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Nov 10, 2006

"There is no way to peace. Peace is the way." --A.J. Muste

Beyond the Call

Ed, Jim and Walt are not your average weekend warriors. Ordinary, inconspicuous Americans with wives, careers and hobbies, these three friends and former soldiers realize their deepest passion in life through self-financed humanitarian missions to war zones around the globe. Documentary filmmaker Adrian Belic (Genghis Blues), in the new film "Beyond the Call," tracks these self-styled knights in shining armor. The trio met as members of the service organization Knights of Malta, and the film -- an Indiana Jones meets Mother Teresa adventure -- tracks them from Afghanistan and Tajikistan to Burma and the Philippines, as they risk life and death to hand over cash, food, clothing and medical supplies to desperate refugees. Indifferent to politics or religion, these intrepid do-gooders embark on their privately funded missions simply to serve. This site has an inspiring trailer for the film.