In April 1967, Stone enlisted in the United States Army and requested combat duty in Vietnam. From September 16, 1967 to April 1968, he served in Vietnam with 2nd Platoon, B Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Infantry Division and was twice wounded in action.[15] He was then transferred to the First Cavalry Division participating in long range patrols before being transferred again to drive for a motorized infantry unit of the division until November 1968.[17] For his service, his military awards include the Bronze Star with "V" Device for heroism, the Purple Heart with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster to denote two awards, the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge.
Why was he discharged after 15 months?
Many on her said he was nuts for claiming there was a shadow government. If he had only called it the deep state he would have been a genius.
I did not know this about Oliver Stone. I thank him for his meritorious service.
I once ran into Oliver Stone in the foreigner bar area in Hong Kong, of all places.
He was there to promote his movie at the time - Natural Born Killers. The locals didn’t know who he was, It was late at night and I said “Hey, Oliver Stone, I loved the movie!” and he raised a glass to me.
On each arm he had a tall, slender, gorgeous Chinese model/actress wannabe.
Some version of the casting-couch, no doubt.
HOLY S—T STONE SERVED IN VIETNAM???
I’ll never forgive Oliver Stone for his film, SALVADOR. It was a drugged out Leftist fantasy with the horse-mounted FMLN communist guerrillas being thwarted by U.S. supplied air power.
In reality, the international communist world provided the FMLN guerrillas modern surface to air missiles while the US provided obsolete aircraft. Captain Reynaldo Nochez was killed flying a C47 gunship by one of those eastern block SAMs.
But I still have an opinion...and it is that I think it was disgraceful for him for him to make "Platoon".
all this means is that it is possible to have served your country and still turn out to be a total PoS.
I respect his combat credentials but not his later radicalization. I understand how war can radicalize people but don’t support what they become.
Both Hitler and Tim McVeigh were war veterans but look how they turned out.
Stone reportedly visited Cuba as a guest of Fidel Castro and was given a standing ovation by the crowd in the Karl Marx Theatre in Havana when he was introduced. They knew what side he was on.
I admire your “Famous Veterans” project! What a gret idea!
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