Bogey in Sight

Abraham Barber was born into a patriotic family in Littleton, Iowa. His father was a high ranking officer in WWII. After two years of law school Abraham volunteered for the US army out of love for his country and in pursuit of getting ‘something more’ from life itself. He served during the Vietnam war for three tours (‘67, ‘68, ‘69). In ‘68 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant for his outstanding leadership.

In ‘69 he was shot during an ambush at the village of Plei Lao Tchin near the Cambodian border. On November 5, at 8:00 p.m., 1969 the troopers racked the kill zone with M-16, M-60, and M-79 fire. They completely destroyed an entire NVA weapons platoon. Twelve American soldiers were wounded and three were killed in the line of duty.

Previous to this attack Abraham Barber had met Thomas Jackson, one of the soldiers in his platoon, who like himself was severely wounded. After rehabilitation they both moved to New York and became close friends. Jackson was schooled in playing the drums from the age of 6. Jackson eventually introduced Abraham to his band ‘The Messengers’ (not to be confused with the Minnesota rock group). The band’s original formation never had any big breakthrough, but with Abraham’s vocals Jackson believed it might eventually work. As a support act for a band
called ‘Silencer’, they traveled throughout Europe. After a show in Rome
they were approached by an Italian movie producer, Francesco Grieco. He was amazed by their performance and Abraham’s backstory. Francesco, who wanted to produce a Vietnam war exploitation movie, felt that The Messengers was the perfect band to write the score. The movie’s plot for ‘Bogey in Sight’ is set at the height of the Vietnam war: A two-squad search party is looking for a hidden prison camp, and ventures deep into the Cambodian jungle. By accident the two squads get split up and paranoia takes over, only to uncover a hidden mystery deep inside the sinister jungle.