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In reply to the discussion: I didn't serve in Vietnam for freedom... [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)the conservatives serving in WW II. The first is from John Wayne, it was set in a fantasy (We think it was the marianas, but they could not tell), attack. The son of a well connected GOP Senator and his speaking parts are clear on the opinion of the conservatives and how this was Roosevelt's war. He was serving becuase Dad told him he had to if he wanted a career in politics.
Kid dies in the end... but
The second is Iwo Jima. The scene on the train with the two GOP young men who somehow got an exception was a way to represent the overall attitude. It was also a dig to those who applauded the war but never joined, I mean the Gulf War II. Director can be an asshole, and his monologue with a chair was very bizarre, but that scene is worth watching.