i once saw a documentary about Khe Sanh. It made the final scene of Platoon look like a tea party.
I did not know his wounds there were that serious. Some how I think Judge Carter takes The Constitution and defending our soldiers VERY seriously.
Platoon was Hollywierd. For another nasty one, check out the battle of Ia Drang Valley (both LZ X-Ray and especially LZ Albany) the former was portrayed somewhat accurately in "We were Soliders Once and Young", but read the book, it has more about the Albany debacle. Plus the follow on "We Are Soliders Still" Both by Lt. General Hal Moore and Joe Galloway, Moore was LtCol and CO 1/7 Cav at X-Ray, Galloway was an imbedded reporter, and boy was he imbedded, even more than the movie indicates.
We have a FReeper who took part in that battle, ALOHA RONNIE. (He was at LZ Falcon where the artillery that was in direct support of the battle was located.)