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Excerpts from an Interview with Lawrence J. Korb
written by Shane Slattery-Quintanilla, Kieran Fitzgerald, 1980- and Brendan Fitzgerald, fl. 2009; directed by Kieran Fitzgerald, 1980-; produced by Shane Slattery-Quintanilla and Brendan Fitzgerald, fl. 2009 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 13 mins
In 1997, no one in the small town (pop. 100) of Redford, Texas knew that U.S. Marine teams, fully camouflaged and armed with M16 rifles, had been secretly deployed to their section of the border. Farmers like the Hernández family, who lived by the river, went on working their fields and tending to their livestock...
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written by Shane Slattery-Quintanilla, Kieran Fitzgerald, 1980- and Brendan Fitzgerald, fl. 2009; directed by Kieran Fitzgerald, 1980-; produced by Shane Slattery-Quintanilla and Brendan Fitzgerald, fl. 2009 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 13 mins
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In 1997, no one in the small town (pop. 100) of Redford, Texas knew that U.S. Marine teams, fully camouflaged and armed with M16 rifles, had been secretly deployed to their section of the border. Farmers like the Hernández family, who lived by the river, went on working their fields and tending to their livestock. On the evening of May 20, 18-year-old Esequiel Hernández Jr. left the house to tend to his family's goats, taking with him, as usual...
In 1997, no one in the small town (pop. 100) of Redford, Texas knew that U.S. Marine teams, fully camouflaged and armed with M16 rifles, had been secretly deployed to their section of the border. Farmers like the Hernández family, who lived by the river, went on working their fields and tending to their livestock. On the evening of May 20, 18-year-old Esequiel Hernández Jr. left the house to tend to his family's goats, taking with him, as usual, a .22 rifle to keep away wild dogs. It was the last evening of his life. The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández tells a frightening and cautionary tale about the dangers of using military as domestic law enforcement. When Esequiel Hernández was shot in 1997 in Redford, Texas, he became the first American killed by U.S. military forces on native soil since the 1970 Kent State shootings. Shortly afterward, the administration suspended all military operations along the border. Nearly 10 years later, the military returned to the border as part of the war on terror. Narrated by Tommy Lee Jones, The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández features remarkably candid accounts from three of the four Marines on the fatal mission; Esequiel's family, friends and teachers; Marine Corps investigators; FBI investigators and defense attorneys. The film also makes use of military investigative video and audio recordings of radio communication between the Marine team and their commanders before Hernández was shot. Investigators call into question the Marines' decision to follow Hernández, finding it unlikely that Esequiel had knowingly fired at the team or that he could have been "flanking" them as they claimed. "Esequiel's killing had been so quickly passed over, despite the big issues involved," says director Kieran Fitzgerald, "that our nation has not had a chance to work through its important and urgent implications. My hope is that this film will be our chance."
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kieran Fitzgerald, 1980-, Enrique Madrid, Roy Torrez, Jr., Ronald Wieler, fl. 1997, James Blood, Shane Slattery-Quintanilla, Brendan Fitzgerald, fl. 2009, Tommy Lee Jones, 1946-
Author / Creator
Shane Slattery-Quintanilla, Kieran Fitzgerald, 1980-, Brendan Fitzgerald, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Tommy Lee Jones, 1946-
Person Discussed
Esequiel Hernández, Jr., 1979-1997
Topic / Theme
American, Armed forces, Politics, Trials and litigation, Criminal investigations, Shootings, Soldiers, Crossing borders, Drug trafficking, Ethnography, Americans
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
Subject
Armed forces, Politics, Trials and litigation, Criminal investigations, Shootings, Soldiers, Crossing borders, Drug trafficking
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The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández
written by Shane Slattery-Quintanilla, Kieran Fitzgerald, 1980- and Brendan Fitzgerald, fl. 2009; directed by Kieran Fitzgerald, 1980-; produced by Shane Slattery-Quintanilla and Brendan Fitzgerald, fl. 2009 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 22 mins
In 1997, no one in the small town (pop. 100) of Redford, Texas knew that U.S. Marine teams, fully camouflaged and armed with M16 rifles, had been secretly deployed to their section of the border. Farmers like the Hernández family, who lived by the river, went on working their fields and tending to their livestock...
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written by Shane Slattery-Quintanilla, Kieran Fitzgerald, 1980- and Brendan Fitzgerald, fl. 2009; directed by Kieran Fitzgerald, 1980-; produced by Shane Slattery-Quintanilla and Brendan Fitzgerald, fl. 2009 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 22 mins
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In 1997, no one in the small town (pop. 100) of Redford, Texas knew that U.S. Marine teams, fully camouflaged and armed with M16 rifles, had been secretly deployed to their section of the border. Farmers like the Hernández family, who lived by the river, went on working their fields and tending to their livestock. On the evening of May 20, 18-year-old Esequiel Hernández Jr. left the house to tend to his family's goats, taking with him, as usual...
In 1997, no one in the small town (pop. 100) of Redford, Texas knew that U.S. Marine teams, fully camouflaged and armed with M16 rifles, had been secretly deployed to their section of the border. Farmers like the Hernández family, who lived by the river, went on working their fields and tending to their livestock. On the evening of May 20, 18-year-old Esequiel Hernández Jr. left the house to tend to his family's goats, taking with him, as usual, a .22 rifle to keep away wild dogs. It was the last evening of his life. The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández tells a frightening and cautionary tale about the dangers of using military as domestic law enforcement. When Esequiel Hernández was shot in 1997 in Redford, Texas, he became the first American killed by U.S. military forces on native soil since the 1970 Kent State shootings. Shortly afterward, the administration suspended all military operations along the border. Nearly 10 years later, the military returned to the border as part of the war on terror. Narrated by Tommy Lee Jones, The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández features remarkably candid accounts from three of the four Marines on the fatal mission; Esequiel's family, friends and teachers; Marine Corps investigators; FBI investigators and defense attorneys. The film also makes use of military investigative video and audio recordings of radio communication between the Marine team and their commanders before Hernández was shot. Investigators call into question the Marines' decision to follow Hernández, finding it unlikely that Esequiel had knowingly fired at the team or that he could have been "flanking" them as they claimed. "Esequiel's killing had been so quickly passed over, despite the big issues involved," says director Kieran Fitzgerald, "that our nation has not had a chance to work through its important and urgent implications. My hope is that this film will be our chance."
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kieran Fitzgerald, 1980-, Enrique Madrid, Roy Torrez, Jr., Ronald Wieler, fl. 1997, James Blood, Shane Slattery-Quintanilla, Brendan Fitzgerald, fl. 2009, Tommy Lee Jones, 1946-
Author / Creator
Shane Slattery-Quintanilla, Kieran Fitzgerald, 1980-, Brendan Fitzgerald, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Tommy Lee Jones, 1946-
Person Discussed
Esequiel Hernández, Jr., 1979-1997
Topic / Theme
American, Armed forces, Politics, Trials and litigation, Criminal investigations, Shootings, Soldiers, Crossing borders, Drug trafficking, Ethnography, Americans
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
Subject
Armed forces, Politics, Trials and litigation, Criminal investigations, Shootings, Soldiers, Crossing borders, Drug trafficking
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Armed forces, Politics, Trials and litigation, Criminal investigations, Shootings, Soldiers, Crossing borders, Drug tr...
Armed forces, Politics, Trials and litigation, Criminal investigations, Shootings, Soldiers, Crossing borders, Drug trafficking
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Armed forces, Politics, Trials and litigation, Criminal investigations, Shootings, Soldiers, Crossing borders, Drug tr...
Armed forces, Politics, Trials and litigation, Criminal investigations, Shootings, Soldiers, Crossing borders, Drug trafficking
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Subject:
Armed forces, Politics, Trials and litigation, Criminal investigations, Shootings, Soldiers, Crossing borders, Drug tr...
Armed forces, Politics, Trials and litigation, Criminal investigations, Shootings, Soldiers, Crossing borders, Drug trafficking
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