TRUE STORIES OF THE 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION

It’s fifteen minutes past midnight on June 6, 1944. A C-47 Dakota is humming over the skies of Nazioccupied France. Perched at the aircraft’s open door is Captain Frank Lillyman. He gives the signal and jumps into the blackness over Normandy, followed by six thousand other paratroopers on the first combat mission of the 101st Airborne Division, soon to be forever known as “The Screaming Eagles.”

This powerful documentary traces the complete history of a legendary group of warriors. Relive the do-or-die missions of a fighting force that played a key role from World War II through Vietnam. Featured are dramatic interviews with members of the 101st and rare footage from the Division’s own film archives. It’s an action-packed salute to the men who took to the skies in the name of freedom.

approx. 120 mins. col.