[bort]

“The Man Who Never Was”. It is on this weekend if you have Direct TV. It is a about Operation Mincemeat a British decoy operation that probably saved 20000 men in Ww2

[niteowl77]

For some some "non-Hollywood" reminders of what men had to endure, I would recommend a few that I have recently watched.

It is from Deutsche Welle, but covers a really grim bit of our military history: https://www.dw.com/en/the-battle-of-hürtgen-forest/av-53307984

And if you want to see beautifully reworked WWI footage that is accompanied by the reminiscences of British veterans who were there, try "They Shall Not Grow Old."

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“The Bridges at Toko-Ri” has one of the biggest surprise endings (and saddest) imaginable. A real downer.

[Michael.SF.]

Bridge Over the River Kwai

compare Holdens character to Alec Guinness. classic cavalier can do American vs. staid by the book Brit.

Sesue Haiakawa as the Japanese Commandant is excellent.

[Peter W. Kessler]

The Fighting Sullivans

The Best Years of Our Lives

Saving Private Ryan

Band of Brothers

The Pacific

For those who wish to see “Memphis Belle,” may I suggest the ORIGINAL “Memphis Belle,” and not that cobbled up Hollywood version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iklskql58yM

[ProtectOurFreedom]

The list thus far (through #34)...
Band of Brothers
Battle of Athens, A True American Story
Battle of Britain (1969)
Battleground
Beach Red
Big Red One, The
Bridge on the River Kwai
Bridges at Toko-Ri, The
Crimson Tide
Dirty Dozen, The
Eye Of The Needle
Firebase Gloria
Gettysburg
Glory
Great Escape, The
Green Berets
Hacksaw Ridge
Heartbreak Ridge
Ike
In Harm’s Way
Last Day, The
Longest Day, The
Lost Batallion, The
Man Who Never Was, The
Memphis Bell
Midway (1976)
Midway (2019)
Pacific, The
Patton
Pearl Harbor
Rough Riders
Run Silent, Run Deep
Saving Private Ryan
Sergeant York
Strategic Air Command
The 49th Parallel
They Shall Not Grow Old
They Were Expendable
Tora, Tora, Tora
Twelve O’Clock High
Unbroken
We Were Soldiers

[Phillyred]

We were Soldiers

[neverevergiveup]

That They Shall Not Grow Old.

Not an American Memorial Day movie, but a great movie to remember what hell those who fight wars go through. This movie is about fighting in the trenches in WWI, and it uses real footage - with dialogue that has been added based on lip-reading by linguists using the original film.

[luvbach1]

All Quiet on the Western Front, a 1930 silent that gets its message across.

[spokeshave]

Greatest Tank Battles, The Battle of Easting ...most intense tank battle evah- YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruyXYkh9-mM

[SmokingJoe]

The Best Years of Our Lives, one of my all time favorite movies.
Great cast. Apart from the great actors mentioned in the OP, we also had Myrna Loy and the beautiful Virginia Mayo.

[SirLurkedalot]

The Steel Helmet

[upchuck]

The Best Years of Our Lives has been a fav for years. Outstanding flick.

[L.A.Justice]

How about A BRIDGE TOO FAR? Operation Market Garden in 1944...The movie has US paratroopers...

[mad_as_he$$]

Glory.

[VMI70]

“Purple Heart” if you can find it.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

“Best Years” is the best movie ever made...

[MD Expat in PA]

Taking Chance.

Watched it last night as I do every Memorial Day weekend for the past several years now. And I cry every time.

[oh8eleven]

• Best Years of Our Lives
• From Here to Eternity
• Sand Pebbles
• Sands of Iwo Jima
• Dirty Dozen
• Lawrence of Arabia
• Paths of Glory
• Patton
• The Deer Hunter
• Platoon