Homefront Girl® The Podcast - A conversation with Veteran, Honor Guard, Filmmaker Ethan Morse

Ethan Morse and Neal Schrodetzki are sharing the traditions, responsibilities, and legacy of the U.S. Military in a much anticipated four-part docu-series, Honor Guard. The series will premiere streaming on Amazon, December 25, 2020. Throughout 2021, the series will be released to over 50 other streaming services. Honor Guard has been in the works for over three years as Morse and Schrodetzki meticulously detail four unique specialty platoons of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment in Washington, D.C. The same unit where the two men met and served side by side. 

Aside from being U.S. veterans together, the pair are established filmmakers and long time friends. They are known for their intense storytelling and their film “The Unknowns” which was a huge success. This time, the duo returned to The Old Guard to dive deeper into some of the specialized services the unit provides, and to highlight the history of The Regiment. 

Honor Guard is about all of the work that goes into being a Guard of Honor, and explores the emotional and physical burden put upon them by being tasked with protecting our nation's capital. Schrodetzki and Morse were granted exclusive access to film with The Old Guard, in association with the U.S. Army, due to their service in the unit years prior. 

They were permitted to document 3rd Infantry’s Regimental Orientation Program, The U.S. Army’s caisson Platoon, The U.S. Army’s Drill Team, and the process soldiers undertake to become part of the Full Honors Casket Team. This was truly unique, and adds a very personal and educational aspect to the series. Each part of their show is named after a portion of the specialty training offered by The Old Guard, such as: Caisson, The Regiment, Drill Team, and Full Honors. 

The duo is accompanied in their mission to honor the fallen by Academy Award® Nominated Actor and Hollywood legend, Sam Elliott, as the narrator of Honor Guard. "He's known throughout the military for portraying American heroes in film.” Schrodetzki informed Deadline, “Sam Elliott represents the soul and spirit of the Honor Guard.” He was the perfect fit for such an intense project and brings an air of respect to the episodes through his narration.