<p>Part 2 picks up with Oliver Stone's Platoon and takes listeners through a tour of Vietnam War movies from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s.  Other notable flicks include Full Metal Jacket, Forrest Gump, and We Were Soldiers.  We discuss each film's characters, plotlines, realism, and ethical situations.</p>

Part 2 picks up with Oliver Stone's Platoon and takes listeners through a tour of Vietnam War movies from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. Other notable flicks include Full Metal Jacket, Forrest Gump, and We Were Soldiers. We discuss each film's characters, plotlines, realism, and ethical situations.

<p>Part 2 picks up with Oliver Stone's Platoon and takes listeners through a tour of Vietnam War movies from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s.&nbsp; Other notable flicks include Full Metal Jacket, Forrest Gump, and We Were Soldiers.&nbsp; We discuss each film's characters, plotlines, realism, and ethical situations.</p>

Ep 5: Vietnam War Movies, Part 2

A spirited discussion about the portrayal of the military in movies, television, books, videogames, and other media.  We look at what Hollywood gets right and wrong about the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps across all eras.  The portrayal of foreign militaries is also discussed.  We will try to cover it all - Greece and Rome, the Dark and Medieval Ages, the American Revolution and Civil War, World War I and World War II, through Korea, Vietnam, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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A spirited discussion about the portrayal of the military in movies, television, books, videogames, and other media. We look at what Hollywood gets right and wrong about the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps across all eras. The portrayal of foreign militaries is also discussed. We will try to cover it all - Greece and Rome, the Dark and Medieval Ages, the American Revolution and Civil War, World War I and World War II, through Korea, Vietnam, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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