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Im going to go with Lone Survivor
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Sorry SPC Bergseid but the hurt locker wasn't all that real to me, every time we came upon a ied and put our distance between it and us we would get (EOD) to check it and to dispose of it.
not one time did i ever see a soldier dressed in bomb removal gear defuse it and carry it away never.
EOD would send in the big robot or the small robot first and remove it if it was possible or blow it in place...OIF 3 2004-2005 CAMP LIBERTY IRAQ 1-156 ARMOR BATTALION 256 INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM.....THIS IS THE 2 TANK CREWS OF HEADQUATERS COMPANY 1-156 ARMOR BN OF WHICH I WAS A CREWMEN...
not one time did i ever see a soldier dressed in bomb removal gear defuse it and carry it away never.
EOD would send in the big robot or the small robot first and remove it if it was possible or blow it in place...OIF 3 2004-2005 CAMP LIBERTY IRAQ 1-156 ARMOR BATTALION 256 INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM.....THIS IS THE 2 TANK CREWS OF HEADQUATERS COMPANY 1-156 ARMOR BN OF WHICH I WAS A CREWMEN...
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ive gotten used to everyone not agreeing with my choice, so i will take it down lol
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SSG Maurice P.
SPC BERGSEID DONT DO THAT YOU STATED YOUR OPINION....THERE ARE SOME REALLY BRAVE GUYS IN THE ARMY'S EOD AND IM SURE THERE WAS OCCASIONS THAT THEY DID DISARM IEDS I JUST NEVER WITNESSED IT MYSELF WHEN WE HAD TO COMFRONT AN IED...........
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With all the "Hurt Locker" mentions (puke, sorry, I will clean that up later) I am surprised no one has brought up "Green Zone" (Isn't Matt Damon just so adorable as a Warrant Officer?!?! LOL)
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1LT William Clardy
I have to admit that I did watch the whole movie, but it was the only movie playing at the Balad theater that night.
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If you're willing to include television series, how about "Combat"?
If you look past the Germans driving U.S. military surplus vehicles and the cast regulars being unkillable, the stories and dialog had a definite feeling of authenticity.
If you look past the Germans driving U.S. military surplus vehicles and the cast regulars being unkillable, the stories and dialog had a definite feeling of authenticity.
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if you go that route, then numberous documentaries fit the bill... Inside Combat Rescue is AMAZING as is Making the cut, both of which are on netflix might I add :)
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SSG Maurice P.
Go light on COMBAT i was a lil kid when the series was playing and i thought that it was better than sliced bread at the time hehehehehehe.
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1LT William Clardy
SSG Maurice P., one other point in "COMBAT"'s favor is that (if I recall correctly) the producer and several production crew members were WWII veterans, and several of the storylines derived from some of their experiences in the ETO.
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Starship Troopers obviously, only the first one though since the others don't exist.
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1LT William Clardy
I wish the first movie didn't exist, either.
I really liked the book -- not for any great military authenticity, but for being very thought-provoking about what it means to be a citizen or to be a soldier.
I really liked the book -- not for any great military authenticity, but for being very thought-provoking about what it means to be a citizen or to be a soldier.
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LTC Jason Mackay
Paul Verhooven needs to be hauled into the international court in The Hague for crimes against humanity for what he did to Heinlein's master piece.
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In my opinion the Hurt Locker was one of the most unrealistic military movies of all times. I was looking forward to watch this movie when it came out and it was very disapointing.
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SSG Christopher Parrish
I agree. I have a buddy who was EOD, KIA 15APR02 OEF, and was hoping to get a small glimpse in to his role over there and was sadly disappointed.
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In terms of Documentaries, I would have to say Restrepo and Korengal.
If looking at purely movies: Saving Private Ryan, Blackhawk Down or Lone Survivor
If looking at purely movies: Saving Private Ryan, Blackhawk Down or Lone Survivor
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SSG Maurice P.
THE MOST REALISTIC DOCUMENTARY WAS SHOWN IN THE 1950'S ABOUT REAL COMBAT MARINES DURING WORLD WAR 2 SHOT BY MILITARY COMBAT PHOTOGRAPHERS IT WAS CALLED...
UNCOMMON VALOR WAS A COMMON VIRTUE...U.S MARINES WW2 BY FLEET ADMIRAL CHESTER NIMITZ
UNCOMMON VALOR WAS A COMMON VIRTUE...U.S MARINES WW2 BY FLEET ADMIRAL CHESTER NIMITZ
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SSG Maurice P.
TO ME THE MOST REALISTIC WAR MOVIE HAS TO BE CATCH-22 AND SAVING PVT RYAN
BACK IN THE DAY (1949)THE SANDS OF IWO JIMA WAS REALISTIC I SAW IT IN 1962
BACK IN THE DAY (1949)THE SANDS OF IWO JIMA WAS REALISTIC I SAW IT IN 1962
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SSG Maurice P.
there was horror on all fronts during world war 2......
In the air with the 8th Air Force over Europe...
ON THE SEA WITH THE U.S.NAVY IN EUROPE AND IN THE PACIFIC...
also the u.s navy submarine service in the pacific...and atlantic oceans...
ON LAND THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS ON GUADALCANAL SAIPAN TARAWA AND IWO JIMA OKINAWA...
THE UNITED STATES ARMY AT UTAH AND NORMANDY BEACH HEADS...ALSO ANZIO...
AND THEM SUPER SOLDIERS WITH THE EXTRA BIG BALLS THE 101ST AND 82 AIRBORNE DIVISIONS ON 6JUNE 1944..................ALL WERE HERO'S
I'M COMMEMORATING THEM NOW BECAUSE ON 11NOV I WILL BE INTO MY PHOTO ALBUMS AND CRYING LIKE A BABY FOR THE 19 YOUNGSTERS WHO GAVE THEIR ALL IN IRAQ DURING OIF 3 2004-2005...............AND I WILL BE SOBER
In the air with the 8th Air Force over Europe...
ON THE SEA WITH THE U.S.NAVY IN EUROPE AND IN THE PACIFIC...
also the u.s navy submarine service in the pacific...and atlantic oceans...
ON LAND THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS ON GUADALCANAL SAIPAN TARAWA AND IWO JIMA OKINAWA...
THE UNITED STATES ARMY AT UTAH AND NORMANDY BEACH HEADS...ALSO ANZIO...
AND THEM SUPER SOLDIERS WITH THE EXTRA BIG BALLS THE 101ST AND 82 AIRBORNE DIVISIONS ON 6JUNE 1944..................ALL WERE HERO'S
I'M COMMEMORATING THEM NOW BECAUSE ON 11NOV I WILL BE INTO MY PHOTO ALBUMS AND CRYING LIKE A BABY FOR THE 19 YOUNGSTERS WHO GAVE THEIR ALL IN IRAQ DURING OIF 3 2004-2005...............AND I WILL BE SOBER
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SSG Maurice P.
IM COMMEMORATING THEM NOW ON VETERANS DAY I WILL BE IN TEARS THINKING ABOUT THE 19 DEAD WE LOST IN IRAQ...
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I'm going with Lone Survivor. I watched Hurt Locker and laughed my ass off, I got about 15 minutes and almost tossed it.
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Surprised an OIF veteran would consider The Hurt Locker realistic, but if you never left the wire with combat arms then I can understand how it could be misinterpreted as such. The Hurt Locker did a damned good job of representing what urban Iraq looks like as it completely nails the setting and atmosphere. It just utterly fails in about every other regard.
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SSG Maurice P.
SGT ROBERTSON I TOO WENT OUTSIDE THE WIRE AS A COMBAT ARMS SOLDIER EITHER AS A 19K (M-1 ARMOR CREWMAN)SCHOOL TRAINED OR AS A 11B (DISMOUNT IN GUNTRUCKS)SCHOOL TRAINED IN OIF 3 2004-2005 WE LOST 16 SOLDIERS AND 3 IRAQI INTERPRETERS IN THE ARROS MARKET AREA...THE HURT LOCKER WAS HOLLYWOOD BULLSHIT BUT YOU WERE RIGHT IT DID SET THE MOOD AND ATMOSPHERE THOSE SCENES FELT REAL NOT THE SOLDIER DISARMING IEDS LIKE HE WAS THE DUKE THERE WAS ONLY 1 JOHN WAYNE HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE
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Really I don't think tha lo es survivor was a very realista, first the Mountain with pine tree placed they use for this movie.
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- Act of Valor
- The Great Raid - the story of one of the few successful raids to rescue POWs. The raid was shot all at once with the actors executing an operations order.
- Lone Survivor
- Saving Private Ryan
- The Great Raid - the story of one of the few successful raids to rescue POWs. The raid was shot all at once with the actors executing an operations order.
- Lone Survivor
- Saving Private Ryan
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