You could see him in each of the Army’s values - that was just the type of person he was.” “Charles was a ‘Soldier’s Soldier,'” Wickes added. Jordan and Chante Adams as King and Canedy, respectively. The movie is directed by Denzel Washington and features Michael B.
“It was unbelievable, just hearing that we were going to get to work on this amazing project.” “Charles was absolutely one of my best friends in the world,” said Wickes, who shared the same information with OCPA-West. Wickes and King became close friends during the years he worked as an NTC observer, trainer and controller, before being assigned to 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2004.
The title refers to an unfinished 200-page, block-letter style journal King wrote to his infant son, Jordan, before he died in Iraq on Oct. The movie’s script came from Dana Canedy’s memoir about her late fiance, 1st Sgt. Wickes froze as a wave of emotions fell upon her. “They requested support for a movie called ‘A Journal for Jordan’ on Fort Irwin,” she said. OCPA-West serves as the Army’s liaison to the entertainment industry. Nevertheless, this call was different once she realized that the Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, Western Region, was on the other line. Wickes, a former Soldier with close to 25 years of Army civilian experience, was used to receiving all types of requests in support of the Army, NTC, or Fort Irwin mission, she said. The National Training Center had just returned to adjusted operations after the COVID-19 pandemic paused training for nearly three months. “A Journal for Jordan” will be in select theaters this weekend.Īs the community relations officer at Fort Irwin, California, Renita Wickes was teleworking in her home in late July when her phone rang. The following was written by Devon Suits, Army News Service.
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