Thursday, December 4, 2008
"Body of War" vet to speak after months in recovery
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by Carolyn Szczepanski on
Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 1:42 PM
With Phil Donahue talking up his film
Body of War on national television and the Sundance Channel debuting the stark documentary on the small screen last month, a growing audience has witnessed the shattered life of
Tomas Young. But the Northland native who allowed the camera into his most intimate moments for the hard-hitting movie hasn't been seen for months.
That's about to change.
After
six months at a rehabilitation facility in Chicago, Tomas Young, an Army veteran who took a bullet in Iraq that confined him to a wheelchair and inspired his vocal opposition to the war, will take questions at the University of Kansas tomorrow evening.
The KU chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War is hosting a screening of Body of War Friday at 6:30 p.m. in Wescoe Auditorium, Room 3140 (1445 Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence). A discussion with Young will follow the film.
Tags: Body of War, KU Iraq Veterans Against the War, Tomas Young
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