The film addresses the issues many soldiers face upon their return from the War in Iraq, including problems with posttraumatic stress disorder and an inability to meld back into "normal" society.

The veterans speak about recruitment and training, combat, their returns home, facing their families, and their difficulties in making the necessary changes needed to fit back into society.

Many mention the idea of post traumatic stress disorder, while also the adaptations made to their injuries; such as an amputated limb.

Kelly Doughtery served as a medic and military policewoman in the U.S. Army National Guard.

After his return he became involved in theatre and used dramatic art and expression to address the issue of posttraumatic stress disorder.

He founded and is currently the artistic director for The VetStage Foundation, a non-profit theatre company for veterans.

Denver lost his previous rank, due to prior service rules at the time.

Camilo Mejía is a sergeant in the U.S. Army National Guard and fought in Iraq for a period of six months.

He later founded Peace-Out, a website offering assistance to soldiers wishing to obtain CO status.

After returning home, he joined the anti-war effort by trying to spread word of what he felt are the true conditions soldiers in Iraq face.

From September 2001 to January 2006, he served as Executive Director of the National Gulf War Resource Center.

Robinson has been recognized as an expert on chemical and biological weapons and on Gulf War Illness.

At the 2006 Sundance and Nantucket Film Festivals, critics hailed The Ground Truth as "powerful" and "quietly unflinching."