Recon Commando

RECON COMMANDO MOVIE TRAILER (2:00)

Welcome to Vietnam 1967

Recon Commando: Vietnam - Film | 2023 Not Rated | 1hr 23m

"Recon Commando: Vietnam" is an action packed feature length documentary narrated by U.S. Army Reconnaissance (Recon) Commando David Barmettler during the height of the Vietnam War (1967). This Specialist 5 Recondo in the 101st Airborne makes a moving and heart wrenching audio tape letter home to his family for Christmas. His chilling tales of enemy engagement, near death experiences and gut emotion often reveal an unbreakable bond with his men nick-named "The Dirty Dozen". His stories and mindful perspective on the war allows the audience to experience a Soldier's calm during a conflicted period of U.S. history. Experience the horrors these Recon Commandos endured in the Vietnam jungles as they engage the relentless North Vietnamese military forces. This film is produced and edited by Joseph "J.J." Barmettler. It uses the actual analog audio recording from 1967 and fifty five year old DASPO stills and film footage from the Vietnam War that brings these lost souls back to life.

Recon Commando_poster (Recondo Platoon) 3_7_2022_small
FILM SALES INFO
Film Sales
For motion picture and documentary distributors.
Click for Sales Information
Movie Posters
Recon_Commando_Dave_tux_1967_Key_Art_Poster
Movie Poster vers 1
01733f397e-poster

Movie Poster vers 2

Review Quote


“The filmmaker finds a unique heart-touching and (chilling sometimes) way to tell a Vietnam war story. The archive footage and the sound effects take us on a journey with the soldier through his pain and the loss of his friends. A fascinating window into time from one man's perspective. The audio taped message home is at times chilling, at times saddening, at times shocking, and at times thoroughly heartwarming, such as when Dave talks about the camaraderie amongst his men.”

-Anonymous Los Angeles Festival Reviewer
Recon Commando

Movie Poster vers 3

Recon Commando

Movie Poster vers 4

Recon_Commando_poster4_Toy_Soldier_v3_fire_bg_final

Movie Poster vers 5

Dave_Barmettler_MCU_poster5_small

Movie Poster vers 6 (digital)


Images from the film
Recondo Platoon 101st Airborne

Recondos prepare for a tour

Recondo_Ranger_Dave_on_peak

Recondo Medic Spec 5 David Barmettler

Recondo_Ranger_Dave_w_4_Recondomen

Recondomen from 101st Airborne US Army 1967

Recondo_Ranger_Dave_with_Vietnamese_Child

Recondo Medic David Barmettler treating a South Vietnamese villager child

Recondo_Ranger_Recondman_in_tunnel

Recondo patrolling Vietnamese underground tunnels.

Dave_Barmettler_MCU_poster1

Recondo David Barmettler with Recondo Platoon in Vietnam jungle (photo Rodney Griffin)

Recondo_Ranger_Dave_sitting_with_beret_on

Recondo Spec 5 David Barmettler Vietnam War 1967

Recondo Platoon 1967_vertical2

Patrol PFC Griffin
Recondo camp
Dave_Barmettler_MCU_poster2_text_small