A Young Adults Perspective

Rating: Null/10 (5 October 1998)

As a person born just after the Vietnam War, I've never had do go through an extended conflict. The Gulf War just doesn't seem to be the worst thing we've ever been through as a country at war. So for me to sit in this theater and feel like the war was all around me and I couldn't escape it any more than the characters could gave me a whole new perspective on war. During the movie I was a bit embarrassed at how much I was reacting to the violence until I realized that that small amount of embarrassment was worth the lesson I learned that night. This movie is the closest I've ever felt to veterans without suiting up and holding a gun myself. Memorial Day is no longer a day off for me, it's a day to see this movie and reflect on the sacrifice of our nation's heros.