Truth is also more fascinating than fiction and can be more entertaining than fiction.
Nowhere is that more evident than in the stories of the men who have earned America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. Since the early days of the silent flicks, the war epic has been a staple of Hollywood. The dividing line between the latter two subgenres is rather blurred, as is the dividing line between truth and fiction within the last subgenre. Not even the most scrutinized fact-based script can escape some fictionalization due to the limitations of the medium and to dramatic or poetic license. Too often, however, dramatic license is used as a rationalization for sensationalizing a story or distorting the truth for political propaganda or other cynical motives.