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Some military movies got overlooked in the recognition department. I liked "The Siege of Firebase Gloria"-just because R. Lee Ermey rocked it with his one-liners! What other less-known tasty military nuggets are out there, possibly undiscovered?
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PATTON! Man of action. Shoot the ass and throw him over the bridge! Of course he did back down and allowed the "Original Rangers" to wear soft caps. (Jeep caps, remember?) Whenhe admitted to being an"actor", that sold me. As I recall, he responded to a query about him acting a bad ass part by saying, It doesn't matter if I am acting or not, just so they believe me"
Drill Sergeants are not really bad guys, good ones just scare recruits to death.
General Patton always claimed his use of profanity was to ensure communication with the troops in a language they could understand.
One of his better statements was when he wrote an old classmate, "At the close of this war, I shall remove my insignia and wrist watch. I will continue to wear my short coat so that everyone can kiss my ass!"
One more was, "I am a hell of a guy, I am giving the men hell one minute and crying over them the next".
"I get very tired of being the only person in this outfit who makes any corrections".
"As for the kind of remarks I make, why sometimes I just, by God, get carried away with my own eloquence".
Needless to say, what a General! CHH
Drill Sergeants are not really bad guys, good ones just scare recruits to death.
General Patton always claimed his use of profanity was to ensure communication with the troops in a language they could understand.
One of his better statements was when he wrote an old classmate, "At the close of this war, I shall remove my insignia and wrist watch. I will continue to wear my short coat so that everyone can kiss my ass!"
One more was, "I am a hell of a guy, I am giving the men hell one minute and crying over them the next".
"I get very tired of being the only person in this outfit who makes any corrections".
"As for the kind of remarks I make, why sometimes I just, by God, get carried away with my own eloquence".
Needless to say, what a General! CHH
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CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
The Patton Museum at Chiraco Summit, CA is close to the center of the original Desert Training Center where General Patton trained soldiers for the fighting in North Africa.
The museum has many pieces of equipment and uniforms from both WW II and Korea. I thrill when I look at the old gasoline fired field ranges and immerersion heaters that would catch your eyebrows if you were negligent in lighting them.
There will be a Veteran's Day Celebration this coming Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014.
A wall at the museum entrance is made of Commorative Bricks. Four of those bricks have my family's surname with their rank.
The museum has many pieces of equipment and uniforms from both WW II and Korea. I thrill when I look at the old gasoline fired field ranges and immerersion heaters that would catch your eyebrows if you were negligent in lighting them.
There will be a Veteran's Day Celebration this coming Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014.
A wall at the museum entrance is made of Commorative Bricks. Four of those bricks have my family's surname with their rank.
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SP5 Michael Rathbun
Ah, the joys of immersion heaters. The joys of having had KP on only one field food deployment day.
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SGM Mikel Dawson
I've been to immersion heater courses. "With the rocket's red glare, and they're bursting in air" All jokes aside, man oh man, could they really heat water""
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I have a few I enjoy, most older than I:
Army of Shadows - about the french resistance in WWII
several Bogart films, Sahara, Action in the North Atlantic, and Passage to Marseille come to mind as underrated
The Dam Busters - British bombing German dams
Rio Lobo - the Duke as a Union Calvary officer during the civil war, and his quest to put things right after the war. Always liked this movie better than Rio Bravo due to the front third of the movie and the military aspect, back 2/3rds of both movies quite similar
Army of Shadows - about the french resistance in WWII
several Bogart films, Sahara, Action in the North Atlantic, and Passage to Marseille come to mind as underrated
The Dam Busters - British bombing German dams
Rio Lobo - the Duke as a Union Calvary officer during the civil war, and his quest to put things right after the war. Always liked this movie better than Rio Bravo due to the front third of the movie and the military aspect, back 2/3rds of both movies quite similar
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The Beast. " when you're out of fuel become a bunker. When you're out of ammo become an obstacle. When you're out of time, become a hero." http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beast_(1988_film)
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LTC Jason Mackay
Support Squadron. Was the FAST platoon leader in Maintenance Troop (after it reflagged from B Co 177 FSB). Was Shop Officer for about 18 months. Rounded out my stint in Squadron Staff.
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MAJ Jon Wymer hit a home run with this one. If you have an NCOPD coming up, this movie shows one of the finest examples of leadership around. 200 years later, his examples hold true. Too bad he was our enemy back then.
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The Dogs Of War (1980) Trailer
The titled is based on a quote from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and featuring Academy Award winner Christopher Walken, this movie is on every must-see-list....
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Act of Valor is a personal favorite - the "Hollywood Elite" hated it because it wasn't filled with A-list celebs...
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OK here's one for ya."9th Company"
It is Russian, in Russian, with NO sub-titles.
1988 Russian excursion into Afghanistan.
It may plow civilians under, but if you have seen combat, you will get into it and understand even without the sub-titles. Says a lot for any movie. A friend sent me this on a jump drive.
It is Russian, in Russian, with NO sub-titles.
1988 Russian excursion into Afghanistan.
It may plow civilians under, but if you have seen combat, you will get into it and understand even without the sub-titles. Says a lot for any movie. A friend sent me this on a jump drive.
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SSG Matt Murphy
Directed by Fedor Bondarchuk. With Artur Smolyaninov, Aleksey Chadov, Konstantin Kryukov, Ivan Kokorin. Young Soviet Army recruits are stuck in the bloody war in Afghanistan, that was started by politicians.
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