When John Wayne made this movie, The Green Berets, he saw the people of the United States were losing interest and hope in the Vietnam War. He attempted to give the troops a morale lift and the American people a look at what is really going on with the VC and their way to fight a war. I don’t believed it worked for most but it sure as hell did for me. I was a kid when it came out and I was determined as hell to become a Green Beret. I went through hell during training and actually became a Special Forces qualified Army personnel. It was the hardest and most rewarding thing I have ever done in my life.
God Bless John Wayne and all he stood for...
Thanks for your service. I was already out of the Army when he made the movie.
His effort in making that was appreciated by many even though the left antiwar hippie crowd moaned and groaned about it. Thanks to him there was at least one movie that depicted Vietnam in a positive way.
I don’t know if he made any money off it but I don’t think he cared whether he did or not. I’m pretty sure he wanted to make a statement against the commies and the likes of Hanoi Jane.