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Check <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/militarytimes.com\/gifilms\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/militarytimes.com\/gifilms\">militarytimes.com\/gifilms<\/a> before the May 24 festival for the announcement of the winner).<\/b><br\/><br\/>After more than a month of voting, thousands of ballots cast and 14 entrants shown the exit, two films will square off for the title of best trailer in this year&#8217;s GI Film Festival.<br\/><br\/>The final Trailer Wars showdown between &#8220;The Colonel&#8221; and &#8220;American Veteran&#8221; runs until Wednesday at noon Eastern.\u00a0We&#8217;ve also included a third-place bout between &#8220;Charlie &#038; Sam&#8221; and &#8220;A War Within,&#8221; so vote below, and share your favorite via social media.\u00a0<br\/><br\/><b>(Voting is CLOSED for the inaugural GI Film Festival Trailer Wars. Check\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/militarytimes.com\/gifilms\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/militarytimes.com\/gifilms\">militarytimes.com\/gifilms<\/a>\u00a0before the May 24 festival for the announcement of the winner).<\/b><br\/><br\/>&#8220;The Colonel&#8221; cruised to a win over &#8220;A War Within&#8221; in semifinal action, while &#8220;American Veteran&#8221; had a tougher time with &#8220;Charlie &#038; Sam.&#8221; Both films have been dominant throughout the contest, earning more than 90 percent of the votes cast in some of their victories.<br\/><br\/>All four trailers are below. See more trailers, and get more information on the GI Film Festival in Washington, D.C. (May 24-28) on our <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/militarytimes.com\/gifilms\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/militarytimes.com\/gifilms\">GI Film Festival page<\/a> and at the <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/gifilmfestival.com\/featured-films-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/gifilmfestival.com\/featured-films-2017\/\">festival&#8217;s official site<\/a>.<br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=1d710d3e-16a9-4dbe-8878-fd55318d1bff\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cThe Colonel\u201d begins in 1969 when a heralded Marine, Hap Tasker, on the brink of promotion to Brigadier, is told he has a deficient heart that prevents him from future military service.\n\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=d2218524-e1ca-4c8e-b0c1-293e5f2c4ca5\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">America\u2019s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have created a new population of American veterans: service members so severely disabled they would have died in previous wars, but because of advanced medical technology they survive.\nWe\u2019ve figured out how to keep them alive and bring them back home, but what then? <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=4b94ed33-2a0b-4ab7-bee9-949fb0186c66\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In 2016, fewer than 5% of American WWII veterans remain alive. 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