Three decades later, Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman investigates a Congressional Medal of . setTimeout(function() { defer() }, 500); font-size: 2em; Huffman also gets to know the men who fought with Pitsenbarger that day and whose lives were forever changed. .widget-row.Green { | $('#candidate-connection-email-103683').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-email'); }); No. Copyright Townhall.com/Salem Media. background-color: #f9f9f9; Director/writer Todd Robinson told Crosswalk he learned of the story while working on another project, about pararescue. top: -1px; column-gap: 1em; } jQuery(item).html("Scroll for more "); .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { As of today, there have been only 3,525 recipients of the Medal of Honor, and only 19 from the Air Force. Photograph by Justin Maxon for The New Yorker. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. Obviously, the actors recognized something that the studios didn't: Pitsenbarger's story is one of the most compelling in U.S. military history and it's one that audiences should know and would most likely respond to. } The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Huffman's responses. .election_results_text { When he couldn't fight anymore, he continued to shout instructions to his fellow soldiers. Is it True for Christians That 'Once Saved, Always Saved'? An aging CIA agent gets pulled back in for one more mission. "This is the ultimate story of valor and sacrifice of service over self," Robinson said. I had to sit in the seat as a witness, as a civilian witness, and it changed my life. .widget-row.heading { Sebastien Stan stars in "The Last Full Measure" as Pentagon staffer Huffman. height: 50px; Marc Lamont Hill. text-align: center; Led by an all-star cast, The Last Full Measure is the true story of William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force medic who personally saved over sixty men before making the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam's bloodiest battle. The Democraticprimary election was canceled. It's just been the most amazing experience to not only show the film, but to stay for a Q&A afterward. max-width: 600px; margin-right: 10px; width: 90%; font-weight: bold; DONATE VOLUNTEER. .results_row td { He was sent to San Antonio for basic training in late 1962. Description. Huffman then seeks out the testimony of veterans who witnessed Pitsenbarger's actions, but he also uncovers a high-level conspiracy behind the long denial of the medal. He was the first guy to go in and actually interview these veterans. Doing so means getting big money and corporate interests out of our government. He was an anti-war activist, and that was his constitutional right. break-inside: avoid-column; Incumbent Dan Bishop defeated Scott Huffman in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 8 on November 8, 2022. event.srcElement.innerText = '[show]'; Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. If not my son, then whose? Thirty-two years later, Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman is reassigned from an important project to investigate Pitsenbarger's story when a request is made to award him a Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously. Apply today! Some of the wounded would die later from their injuries. He was a young man tasked with interviewing all these men who served with Pitsenbarger and compiling the package that would eventually go before Congress. He is affiliated with the Democratic Party of Mecklenburg County, served on the board of directors at the Elizabeth Hanford Dole American Red Cross, and was the founder of Indivisible Charlotte. Cities | max-width: 75px; The film, which takes its name from an excerpt of Abraham Lincolns Gettysburg Address, suffers at times from a choppy narrative and forced Hollywood sentiment, but these minor imperfections are overcome by a harrowing true story, a well-written script, and compelling acting all of which keep the films message of sacrifice and brotherly love on course and make it a well worth a trip to the movies. } I visited the PJ schools around the country and, every place I went, these young airmen wanted to make sure I knew the story of William Pitsenbarger's heroism in Vietnam. Among other rights, the ability to vote is sacred and essential to the preservation of our democracy. This includes Samuel L. Jackson's character Billy Takoda, Ed Harris' character Ray Mott, William Hurt's character Tully, and Peter Fonda's character Jimmy Burr, to name a few. The film is about valor. His father, Frank Pitsenbarger, was presented with his son's posthumous Medal of Honor. Asked by a Pentagon attorney why they let their son go to Vietnam, his mother says, You cant teach your children values and then just withdraw them because youre afraid of what you might lose. } .race_header { If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. top: 2px; .key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;}

float:right; This opinion was most prevalent in the early-to-mid 1990s. 		display: flex; Three decades later, Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman investigates a Congressional Medal of Honor request made by Pitsenbarger's mission partner and parents. } State legislature |  Yes. Rather than take the last helicopter out, he stayed behind to help injured members of the U.S. Armys 1st Infantry Division and was killed in action. Huffman's professional experience includes working in information technology and cyber security. Pits managed to evacuate nine soldiers before it was his turn to be lifted to safety, but with each opportunity, he refused. Surveys of late still show that most Americans believe a conspiracy was behind former President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Soon, though, Huffman changes his tune. Contact our sales team. 	display: inline-block; 	background-color: #f9d334; Instead, he remained behind to save the lives of his fellow soldiers in the US Army's 1st Infantry Division before dying in battle. .inner_percentage.CrossFiled {  I'm so glad I did. 	padding-left: 0; State executives | 	} else { p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;}  But after speaking to Pitsenbargers parents and fellow service members, Huffmans disinclination gives way to a steadfast determination to do right by Pits and those he touched. 	color: black; } } The movie reveals the . 	color: white; 	color:white; It was a phenomenal experience listening to these men, in some cases for the first time, recount what happened to them, Robinson said.    .external_links_table { width: auto !important; } 		padding: 2px; Scott Huffman is a three-time USA pole vaulting champion, who set a USA record of 5.97 metres (19 feet 7 inches) in 1994, third best in the world at the time. width: 250px; He interviews Pitsenbarger's parents (played by Christopher Plummer and Diane Ladd) and Army veterans who witnessed the PJ's valor (Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Fonda and Ed Harris). Click here to read the survey answers. I would use it to implement a more progressive tax code that makes the wealthiest Americans and corporations pay their fair share and enables our government to invest in working families. I think for this generation of actors, apart from wanting to be involved in a great story, they wanted to pay tribute to people that they knew who served and say, "Welcome home" in their own way. All rights reserved. } I flash back to my own dinner table when I was a teenager and watching the Vietnam War play out on the nightly news. Robinson visited Atlanta this week to premiere the movie, and he discussed the film with us before the screening.   })(); Scott Huffman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.  	.leg-hnt-border-top { 	display: block; 	padding-left: 0; a.communitylink { color:black; font-weight:bold; } We don't take credit for that. 		break-inside: avoid-column; 	color: black; My service to country is grounded in my working class upbringing and a conviction that our government should work for every American, regardless of their background. But before he cleans out his desk, he must fulfill one more assignment: investigate a request by a Vietnam War veteran to have a serviceman who was killed in combat receive the Congressional Medal of Honor  the highest award for valor in action. When I could drive, I started working as a bag boy at a local grocery store. A police officer died Tuesday after shots were fired outside the Pentagon building, according to three law enforcement sources. Luke Skywalker. .votebox-results-metadata-p { 	background-color: green; 		flex: 0 0 175px; ", "Husband, Father, Small Business Owner, Community Leader, and Navy Veteran. 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Pitsenbarger's heroism in the Vietnam War and the effort three decades later to posthumously award him the Medal of Honor. Frank McNeill  defeated Scott Huffman and Marc Tiegel in the  Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 8 on May 8, 2018. Half an hour later, at 9:37 a.m . 		text-align: center; Thirty-two years later, Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman is reassigned from an important project to investigate Pitsenbarger's story when a request is made to award him a Congressional Medal of . 	} 	word-wrap: break-word; And it's a great question because it speaks to something bigger that informs the non-homecoming of the Vietnam experience. Please, North Carolina's 8th Congressional District, North Carolina's 8th Congressional District election, 2022, North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2020, North Carolina's 8th Congressional District election, 2018, https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Scott_Huffman&oldid=8733403, Conflicts in school board elections, 2021-2022, Special Congressional elections (2023-2024), 2022 Congressional Competitiveness Report, State Executive Competitiveness Report, 2022, State Legislative Competitiveness Report, 2022, Partisanship in 2022 United States local elections. Thirty-two years later, Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman investigates a Congressional Medal of Honor request for Pitsenbarger and uncovers a high-level conspiracy behind the decades-long denial . The film follows the efforts of Pitsenbarger's fellow PJ Tulley (played by William Hurt) to have his friend awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor more than three decades after his death. Can you tell us about that experience? There were no incumbents in this race. If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be? There's been a lot of talk recently about so-called "dad movies," partly sparked by the success of "Ford v Ferrari." And when it comes to that driving flick, a new 		.votebox-scroll-container { div.survey-scrollbox {  height:400px;  overflow:scroll;  margin:20px;  padding:10px;  border:1px solid gray; } That and Fred Norris' imitation. 	background: #4c4c4c; 

The original intention was to lure the Viet Cong out by sending in Charlie Company alone as bait. Finally, the Pentagon assigned a civilian lawyer, named Scott Huffman (Sebastian Stan) in the film (based on real-life historian W. Parker Hayes, Jr.), to investigate. if (window.jQuery) { His stories have appeared in Baptist Press,Christianity Today, The Christian Post, theLeaf-Chronicle,the Toronto Star andthe Knoxville News-Sentinel. .results_table_container { }); font-size: 1.2em; display: none; That's awesome. div.oneoff-scrollbox.short { height:250px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } .votebox_legend .non_result_row { width: 100%; } However, Charlie Company had drifted from the formation. But they had witnessed his heroics and knew he helped save their lives. padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; Scott 'The Engineer' was one of the longest-running Stern Show staffers who left the radio program under mysterious and reportedly controversial circumstances. .widget-row.value-only.black { }); What's on my ballot? } .widget-row.Republican { color: white; text-align: left; } .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { How long did you have it? .leg-hnt-leadership-title { $('#candidate-connection-email-55789').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-email'); }); font-weight: bold; color: #888; } font-size: .9em; We just feel like we told this story in a context where people can discover themselves in the story and realize that they're not guilty of anything. 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