MONROE, LA – John Schneider (“The Dukes of Hazzard,” “90210,” and “Smallville”) William Devane (“Knots Landing,” “24”, “Space Cowboys”) and up and coming leading lady GiGi Erneta (“Friday Night Lights,” “Veronica Mars,” “Strong Medicine”) star in the new R-Squared Productions feature “Flag of my Father.”
“Flag,” tells the story of Army nurse CPT Judith Rainier (Erneta) and how jealousy threatens to destroy the relationship between her and her four brothers—a conflict that erupts when their Vietnam veteran father suddenly dies. Rainer is the only surviving veteran in the family, but still a woman and the youngest child—a position that does not garner much respect from her civilian siblings.
Devane portrays the family’s patriarch while Schneider is the nurse’s brother who is the most dismissive of her service. The heroine is forced to heal family wounds she inadvertently caused while battling severe post-traumatic stress initiated by a P.O.W. experience. The nurse risks her life and virtue to save a dying comrade while in captivity.
The film premiered in West Monroe, LA on April 16. Attendees included Devane and U.S. Senator David Vitter. Vitter went on to say, “Flag of my Father really is an inspiring film about the enormous sacrifice of American soldiers and the enormous power of faith. This powerful film has a message that all Americans need to hear – particularly my colleagues in Washington.” Approximately 10,000 people attended the premiere and several screenings since its debut. Ray and Erneta were also invited to New York City to appear on the hit FOX News online show “The Strategy Room” in May.
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Johnny Punish founded VT in 2004. After 20 years at the helm, he “retired” from the daily operations in late 2023 passing the ball over to the new owner of VT, Chief Justin Time. He now writes for VT as “Writer Emeritus”. He is also a global citizen eco-activist, visionary, musician, artist, entertainer, businessman, investor, life coach, podcast host, and syndicated columnist.
Punish is an ethnically cleansed Palestinian-American whose maternal family was evicted from their home in Haifa, Palestine in 1948 by Irgun; a Euro-Zionist Settler Terrorist Group. The family became part of the over 1,000,000 Palestinians who are Al-Nakba refugees (The Catastrophe). The family fled to Beirut Lebanon for 13 years eventually emigrating to the USA in 1961 via a Brasilian passport obtained by his Palestinian Brasilian-born grandmother (In the early 1900s, the family was sent to Sao Paolo Brasil as guest workers in the mining industry. Punish’s father is Italian-American from New York City. Punish’s paternal great-grandparents emigrated to the USA from Naples Italy and Marineo in Sicily in the 1890s. Punish was born in the Bronx, New York in 1963.
Punish was educated at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (1980-81) and California State University Fullerton (1981-1984) with studies in accounting and business. Before the “internets” had been invented, he owned and ran (5) national newspapers in the United States of America from 1987-1998. From 2004 to 2023, he owned and managed VT Foreign Policy retiring at the end of 2023.
Punish is also a recording artist. He has over 100 original songs written. He records and produces music. A member of ASCAP, Punish has several songs placed in feature films. His music is promoted worldwide and played on all digital networks and net radio.
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