I'm at a loss for words

[308pirate]

The look in this man's eyes is haunting......like he just saw death again.

Stand at ease, sailor......

 

[Maggot]

The Horror, the horror.

Col. Walter Kurtz/Apocalypse Now

 

[Maser]

Must be an odd feeling watching Hollywood's take on something that you saw for real.

 

[308pirate]

Must be an odd feeling watching Hollywood's take on something that you saw for real.

Evidently it was pretty close. Dude looked mighty shook up......

 

[vh20]

Very similar reaction to the ones the guys who were at Ia Drang had when they saw "We Were Soldiers." They did a screening for a group of those guys and interviewed them afterwards. Most were very moved, and astounded at how close it was to reality, except for the smell.

 

[Flyingbullseye]

Took a WWII marine vet who fought on Iwo Jima and who I worked with at a air museum to the pre-release screening of Flags of our Fathers. He thought they did a great job on the movie, said it was like being back on that island again. Great guy, some of his stories you could tell still haunted him.

 

[ArmyJerry]

Why do these news people call sailors soldiers, glad the old dude lived long enough to see the movie.

 

[308pirate]

Why do these news people call sailors soldiers, glad the old dude lived long enough to see the movie.

WTF too.....hard to miss the fucking anchor on his beret

 

[308pirate]

According to the press

Soldier.....
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Soldier...
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Soldier......

Soldier.....
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[ThunderMass]

And some critics didn't like the lack of diversity or women in the film. It's too bad they can't realize that it isn't just a story, but something that actually happened. Sorry that war doesn't fit your ideals.

 

[Alphatreedog]

Worked with a guy who was in Vietnam . He definitely wasnt all there . He had supposedly done a few tours . Anyway talkin to him one day we managed to get on the subject of Khe Sahn . He said he was there and fuckin cried every night . Got a really weird far away , blood drained from his face , bug eyed look . It was really creepy . Thought he was gonna check out.
Can't imagine gettin hammered by arti)ery for two months .
Some wounds you can't see .

 

[308pirate]

Worked with a guy who was in Vietnam . He definitely wasnt all there . He had supposedly done a few tours . Anyway talkin to him one day we managed to get on the subject of Khe Sahn . He said he was there and fuckin cried every night . Got a really weird far away , blood drained from his face , bug eyed look . It was really creepy . Thought he was gonna check out.
Can't imagine gettin hammered by arti)ery for two months .
Some wounds you can't see .

Shell shock = battle fatigue = PTSD