Pam Roark: Iraq War Nurse

On the front lines of a field hospital, a nurse is the leader a wounded warrior needs.

0.0

|2020|10 min

Captain Pam Roark is a Navy nurse who shares her story about service, compassion, and leadership, demonstrating that leadership ability isn't a consequence of gender. It is a consequence of character.

200WarDocumentary

More Like This

Recommended for you

Doctor Zhivago

7.5

1965

Doctor Zhivago

7.5

1965

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.

Pearl Harbor

6.9

2001

Pearl Harbor

6.9

2001

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Explore Now

Shutdown: The Rise and Fall of Direct Action to Stop the War

0.0

2009

Shutdown: The Rise and Fall of Direct Action to Stop the War

0.0

2009

In the winter of 2002-'03, as the US was building its case to attack Iraq, people around the world responded with a series fo the largest peace protests in history. Shutdown: The Rise and Fall of Direct Action to Stop the War, is an action-packed documentary chronicling how DASW successfully organized to shut down a major US city and how they failed to effectively maintain the organization to fight the war machine and end the occupation of Iraq. Created by organizers involved with DASW, Shutdown combines detailed information on organizing for a mass action, critical interviews on organizing pitfalls, and the wisdom of hindsight. It is a must-see film for those engaged in the continuous struggle toward social justice.

Explore Now

Fahrenheit 9/11

7.1

2004

Fahrenheit 9/11

7.1

2004

Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Explore Now

Preludio 11

7.0

1964

Preludio 11

7.0

1964

Daniela – a single mother, whose boyfriend left for the US – believes wholeheartedly in Cuba's revolutionary new order. Meanwhile, in Florida, a plot is afoot. Under the command of an American officer, four Cubans ex-patriots and a Guatemalan land on the Cuban coast to prepare a US invasion of the island. Daniela's superior, the corrupt Cuban officer Palomino, is secretly helping the invaders and the young woman becomes entangled in the intrigue.

Explore Now

Kallukondoru Pennu

7.0

1998

Kallukondoru Pennu

7.0

1998

The story is about an unmarried nurse from Kuwait City who adopts a baby kid and struggles she have to face in her life.

Explore Now

Burning Blue

6.2

2014

Burning Blue

6.2

2014

Two Navy fighter pilots find themselves in the midst of a forbidden relationship throwing their lives and careers into disarray.

Explore Now

Behind Enemy Lines

6.4

2001

Behind Enemy Lines

6.4

2001

While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Lt. Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With time running out and a deadly tracker on his trail, Burnett's commanding officer, Admiral Reigart, decides to risk his career and launch a renegade rescue mission to save his life.

Explore Now

The Eternal Sea

6.6

1955

The Eternal Sea

6.6

1955

Biography of Admiral John Hoskins' efforts to retain active command despite WW2 injury.

Explore Now

The Ottoman Lieutenant

6.1

2017

The Ottoman Lieutenant

6.1

2017

Lillie, a determined American woman, ventures overseas to join Dr. Jude at a remote medical mission in the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). However, Lillie soon finds herself at odds with Jude and the mission’s founder, Woodruff, when she falls for the titular military man, Ismail, just as the war is about to erupt.

Explore Now

The Red Baron

6.6

2008

The Red Baron

6.6

2008

Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by sportsmanlike conduct, technical exactitude and knightly propriety, they have their own code of honour. Before long he begins to understand that his hero status is deceptive. His love for Kate, a nurse, opens his eyes to the brutality of war.

Explore Now

Flight Nurse

6.3

1953

Flight Nurse

6.3

1953

In this war drama, set during the Korean War, an Air Force nurse gets involved in a love triangle on the front lines.

Explore Now