Hacksaw Ridge was very hard to watch but does have a very important message.

My Dad served in WWII

His dad served in WWI

Those generations were handed a lot to deal with.

Memorial Day movie
 

One of the best movies regarding the effects of WW II is "The Best Years of our Lives"
The Best Years of Our Lives (also known as Glory for Me and Home Again) is a 1946 American drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo and Harold Russell. The film is about three United States servicemen re-adjusting to societal changes and civilian life after coming home from World War II.

I enjoyed that movie a lot. Think it also won the Oscar for Best Picture that year among various other awards.

I especially liked the Tom Hanks' movie, "Greyhound", which was about destroyers that tried to protect merchants crossing the Atlantic Gap in WW2.

Taking Chance with Kevin Bacon, is very good. Very moving,

The Great Escape, my father was played by James Garner in that film.

SPR Is on my Top Ten list. After watching the movie 4-5 times, many years ago I simply cannot watch the first 20 minutes anymore. It's so heart-rendering real IMO. My late Father in Law was at Normandy, his landing craft broke down and sunk a mile off the coast. He was in the first wave. He was able to stay afloat and saved later. Can't bring myself to witness what our brave soldiers encountered on those beaches. The shots of bullets going thru the water and thru their bloody bodies was too much for me.

Spielberg is a genius and has that ability to touch our soul thru film.

Memorial Day... sad but honor our heroes...

I took my dad back on the 50 anniversary of DDay ,he had jumped in during the night , the French people+were wonderful to him and when you see those white crosses in person you can’t help shedding a tear , and also feel a sense of pride at what these men did on that day

America changed the way of warfare in WWll
 

In the civil war both sides just faced each other and fired. In WWl they had trench warfare, similar, In WW2 armies fought armies. Then to end the war, the US decided to bomb civilians. And that is the new trend today...... its not a matter of beating the others army, its a matter of who can kill the most civilians until the other side submits.....very sad

Amen to that.
Hearing Taps played there is especially poignant

The big red one staring lee Marvin.

The 1st Infantry Division was the only American combat force in occupied Germany until 1950 and remained in Germany until 1955, first as occupation troops, then as partners with the new Germany in NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In 1955, the Big Red One out of fort Riley Kansas.

History of the First Infantry Division - First Division Museum.

Going to watch Platoon tonight. I have not seen it in a while.

Band of Brothers

There was a Vietnam movie about the taking of a hill. The name was something like, " Hill 351" or some such number. It was pretty gritty and made you feel like you were right in the battle and how important it was to take that hill. And the ending was a surprise!