The Politically Incorrect Guide to Memorial Day Movies

National Review ^ | May 27, 2017 | Arthur Herman

[EveningStar]

The Big Parade
They Were Expendable
Battleground
The Red Badge of Courage
Pork Chop Hill
The Longest Day
Gods and Generals

[EveningStar]

ping

[BruceS]

Twelve O’Clock High

[forgotten man]

Here are a few great war movies not on the list:

“A Wing and a Prayer” made in 1944 starring Don Ameche. The story of a Navy torpedo squadron. Filmed on board the Essex class U.S.S. Lexington.

“Bridges at Toko Ri”

“Go for Broke” the story on the Nisei Japanese Americans serving the 442 Regiment in Italy and France. Starring Van Johnson.

[Impala64ssa]

Bkmk for later

[Ciaphas Cain]

We Were Soldiers

[heterosupremacist]

I also enjoyed ‘Flags of our fathers’ and the ‘Dirty dozen.’

[Federal46]

“God is my co-pilot”

[Lurkinanloomin]

Sands of Iwo Jima starring John Wayne is one of my favorites

[Huskrrrr]

Otto Preminger’s “In Harm’s Way.”

[BruceS]

I am sorry - the Dirty Dozen may or may not be a good movie, but I don’t consider it worthy of being shown on Memorial Day. Those that we salute are not convicted criminals who are attempting to redeem themselves by killing Germans.

[Nateman]

Seeing as how they went all the way back to 1925 "The Big Parade" I'd recommend "The General" with Buster Keaton and "Sargent York" with Gary Copper.

[MCF]

Sargent York

[Federal46]

Darby’s Rangers

[Revolutionary]

To Hell and Back (Audie Murphy tale).

[SkyDancer]

Patton with George C. Scott - invite friends over for a BBQ and watch it.

[SkyDancer]

Oh and “Good Morning Vietnam” ... and also Air America.

[Mears]

“The Enemy Below” is one of my favorites.

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[gdzla]

“The Lost Battalion”

A remarkably very good World War 1 movie starring Ricky Schroder.
That’s right. The same Ricky Schroder from the TV series “Silver Spoons.

Watch when you have the chance. You will not be disappointed.

[Reily]

The character - battalion commander that Schroeder plays (and he does a very good job!) was so psychologically stressed from the battle. (I guess now we would call it PTSD!) After the war during an Atlantic Ocean voyage he disappeared. It is believed that he committed suicide by throwing himself overboard. As far as I know no other explanation has ever been put forward.