HUNTERSVILLE, NC (September 30, 2016) – “Citizen Soldier,” a feature film using real footage that follows an Oklahoma National Guard unit during its deployment to Afghanistan will be the primary sponsor for Regan Smith’s No. 7 Chevrolet at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, October 2.
Produced by Strong Eagle Media and distributed by Gravitas Ventures and Broad Green Pictures, “Citizen Soldier” is a modern day “Band of Brothers” and documents the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (nicknamed the “Thunderbirds”) 2011 deployment. Set in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan at the height of the surge, it is a heart-pounding, heartfelt grunt’s-eye view of the war. The film tells the true story of an exceptional group of young soldiers and their life-changing tour of duty in Afghanistan, offering an excruciatingly personal look into modern warfare, brotherhood and patriotism.
For Baldwin, this film hit home due to a friendship with United States Marine Corps Sgt. Derek Stevenin. Through Baldwin’s friendship with Derek, he learned of his serving five deployments in just eight years and the trials he has faced because of those deployments. This past Memorial Day, TBR honored Derek and 17 of his fallen brothers on the No. 7 car at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
“I’ve always been drawn to support military efforts because of Derek and the NASCAR fans we meet at track each week who tell me their stories of service,” said Baldwin.
Produced by Strong Eagle Media and distributed by Gravitas Ventures and Broad Green Pictures, “Citizen Soldier” is a modern day “Band of Brothers” and documents the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (nicknamed the “Thunderbirds”) 2011 deployment. Set in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan at the height of the surge, it is a heart-pounding, heartfelt grunt’s-eye view of the war. The film tells the true story of an exceptional group of young soldiers and their life-changing tour of duty in Afghanistan, offering an excruciatingly personal look into modern warfare, brotherhood and patriotism.
For Baldwin, this film hit home due to a friendship with United States Marine Corps Sgt. Derek Stevenin. Through Baldwin’s friendship with Derek, he learned of his serving five deployments in just eight years and the trials he has faced because of those deployments. This past Memorial Day, TBR honored Derek and 17 of his fallen brothers on the No. 7 car at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
“I’ve always been drawn to support military efforts because of Derek and the NASCAR fans we meet at track each week who tell me their stories of service,” said Baldwin.
“We are honored to have Citizen Soldier Film on our car at Dover to further tell their story during the Citizen Solider 400 race weekend.” “We are honored to have our film ‘Citizen Soldier’ ride with a team as respected as Tommy Baldwin Racing, especially with a proven winner like Regan Smith behind the wheel,” said the film’s producers Bert Bedrosian, Christian Tureaud and David Salzberg. “We know the #7 car will have members of the National Guard all over the country cheering it into the winner’s circle in Dover.”
Tune in to the Citizen Soldier 400 on NBCSN at 2:00 p.m. ET.
About the film, “Citizen Soldier”
Available Aug. 30 on DVD, Blu-ray and On Demand/VOD, “Citizen Soldier” is a dramatic feature film told from the point of view of soldiers in the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th-Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known since World War II as the “Thunderbirds.” “Citizen Soldier” is produced by Bert Bedrosian, Christian Tureaud, David Salzberg with SEM partner Wendy R. Anderson executive producing, in association with Charlie Anderson and Mike Camello of Charlie Mike Productions and John Brenkus, Jason Mergott, and Frank Sinton from BASE Productions. Follow on Facebook at facebook.com/citizensoldierfilm/, Twitter @ctznsldrfilm and Instagram @citizensoldierfilm.
About Strong Eagle Media (SEM)
Strong Eagle Media is based in Beverly Hills, California and is a full-service Entertainment Company that develops, produces, distributes, and markets entertainment content in all mediums Worldwide. Most recently, the Principals at Strong Eagle directed and produced the critically-acclaimed feature-length documentary “The Hornet’s Nest,” produced the feature film entitled, “The Perfect Game,” and the feature length documentaries entitled “Running the Sahara,” “For Right or Wrong,” and ‘La Source.’ The Principals at Strong Eagle Media – Christian Tureaud, David Salzberg, Bert Bedrosian, and Wendy R. Anderson – have collected over 200 awards, including numerous awards at major film festivals around the world. For more information, visit www.strongeaglemedia.com.
Tune in to the Citizen Soldier 400 on NBCSN at 2:00 p.m. ET.
About the film, “Citizen Soldier”
Available Aug. 30 on DVD, Blu-ray and On Demand/VOD, “Citizen Soldier” is a dramatic feature film told from the point of view of soldiers in the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th-Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known since World War II as the “Thunderbirds.” “Citizen Soldier” is produced by Bert Bedrosian, Christian Tureaud, David Salzberg with SEM partner Wendy R. Anderson executive producing, in association with Charlie Anderson and Mike Camello of Charlie Mike Productions and John Brenkus, Jason Mergott, and Frank Sinton from BASE Productions. Follow on Facebook at facebook.com/citizensoldierfilm/, Twitter @ctznsldrfilm and Instagram @citizensoldierfilm.
About Strong Eagle Media (SEM)
Strong Eagle Media is based in Beverly Hills, California and is a full-service Entertainment Company that develops, produces, distributes, and markets entertainment content in all mediums Worldwide. Most recently, the Principals at Strong Eagle directed and produced the critically-acclaimed feature-length documentary “The Hornet’s Nest,” produced the feature film entitled, “The Perfect Game,” and the feature length documentaries entitled “Running the Sahara,” “For Right or Wrong,” and ‘La Source.’ The Principals at Strong Eagle Media – Christian Tureaud, David Salzberg, Bert Bedrosian, and Wendy R. Anderson – have collected over 200 awards, including numerous awards at major film festivals around the world. For more information, visit www.strongeaglemedia.com.
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