2 TV Docs Focus on Guard Soldiers Nov. 10

A 28-minute documentary featuring citizen-soldiers deployed with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry "Red Bull" Division premieres on public television stations statewide in Iowa tomorrow (Thurs., Nov. 10) at 7:30 p.m., Central Daylight Time.

Titled "Iowa Soldiers Remember Afghanistan," the documentary was compiled from Iowa Public Television (IPTV), Des Moines (Iowa) Register, and Department of Defense video, and will air three additional times on Veterans Day Fri., Nov. 11.

On-air schedule for "Iowa Soldiers Remember Afghanistan":

• Thurs., Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. on IPTV
• Fri., Nov. 11, 5:00 p.m. on IPTV World
• Fri., Nov. 11, 8:30 p.m. on IPTV World
• Fri., Nov. 11, 10:30 p.m. on IPTV

Also premiering on public television stations nationwide is "Where Soldiers Come From," an 86-minute documentary focusing on three Michigan National Guard soldiers deployed to Afghanistan's Khost Province in 2009.

According to press materials: "As it chronicles the young men's transformation from restless teenagers to soldiers looking for roadside bombs to 23-year-old combat veterans trying to start their lives again, the film offers an intimate look at the young Americans who fight our wars, the families and towns they come from--and the way one faraway conflict changes everything."

In discussing challenges citizen-soldiers face upon their return from deployment, the film covers topics such as Post-Traumatic Stress and Traumatic Brain Injury.

The Iowa on-air schedule for "Where Soldiers Come From":

• Thurs., Nov. 10, 2011 9:00 p.m. (IPTV)
• Wed., Nov. 16, 2011 7:30 a.m. (IPTV World)
• Wed., Nov. 16, 2011 1:30 p.m. (IPTV World)
• Wed., Nov. 16, 2011 6:30 p.m. (IPTV World)
• Sat., Nov. 19, 2011 11:00 a.m. (IPTV World)

For local listings elsewhere, use the Zip Code-based locator here.