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Beachnutt

(7,910 posts) Mon May 27, 2024, 03:18 PM May 2024

Three movies that are reminders of what some of our fallen soldiers went through [View all]

We were Soldiers
Saving private Ryan
Hacksaw Ridge

Also you can watch interviews of Our Soldiers telling their stories of what sacrifices they made and the details of war that they lived through.
Search youtube for "Voices of History".
These Men are all Truly Heroes and deserve all Respect and thanks.

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Three movies that are reminders of what some of our fallen soldiers went through [View all] Beachnutt May 2024 OP

I'm watching Band of Brothers. amerikat May 2024 #1

+1, same here..nt mitch96 May 2024 #10

Powerful indeed...this was my father's battlefield Drum May 2024 #26

Twelve O'clock High.. The Caine Mutiny... submarine movies, Das Boot keithbvadu2 May 2024 #2

My good friend, Mike, was shot down while MOMFUDSKI May 2024 #3

That is Sacrifice and it is so hard to understand, Beachnutt May 2024 #5

Gettysburg (1993) WarGamer May 2024 #4

One of the best portrayals of Civil War combat I can recall..nt Wounded Bear May 2024 #23

the Little Round Top scene was... perfection. WarGamer May 2024 #33

Saving Private Ryan is a great movie TexasDem69 May 2024 #6

+1 mitch96 May 2024 #11

There was one moment in this movie that really impacted me. OAITW r.2.0 May 2024 #15

Yep I know exactly which scene TexasDem69 May 2024 #16

That's the scene that my husband says gives him pause Nixie May 2024 #30

My father was a heavy machine gunner who landed on Omaha Beach when he was 23. elocs May 2024 #38

I heard some survivors of Omaha Beach talk about that first scene DFW May 2024 #42

The Best Years of our Lives (1946) Staph May 2024 #7

I watched that yesterday. BigmanPigman May 2024 #21

I'm watching it now!! TSExile May 2024 #25

Isn't the casting great? BigmanPigman May 2024 #36

The casting was perfection. TSExile May 2024 #37

Films/Series that depict the horrors of war... ProudMNDemocrat May 2024 #8

The 1930 (black & white) All Quiet... is worth a watch too. RockRaven May 2024 #28

Americans fought so hard to preserve our democracy and way of life. Irish_Dem May 2024 #9

Agreed Bayard May 2024 #12

Trump hates the same people they hate. Irish_Dem May 2024 #13

Kelly's Heroes SocialDemocrat61 May 2024 #14

I'd probably agree TexasDem69 May 2024 #17

True SocialDemocrat61 May 2024 #18

You can't TexasDem69 May 2024 #19

PT-109 Kid Berwyn May 2024 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2024 #41

Glory JustAnotherGen May 2024 #22

Glory rivals Gettysburg with its portrayal of Civil War combat... Wounded Bear May 2024 #24

Both films portrayed the brave, selfless sacrifices Americans made to end slavery. Squaredeal May 2024 #31

And Cold Mountain and the "Crater" battle scene. WarGamer May 2024 #34

Many that I would have named have already been mentioned, but RockRaven May 2024 #27

Coming Home cbabe May 2024 #29

I've never seen the movie version of Twelve O'clock High though I've read it's a very good movie captain queeg May 2024 #32

Here's 10 such movies Tarzanrock May 2024 #35

All Quiet on the Western Front Hekate May 2024 #39

This vet watched three on Sunday. pecosbob May 2024 #40

It only counts if they were directly protecting our freedoms BannonsLiver May 2024 #43