Talk:Flags of Our Fathers (film)

message: There are a few basic things wrong with this listing.  Bradley was a Navy Hospital Corpsman (formal rating) and not a Navy Medical Corpsman.  The Navy has ratings (Hospital Corpsman, Machinist Mate, Radarman) and ranks.  The listing gives the Marines ranks (Corporal, Sargent) but Bradley's rate.  I believe Bradley left the Naval Service with a rank of Second Class Petty Officer.  They were all Admirals and Generals as far as I am concerned. 69.130.85.55 01:48, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: There are a few basic things wrong with this listing

message: Where was it filmed?
: The credits a variety of battle related craftspeople in Iceland, so it appears that substituted for Iwo Jima. Seaphoto 04:55, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Where was it filmed?

message: How much does it have?  I'm not interested in seeing it if it's not highPEEEE. Jachra 04:38, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Should the last point be mentioned in this article?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.171.129.165 (talk) 03:32, 21 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Historical Accuracy in General 

message: Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't blacks in the USA barred from serving in the Marine Core? Goldfishsoldier 22:35, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: African Americans played a much smaller role with the Marine Corps then they did with the Army or the other services during WWII.  As for Iwo Jima, there was a company or two involved as ammunition resupply specialists in an overall force of over 100,000.  As for the Marine Corps in general...the majority served with the 51st and 52nd Defense battalions after having been trained at Montford Point.  These were AAA/base defense units that saw limited action during the war.  --Looper5920 16:28, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Black Marines 

message: The flag-raisers were part of the 28th Marine Regiment, which was part of the 5th Marine Division. The 28th Division was (and still is) a Pennsylvania Army National Guard unit which fought in the European Theater of Operations during World War II and was never anywhere near Iwo Jima! PhantomWSO (talk) 05:13, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Unit designation

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message: The criticism aspect doesn't seem very unbiased.  Here's why.  It intially begins by presenting both points of the view.  But then goes on to present Clint Eastwood's side of the view exclusively.  Basically after presenting Spike's viewpoint it doesnt go any further to explain why he said what he said and if he did know that black soldiers were indeed depicted in the movie 
Basically, it doesnt present third party viewpoints but goes on to REFUTE Spike's comments to SHOW that he was wrong. 
These actions(in bold) were done by the author of the wikipedia page instead of showing commentary or actions of spike lee and the issues involved.
While this may be true, it is not fair to present the information in such a way.  More comments should have been presented reflecting Spikes view point since a lot of text was used to tacitly support Clint Eastwood's viewpoint by refuting Spike's issues with the movie.  I think this violates terms of unbiased presentation on wikipedia.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Surag238 (talk • contribs) 04:19, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticism doesnt seem so unbiased 

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