George Lucas Mentors Military Vet

August 7, 2012 at 3:07 pm | Posted in News | Leave a comment
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If there’s someone who knows heroes, it’s George Lucas.  After all he created two of our most iconic film heroes: Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones.  As well, he spent 20 years getting his real life heroes movie made, Red Tails.

So when Capt. Hank Hughes, a decorated platoon leader and veteran of two tours in Afghanistan needed help readjusting and getting back to his first love — he’d majored in films in college, George Lucas stepped up to the plate.  Says Lucas,

“These guys are heroes, and we need to help them”

You can find out more about this story and the project Standing Up For Heroes here.

(via ABC News)

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