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== Advocacy for child soldiers ==
== Advocacy for child soldiers ==
=== My Star in the Sky ===
=== My Star in the Sky ===
Mulroy is a co-maker (along with [[United States Navy SEALs|U.S. Navy SEAL]] Eric Oehlerich) of the documentary ''My Star in the Sky'', which in the Acholi language is “Lakalatwe.” This documentary depicts a story about survival, friendship, and love between two child soldiers, Anthony and Florence Opoka. Both were abducted by the LRA, an insurgent group against the government of [[Uganda]]. Anthony was seriously injured many times. The sixth time he was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. He was thrown into a mass grave and was almost buried until someone noticed his eyes moving. He recovered with minimal medical treatment and became a celestial navigator, a skill he had learned from his father. He later became a radio operator and code-talker and was eventually made Joseph Kony's radio operator.<ref name="foreignpolicy_2019-11-08" /> Florence also served as a soldier. After marrying Anthony in the bush, she delivered her second child during a firefight. After the birth, she "stood up and tied the baby to her back, picked up her first child with one hand and her assault rifle with the other." Anthony and Florence eventually escaped, continued their family, and supports children orphaned by LRA soldiers to this day.<ref name="foreignpolicy_2019-11-08" /><ref name="auto9">{{cite web |url=http://grassrootsgroup.org/2019/09/sept-24-two-grg-board-members-screen-lra-film-in-georgetown/ |title=Sept 24: LRA film screening in Georgetown - Grassrootsgroup.org | Grassroots Reconciliation Group |website=grassrootsgroup.org}}</ref>
=== The Grassroots Reconciliation Group ===
=== The Grassroots Reconciliation Group ===
=== Comments on the subject ===
=== Comments on the subject ===