re: Question for combat veterans that actually watch war movies

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Survivor is the toughest of all the war movies I’ve ever watched. Incredible movie that I never want to watch again.

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I feel the same about black hawk down. I get raging mad at the natives.

My dad was the Pacific in WWII. He told me that the most realistic book he ever read was War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk. He was comparing it to other books he enjoyed such as Catch 22 and the James Jones books including From Here to Eternity. He said that those books were pure fiction, but that the Herman Wouk books told it like it was.

My dad was in Vietnam with 1st Cav and saw lots of action. He hated Vietnam movies but loved Saving Private Ryan. He thought it was more realistic. But he couldn't watch it without getting drunk.

I can tell stories for days about my dad's experience being a grunt (draftee) on the front lines and what happened after he got back. Anyone interested?

My dad was in the 1st Marine division on Guadalcanal canal. He was an artillery officer.
As a kid of the John Wayne generation I wanted to know about it. Wee
Had gone on trips to civil war battle fields and talked about all that historical stuff. But when I asked him about his experience, he just couldn't Do it. He would hand me books. I read them but they were frequently kind of dry for kid to read. Not really what I wanted to know. Old man would never talk about it.
I wish I could have gotten him over that but, once he said no I never tried again. My bad. Part of me regrets the hell out of that. Any kid wants to know the exploits of their dad
My old man didn’t care for John Wayne. He comes in while I’m watching “Sands of Iwo Jima” one night. Just called bullshite and walked out.

Not a movie but Band of Brothers

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Does anyone here have immediate family with a Distinguished Service Cross or Medal of Honor

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Great grandpa was awarded the Medal of Honor in WWII. My great uncle was awarded the Silver Star for his actions in Vietnam.

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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

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I was a light fighter, my entire career was spent in the 10th Mtn, 82nd, 173rd, & 101st. My first experience with the mechanized world was in 2003 Iraq. Holy frick the tanks are loud especially when those Jack wagons would fire the 120mm main gun with no warning right next to you. And I was a 13F forward observer so I was used to the loud bangs. Idk what it is about those Abrahams that’s so loud.

For me the movie would have to be Restrepo. That Unit from 173rd that it followed was the unit that relieved my unit in the Korengal Valley. I was with 1/32 10th Mtn running a SKT. I remember the 173rd Brigade SGMs son was killed before we even finished our rip. The place was absolutely a valley of death.

Here’s what combat really is, sleep whenever and wherever.

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Marcus Luttrell

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He lives in the town next to mine. See him in stores like Buccees near my house. Great dude.

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Are Navy Seals all notorious bullshitters?

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They definitely are some of the baddest men on the planet but they have let their successes go to the head as a whole I find they are really just Hollywood. Now let’s talk about CAG probably the best of them all and never really get talked about.