THEY GOT THAT RIGHT!

Rating: 7/10 (16 May 2020)

"Jarhead"'s depiction of the hellish ambience under the oil fires is utterly accurate. In fact, the gloaming that the Marines march through on film was just as dark and just as eerie during the actual operation- midnight or midday. As a veteran of all three campaigns in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operation, I sincerely appreciate the filmmakers' close attention to historical detail.
And no kidding, I too spotted a beautiful Arabian stallion fleeing the fires on D+1, following the drifting dunes, hell bent for the Saudi tapline: Until I saw the scenario unfold on the screen, I seriously questioned the sighting as some sort of surreal fever dream.