This movie guarantees that they will not be forgotten. I saw it as a way of paying my respects to those brave men, to give them the recognition they deserved and remember them as the heroes they were. I must admit, the trailer was hard to watch, but I went to the movie anyway, tissues in hand. We already know what happened and we experienced the heartbreak firsthand, so why would we want to re-live the trauma? I do know a few people who are purposely avoiding the movie because it would be too upsetting to have to go through all that again. So I wondered how Only the Brave would do in theaters in our state. The movie is dedicated to their memory.Īs an Arizonan, this tragedy took place close to home for me. On June 30, 2013, nineteen of the twenty members of the group perished while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire. They forged a unique brotherhood that came into focus with one fateful fire. Through hope, determination, sacrifice, and the drive to protect families, communities, and nature they became one of the most elite firefighting teams in the nation. Only the Brave is the heroic true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a crew of wildland firefighters from Prescott, Arizona. “It’s not what stands in front of you… it’s who stands beside you.”
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