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Originally Posted by Tobra
Marine Snipers are really something.
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A high school friend of mine went into the Marines. He deployed to
Panama as a
scout sniper. Afterward, he had a lot of problems with alcohol and self destructive behaviour. I never thought of PTSD back then... just thought it was bad decision making skills on his part.
edit: I removed the details about his personal life. No need for that.
Suffice to say that he did get clean and sober.
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Originally Posted by creaturecat
Seems like two thumbs up.
How about some insight as to why?
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I liked the movie because I thought it was a well told story. I thought it had a good balance of action and drama.
I liked that it was not an "invincible flag waving patriot" movie. I like that it showed war does affect people on a personal level, that taking a life changes people, and that Rambo exists only in Hollywood.
I'm sorry, but I completely missed the "not always wrong to kill certain people in cold blood and without due process" message. I thought every war was about killing people, and did not realize that war was in need of Clint Eastwood as a banner carrier. I saw this film strictly as a PTSD message, not a battle cry.