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Where Soldiers Come From - Filmmaker Interview
Filmmaker Heather Courtney discusses making 'Where Soldiers Come From.' She describes the town of Hancock on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and forming relationships with the families there, as well as being embedded with a national guard unit in Afghanistan.
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