Marines get slandered by HBO series

Posted on July 23, 2008

When I saw a brief promo for the HBO series “Generation Kill” just from the name - I expected the worst from this. It seems to be a precisely targeted hit on our troops. I have not seen any of it beyond the promo, I do not subscribe to HBO and have not for about a decade.

The timing of this hit is no coincidence - coming as it does during the Presidential campaign. Obama’s campaign should probably have to claim the costs of the production as an in-kind-donation.

The following is the carefully worded response from the Marines about the series:

The information below is provided to you as an official Marine Corps response regarding this series. We ask that you distribute this comment to your constituents as you deem appropriate.

From: Acting Director, Division of Public Affairs, Headquarters Marine Corps

The recent airing of the first episode of HBO’s “Generation Kill” has generated numerous inquiries regarding Marine Corps support of the series. The Marine Corps did not provide any official support to the filmmakers. The series is based on the book by the same title by Evan Wright, a former Rolling Stone magazine reporter who was embedded with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion at the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While there are certainly aspects of the film that are accurate, it is at its heart a commercial production. It’s raw and has elements that are very much out of synch with the core values our nation rightly expects of its Marines. Viewed as a whole, in my estimation, it does not accurately portray the honor and professionalism of our Corps of Marines.

Major David Romley
Director, Community Relations
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
3000 Pentagon Rm 4A532
Washington, DC 20350-3000

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