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Are there any movies about MACV SOG?
Apocalypse Now Martin Sheen stars as MACV-SOG Capt. Benjamin Willard in the trippy Vietnam classic. The film follows Willard as he embarks on a journey into the Heart of Darkness in search of Col.
Why was the Green Berets movie controversial?
Some of the protests about the movie are to do with the fact that the North Vietnamese are portrayed as being vicious, and the Americans as a kind of holier-than-thou. While it is true that the Americans committed some atrocities during the conflict, the North Vietnamese committed FAR MORE.
What movie most accurately depicts the Vietnam War?
Oliver Stone’s “Platoon” delivered Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director, and its cemented status as an authoritative Vietnam War film makes it No. 1 on our list.
How accurate is platoon?
Platoon’s battle sequences were also praised for their believability. A former Marine and technical adviser to military movies, James Dever, claimed that Stone’s movie is unerringly accurate in its depictions of real-life Vietnam battle sequences.
Are there American POWs in Vietnam?
As of 2015, more than 1,600 of those were still “unaccounted-for.” The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) of the U.S. Department of Defense lists 687 U.S. POWs as having returned alive from the Vietnam War.
Why didn’t the US invade North Vietnam?
So Americans decided not to take the war to North Vietnam on ground because of fears of Chinese intervention. Whether Peking’s threats were genuine or not, American presidents prudently refused to risk such high odds. North Vietnam remained inviolable to ground attack.
What did they smoke in Platoon?
Prior to the scene where Elias’ half of the platoon is smoking marijuana, the actors actually did smoke marijuana. Unfortunately for them, Willem Dafoe reported, by the time the stage was set and they actually filmed everyone had come off their high and felt awful.
How did Veterans React Platoon?
On Jan. 14, about 40 vets from the VA outreach clinic in Louisville, Ky., saw ‘Platoon’ and then gathered to decompress. ‘There was a lot of crying, hugging, talking, praising each other for having served in Vietnam,’ said Matt Shuy, the clinic’s team leader. ‘I can’t say they liked the movie, but they appreciated it.