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re: Question for combat veterans that actually watch war movies
Posted on 3/26/21 at 10:16 pm to threedog79
Posted on 3/26/21 at 10:16 pm to threedog79
Most of us would probably not want to see a realistic portrayal. It's not something you ever want to relive. A lot of it gets shut out of your mind because some things should never be committed to long term memory. But the worst of all of it can never be portrayed on the screen
The smell. Just the slightest memory makes me want to go wretch.
The smell. Just the slightest memory makes me want to go wretch.
This post was edited on 3/26/21 at 10:20 pm
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Posted on 3/26/21 at 10:24 pm to Swamp Angel
My FIL spoke one time about Nam. He was on a listening post and set up claymores (his group did). Early in the morning they went off. The waited and first light checked it out. Couple of old guys and two kids were all over the place. The man wept. The only thing he ever said. My side of the family that served never said one word but my grandmother said Papaw came back a completely different person especially after Nam. WWII was bad but he was on the tail end. Korea was a lot rougher than people realize (at least according to the letters my grandmother saved) but Nam emptied that man. Just never was the same.
Posted on 3/26/21 at 10:32 pm to Swamp Angel
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Most of us would probably not want to see a realistic portrayal. It's not something you ever want to relive. A lot of it gets shut out of your mind because some things should never be committed to long term memory. But the worst of all of it can never be portrayed on the screen The smell. Just the slightest memory makes me want to go wretch.
And how damn loud it is. When you’ve got 240s, .50 cals, Mk19s, and TOWs going off all around you an M4 sounds like a pop gun. After the first time I always made sure to have some ear plugs with me...only later did we learn about electronic ear pro.
From my personal experience the Forrest Gump ambush scene was pretty damn spot on...all quiet and then like a light switch all hell breaks loose. Saving Private Ryan beach landing scene captures the randomness of combat as well.
This post was edited on 3/26/21 at 10:35 pm
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