Hollywood star brings little piece of
paradise to troops

Story and photos by Spc Samuel J. Phillips

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Hollywood actor

D.B. Sweeney visited Victory Base Complex May 3 to premier his movie, “Two Tickets to Paradise,” for service-members stationed here. Sweeney also took the time to meet the troops and sign autographs.

“I’ve played a lot of military characters in my career,” Sweeney said, “and I have had the chance to meet a lot of military people. When I was in ‘Guards of Stone,’ I got to meet some Soldiers with the Old Guard. When I played in ‘Memphis Bell,’ I got “I couldn’t think of on his trip through Iraq. bers, Sweeney said. to meet the actual crew a better way to show “I was able to visit “That is something of the Memphis Bell.” my appreciation for the a few different places, that not many people

During roles like Soldiers,” Sweeney said. including a couple of get to see,” Swee­these, Sweeney Sweeney hoped that hospitals,” Sweeney said. ney said. “It’s not a gained a respect for his movie, which is a “I’m really impressed story often told by those in uniform. comedy about three with the level of care that American media.”

“I have an enormous middle aged men going we are able to provide.” Sweeney said he respect for the men through a mid-life crisis, It wasn’t just the learned a lot during his and women that serve would act as a diversion care that servicemem-time in Iraq and that our country,” Sweeney for the servicemembers. bers received that he hoped he was able said. “I wanted to find “The movie was impressed Sweeney. to make the time the a way to say thanks great,” said 2nd Lt. “I saw a lot of care troops had to spend here for all that they do.” Randy D. Perry, Com-geared toward Iraqi just a little bit better.

Sweeney said that pany A, Special Troops civilians and even “I’m humbled as an since he wrote, directed, Battalion, 4th Infantry those that fight against American by spending produced and starred Division. “It was great us,” Sweeney said. time with our service-in “Two Tickets to to be able to just sit U.S. troops fight members, and it makes Paradise,” he was able and talk with him.” to save the lives of me even more proud to dictate where it was VBC was only one of everyone, not just to be able to call my-going to be shown first. the stops Sweeney made other servicemem-self an American.”

Sweeney takes the time to meet and greet servicemembers after showing his movie “Two Tickets to Paradise” at the East Liberty Field House, Camp Liberty, Iraq, May 3. Sweeney said that he enjoyed sitting down and talking with servicemembers, and was open to any questions that they might have.