Nearly one million U.S. troops are welcomed home by three senior citizens at Bangor International Airport over six years of volunteer service.
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Nearly one million U.S. troops are welcomed home by three senior citizens at Bangor International Airport over six years of volunteer service.
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Joan Gaudet, Gerald Mundy, and William Knight greet U.S. troops at Bangor International Airport in Maine. For six years, they volunteer with the nonprofit Troop Greeters, welcoming nearly one million military personnel returning from overseas. Their efforts illustrate the role of community support in the post-9/11 era. The film includes emotional reunions and the connections formed between the greeters and service members.
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- Meet the senior greeters of Bangor, Maine
- See the emotional reunions at the airport
- Find out about the film's Capitol Hill screening
Did You Know
- The Way We Get By premiered at the 2009 South by Southwest Film Festival.
- The film won the Audience Award at the 2009 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
- In October 2009, the film had a special screening on Capitol Hill attended by the entire Maine congressional delegation.
- AARP named The Way We Get By Best Documentary of 2009 at their Movies For Grownups Awards.
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Who directed The Way We Get By?
The Way We Get By was directed by Aron Gaudet.
What awards did The Way We Get By win?
The film won the Special Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2009 South by Southwest Film Festival and the Audience Award at the 2009 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, among others.
When did The Way We Get By premiere in Maine?
The film had its Maine premiere in May 2009, which was one of the largest movie premieres in the state.
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