Via Townhall:
I had the pleasure – no, the honor – of speaking with Green Beret Mark Nutsch last week before I went to screen the new film, 12 Strong. He is portrayed in the film by Chris Hemsworth, albeit with a different name. The movie tells the true story of how 12 men became the first to fight in Afghanistan in the days following the September 11 terror attacks. The terrain in the region was so treacherous they had to fight on horseback. Not only did they execute their mission against Al Qaeda the Taliban – they did it in only three weeks.
If Nutsch and his fellow soldiers don’t qualify as heroes, there’s no hope for the rest of us.
Still, their heroics are problematic for some media. Here’s how The Intercept interpreted the movie, which, again, was based on a true story.