GDL Ashley Cusato

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Summary

The video is an interview with Ashley Cusato, an award-winning filmmaker, about her recently finished documentary film 'Major Capers: The Legend of Team Broad Minded'. The film tells the story of Major James Capers Jr., an American war hero who overcame adversity and became one of the highest decorated Force Recon Marines in history. Major Capers was one of the first African American Marines to be commissioned in the battlefield in 1966 during the Vietnam War. Despite the civil unrest and rioting at the time, Major Capers chose to honor his country and became the face of the Marine Corps recruiting campaign. He is still actively mentoring Force Recon Marines and has a special debriefing room named after him. The documentary aims to tell classified pieces of history and inspire others.

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- What is the documentary film 'Major Capers: The Legend of Team Broad Minded' about?
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Main Topics

Documentary film 'Major Capers: The Legend of Team Broad Minded' Adversity and obstacles faced by Major James Capers Jr. Major Capers as the face of the Marine Corps recruiting campaign Civil unrest and choosing to honor country Mentoring Force Recon Marines Telling classified pieces of history