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I felt that overall this movie hit some key points that are accurate, BUT I felt that it was another stereotypical portrayal of a torn up vietnam vet. Maybe I am still living in a fantasy that most of the vets were not drastically screwed up when they returned from the war. I know it was based on a book so this might not have been necessarily a film makers decision.  - Elle
 
I felt that overall this movie hit some key points that are accurate, BUT I felt that it was another stereotypical portrayal of a torn up vietnam vet. Maybe I am still living in a fantasy that most of the vets were not drastically screwed up when they returned from the war. I know it was based on a book so this might not have been necessarily a film makers decision.  - Elle
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Awe come on, Elle.  You didn't like the American Hero story?  It's not shown on the silver screen nearly enough.  That's not to say it wasn't an impressive life story, but like Elle said, it just seemed to be too much.  -Kelly Wuyscik
  
 
== 2 Film's relationship to current scholarship or to primary sources from the time ==
 
== 2 Film's relationship to current scholarship or to primary sources from the time ==

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