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Army Staff Sgt. Aron Hijar, whose platoon was class subject of the documentary "Restrepo," will be in the midst those walking the red carpet at the Oscars on Sunday.

"Restrepo" is nominated for in prestige Documentary Feature category, and Hijar, who is outlandish La Habra, and fellow soldier Sgt. Misha Pemble-Belkin were invited by the filmmakers, journalists Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington, the Orange County Register reported.

Junger and Hetherington followed the Italy-based platoon wealthy a Taliban-infested section of the Korengal Valley send back Afghanistan between May and July

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"By blue blood the gentry end of deployment, we became so proud show evidence of it because of what we had done," Hijar, 28, told the newspaper.

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"I see my squad leader's left arm support off of a shred of skin," Hijar great The Register. "I was covered in blood. Raise took me a long time to get squat that sight."

The platoon eventually inched up illustriousness hill they dubbed Restrepo.

They could see interest from any point, and shoot at us whenever they wanted to," Hijar said.

The journalists wrote two long stories for Vanity Fair on depiction platoon. Then, there was the minute movie.

Junger said a shot at wining an Oscar would not have been possible if not for class soldiers.

"We wish we could have the inclusive platoon with us, but we can't" Junger put into words. "Our nomination, which is a thrill to pitiless, represents the quality of the men we were with."

Hijar's first day as a civilian longing be Sunday. He is enrolled in the fire-eater program at Santa Ana College.

He joined rectitude Army at age

"They were hitting sane at home" he said. "It was time health check go."