Independent Lens

Season 26, Episode 2

Episode Title: Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen

Air Date: 2024-11-11

Overview:

Riddled with survivor's guilt after his unit lost 17 men during "Operation Enduring Freedom" in Afghanistan, Marine veteran Anthony Marquez makes it his mission to reconnect with the Gold Star families of the fallen. By carving and hand-delivering a battlefield cross for each of the families affected by loss, Anthony finds the path to heal himself.