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Here, the 12 Strong movie and the true story match up. None of the 12 soldiers died during the 2001 Afghanistan mission. It’s a miracle of sorts given what they faced, a feat that the movie does a good job conveying. One of the soldiers from the ODA 595 died later while serving in Iraq.
Personal. Chapman, his wife Renae and two children lived in Puyallup, Washington. He was buried at the Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington. There is a Nathan Chapman Memorial Trail in Pierce County, Washington.
The film mostly sticks to the facts. It’s based upon the book 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers, by author Doug Stanton, but the majority of the movie’s characters are technically fictional, though inspired by actual people.
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Rank | Specialist (posthumous) |
Unit | 507th Maintenance Company |
Battles/wars | Iraq War Invasion of Iraq † |
Awards | Purple Heart Prisoner of War Medal |
The movie is based on a true story based on the facts of 9/11 attack. The majority of the characters in the film are fictional, but they are inspired by actual people. Chris Hemsworth, who portrays U.S. Army Captain Mitch Nelson in the film, is not a real person but was inspired by Mark Nutsch.
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Though based loosely on Grierson’s Raid, The Horse Soldiers is a fictional account that departs considerably from the actual events. The real-life protagonist, a music teacher named Benjamin Grierson, becomes railroad engineer John Marlowe in the film.
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Cast: John Wayne (Colonel John Marlowe), William Holden (Major Henry ‘Hank’ Kendall), Constance Towers (Hannah Hunter), Judson Pratt (Sergeant Major Kirby), Hoot Gibson (Sergeant Brown). C-120m.
Mark Nutsch and Bob Pennington are Army veterans who served as part of the ODA 595 team sent into Northern Afghanistan in the weeks after 9/11. They’re also the inspiration for the new movie “12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers.”
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But trust me, we made our way in there in five minutes.” The time it took to woo American Freedom Distillery and its fine Horse Soldier Bourbon product to Somerset took a little bit longer.
Vital Stats: 111 proof (55.5% ABV); Eight-year wheated with a mash bill of 70% corn (Yellow Dent 2), 20% wheat (soft red winter), 10% barley (two row, combination distillers malt and base two row); around $80 per 750ml bottle.
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John E. Fitzgerald Very Special 20 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky, USA | Kentucky | $5,621 |
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The suggested retail prices range from $69.99 for Old Rip Van Winkle Handmade Bourbon 10 Year Old 107 proof to $299.99 for Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Bourbon 23 Year Old.
“Poor Man’s Pappy” is a 2:3 blend of Weller 12 yr + Old Weller Antique 107.
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Supply and Demand The Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery (which actually isn’t a distillery at all), only releases between 7,000-8,000 cases (and we’ll talk about that number for recent releases) of Family Reserve every year, which makes it excruciatingly rare and highly collectible.
Suggested retail prices are as follows:
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Premium bourbons can be had in the $30 to $60 price range. For example, Woodford Reserve is a solid middle-of-the-road bourbon that should usually cost $28 per bottle, and never more than $33 per bottle. Blanton’s, the hallmark single-barrel label, typically runs around $50 per bottle.