Received today:

Dear Mr. Barber,

We have read about your organization with great interest and wanted to
contact you regarding a documentary we're producing. We've been hired by Sam
Mendes and Universal Studios to produce a 30-minute documentary about Marine
Veterans. This project will accompany the eventual DVD release of the movie
JARHEAD, based on Anthony Swofford's book abut his experience during the
Gulf War.
Our documentary is specifically focusing on the personal stories of Marine
Veterans from Iraq, as they transition from the service into civilian life.
I№m contacting you because the USMC / Combat Helicopter Association has
united so many Marines and we'd like to help educate the general public
about the process Marines go through after their tour of duty. In the
interest of honoring the service of these Marines, we want to hear about the
challenges they face, financially, emotionally, psychologically, while going
through post-war adjustment. We will ask about what services are offered by
the military or Veterans Affairs to aid in this transition, and if they
believe these services are adequate for their needs. In this piece, we are
not interviewing experts, but asking the Marines to tell their own stories
about what it has been like to leave the corps.
We are hoping that you can provide us with some contacts of Marine Veterans
and that we can speak to you in our research phase about subjects you think
it's important to cover. We look forward to speaking with you at your
earliest convenience about how we can work together on this documentary
which will be seen worldwide.

With kindest regards,

Laura Nix
Director / Producer
213-351-0444 x 104
laura@automatpictures.com

and

Christian Heaton
Associate Producer
213-351-0444 x 131
christian@automatpictures.com