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H
is parents gave Misha Pemble-
Belkin a pacifist, "hippie"
upbringing, forbidding him
and his two brothers from playing with
toy guns or watching violent films.
But both of them, including his Jewish
father, were "very proud" that he enlisted
in the Army, says their son, now a ser-
geant at Fort Polk, La., and one of 11
soldiers interviewed in Restrepo, a new
documentary about one company's gru-
eling tour of duty in Afghanistan.
In fact, although the number of Jews
serving in the U.S. military probably
reflects their percentage of the general
population, Pemble-Belkin is not the
only soldier with a Jewish background
who appears in Restrepo. The other,
according to the 24-year-old, is Sgt. Kyle
Steiner, a close friend and a soldier who,
he said, was always wearing a Star of
David.
Steiner, 25, was in training when this
article was being written and couldn't be
reached by phone, but his girlfriend con-
firmed that the Watertown, Wis., native
is, in fact, Jewish.
The film, scheduled to open at
the Landmark Maple Art Theatre in
Bloomfield Township on Friday, Aug. 6,
has earned praise from the critics, one
of whom called it "an impressive, even
heroic feat of journalism:'
What distinguishes Restrepo from
other films about the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan "is not only its uniquely
intensive focus on a small group of men
in a particular time and place,' wrote
A.O. Scott of the New York Times, "but
also its relentless attention to the lethal
difficulty of their work."
Both Pemble-Belkin and Steiner are
among the soldiers who not only discuss
those dangers in Restrepo, but whose
actions are captured by the film as they
engage in firefights, tend to wounded
comrades, mourn other comrades and
patrol villages in Afghanistan's Korangal
Valley between May 2007 and July 2008.
They're also seen laughing, engaging in
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Sgt. Misha Pemble-Belkin, left, is
one of 11 soldiers featured in the new
film Restrepo, about U.S. forces in
Afghanistan.
horseplay and more or less celebrating
life in a region that was once considered
of key strategic importance to American
forces and especially hazardous to the
lives of U.S. troops.
Pemble-Belkin, a native of Hillsboro,
Ore., said he joined the military "because
I wanted to make a difference. I wanted
to help the culture that needed to be
helped': And although he still considers
himself a nonviolent soul, he also was
motivated by 9-11, a day on which "our
country was definitely attacked."
The sergeant, whose mother isn't
Jewish, said he and his brothers "cel-
ebrated Chanukah and Passover" while
growing up, as well as Christmas, and
that each had a bar mitzvah. His parents
were "open-minded" people who raised
their sons "to be whatever we wanted
to be',' said Pemble-Belkin, whose first
name honors his father's mother, Myrna.
Calling himself nonreligious, Pemble-
Belkin likes to paint, plays guitar and has
thoughts of becoming a photographer.
He's also married and hopes to have
children. But all that will have to wait:
He recently re-enlisted and expects to be
redeployed to Hawaii, followed by a sec-
ond tour of duty in Afghanistan. Pi
Restrepo is scheduled to open
Friday, Aug. 6, at the Landmark
Maple Art Theatre in Bloomfield
Township. (248) 263-2111.
by the
Oakland Press
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