“Celebrating the International Warrior Spirit,” an international short-film screening hosted by the Embassy of Canada on Wednesday as part of the 7th Annual G.I. Film Festival, sought to increase awareness of the experience of G.I.s from around the world. Here, Military Times talks to festival organizers, staff and veterans about what the event and festival mean to them and why G.I. stories need to be told.

(Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory/Medill News Service)