[AnAmericanMother]

I understand. My dad and his best buddy are WWII combat veterans. His buddy still has a bullet in his knee. They both know intellectually that the Germans deserved it - but it was hard then and it's still hard 50 years later.

They both vetoed going to see "Saving Private Ryan" on the grounds of "been there, done that, got the T-shirt."

[bolobaby]

When I went to go see Saving Private Ryan (second time in the theatre), there was an elderly gentleman who came in and sat done just prior to the movie starting. He was clearly a WWII vet.

As soon as the door opened and the firing started, he put his head down, closed his eyes, and covered his ears. He didn't move for a long, long time.

Finally, he opened his eyes. The shooting had stopped and the squad tasked to find Ryan were slogging through the French countryside. Without hesitating, he stood up and walked out of the theatre.

Man, I felt bad for him.