The Way We Get By (2009)

[Frayed Knot]

Most of the troops traveling out to and in from overseas deployments do so through the international airport in Bangor, Maine ... Who knew? - both about that being the spot used for arriving/departing troops and that Bangor even had an international airport.

Anyway, a group of locals - mostly senior citizens, some with military connections but not all - make a point to greet all the troops upon their arrival with a handshake, an expression of thanks, free cell phone use, maybe some chocolates, etc. They've been at it since 2003 and are "on call" 24/7. Phone relays are used to inform each other of incoming flights and tallies are kept of both the number of flights and soldiers greeted since the start.

This is a documentary film focusing on that effort and specifically on several in that group.