans for Prosperity via organizer Jon Rasler:
Capt. William Albracht, a Rock Island native, will be in attendance to answer questions before and after the movie. The food has been ordered and we are excited to see you there! Please make sure to secure you tickets for they are going quickly:
Firebasekate.eventbrite.com
