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To: coinsedge

Here is the ending of Platoon...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIJZGR2FaDA


2 posted on 12/15/2007 10:03:03 PM PST by Professional
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To: Professional

Thank you Pro... It's a powerful finish. But like life, the struggle continues. The thought that conflict in and around Vietnam would end when Americans withdrew is as much a fiction as the film's narrative. The fight only matured into something new. What's sad is how the aftermath of a war stains the entire effort, no matter how noble the cause. My hope is that the films made about Iraq and Afghanistan in the future will capture the the fall of a tyrant and the rise of brave free people, and how Americans played a positive role in the transition. Unfortunately, hope doesn't pay the bills.

4 posted on 12/16/2007 8:16:07 AM PST by coinsedge
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