To: vetvetdoug
I’ve heard it said that survivors of D day left the opening scene of “saving private ryan” shaking and in a cold sweat due to the level of accuracy.
CC
79 posted on
11/07/2014 6:22:55 PM PST by
Celtic Conservative
(sufficient unto the day are the troubles therof.)
To: Celtic Conservative
I heard an elderly gentleman in the local barber shop voice the exact same thing.
87 posted on
11/07/2014 6:27:59 PM PST by
TaMoDee
(Go Pack Go! The Pack will be back in 2014!)
To: Celtic Conservative
shaking and in a cold sweat due to the level of accuracy.
When they shut the sound off it was just like hitting a landmine again. Spooky.
89 posted on
11/07/2014 6:28:15 PM PST by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: Celtic Conservative
"I’ve heard it said that survivors of D day left the opening scene of “Saving Private Ryan” shaking and in a cold sweat due to the level of accuracy."
Yes. My cousin who participated in the landing and battle was also very unhappy that it depicted things that most soldiers now wish the folks back home didn't know about.
142 posted on
11/07/2014 7:09:02 PM PST by
Buffalo Head
(Illigitimi non carborundum)
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