Panel discussion with those featured in the film to follow

NEW YORK – On Thursday, Dec. 16, at 8pm at the Quad Cinema, Operation Truth, America's first and largest Iraq veterans organization, will be holding a special benefit screening of the short version of its new documentary film, "The Ground Truth." Following the viewing, there will be a panel discussion with Paul Rieckhoff, Executive Director of Operation Truth, Patricia Foulkrod, Director of "The Ground Truth," Robert Acosta, an Iraq War Veteran, and Steve Robinson, Executive Director of the National Gulf War Resource Center.

"The Ground Truth," currently under production, is a riveting new documentary that compiles interviews with returning troops from Iraq to tell the story about the war and their lives after coming home, from their own perspective.

WHAT: Special preview of "The Ground Truth," a new documentary about Iraq War veterans, and a panel discussion featuring those in the film

WHO: Paul Rieckhoff, Executive Director of Operation Truth, Patricia Foulkrod, Director of "The Ground Truth," Steve Robinson, Executive Director of the National Gulf War Resource Center, and Robert Acosta, Iraq War Veteran

WHEN: Thursday, December 16, 8pm

WHERE: The Quad Cinema,

34 West 13th Street (between 5th Ave and 6th Ave)