Alive Day Memories
| Alive Day Memories | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq |
| Directed by | Jon Alpert Ellen Goosenberg Kent |
| Starring | James Gandolfini Dexter Pitts |
| Theme music composer | Wendy Blackstone Peter Fish |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jon Alpert |
| Cinematography | Jon Alpert Matthew O'Neill |
| Editor | Paula Heredia |
| Running time | 57 minutes |
| Production company | Attaboy Films |
| Original release | |
| Release | September 9, 2007 |
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq is a 2007 documentary television film featuring interviews with Iraq War amputees.
Summary
Ten veterans 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.[1][2]
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 landmine explosion while serving in the Vietnam War and has celebrated surviving his wounds every year since the incident.[3]
Accolades
References
- ^ Bellafante, Ginia (September 8, 2007). "When the War Comes Home" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Alive Day Memories: New Doc Takes Inside Look at Lives of U.S. Soldiers Wounded in Iraq".
- ^ "The Complicated Nature of Alive Day Anniversaries". Bob Woodruff Foundation. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ 1st Television Academy Honors|Television Academy