Alive Day Memories

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq is a 2007 documentary television film featuring interviews with Iraq War amputees.

Alive Day Memories
Also known as	Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
Directed by	Jon Alpert Ellen Goosenberg Kent
Starring	James Gandolfini Dexter Pitts
Theme music composer	Wendy Blackstone Peter Fish
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Jon Alpert
Cinematography	Jon Alpert Matthew O'Neill
Editor	Paula Heredia
Running time	57 minutes
Production company	Attaboy Films
Original release
Release	September 9, 2007 (2007-09-09)

Summary

Ten veterans tell producer James Gandolfini of how they received their near-fatal wounds while serving in the Iraq War, and the emotional effect that it has had on them.^[1][2]

An ‘Alive Day’ is the anniversary of a day when a veteran or service member nearly lost their life in combat, survived a severe injury, recovered from a serious illness, or experienced any near-death event that had a major impact on their life. The term was coined by Jim Mayer, a veteran lobbyist who lost his legs to a landmine explosion while serving in the Vietnam War and has celebrated surviving his wounds every year since the incident.^[3]

Accolades

• Television Academy Honors^[4]