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Originally Posted by Howitzer
Some good things came out of the war. I remember this Nam movie about a guy who was not too smart with magic legs and started a shrimping business with his deceased Army buddy.
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Nice try there bro. The films I'm talking about were non-fiction, with video of actual events of the day. Numerous vets telling their experiences with their own mouths.
It's as close as we're going to get to any truth or proof. What, those guys were supposed to have forensic evidence they had carefully brought out from the field in Nam? DNA perhaps? There are some photos to be had and it's way better than nothing.
Hate to tell you, the film "Going Upriver, etc." is about the most concise bundle of useful footage I've found on the VVAW, Winter Soldier hearings, etc. I'm am dumbounded, but not especially surprised that so many people who wish to assert that they know all about that crowd are completely unwilling to watch film of them describing it in their own words.
Video surveillance is useful in law enforcement for very good reason. A picture tells a thousand words. These guys don't have film of what they're speaking of, in most cases, but actually hearing them say it is valuable.
Until you do, it's just bluster and spin.