The cliffs of Pointe du Hoc at Omaha beach

[underpants]

http://www.dday-overlord.com/eng/pointe_du_hoc.htm



http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cliffs_at_Pointe_du_Hoc_01.jpg

[babylonsister]

1. Saving Private Ryan...

I will never forget the first 20 minutes, and how brave our soldiers were. That was supposed to be a fairly accurate depiction, too.

[underpants]

2. Posted here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=321021&mesg_id=321021

[babylonsister]

3. Thank you! Very appropriate today. nt

[Frank Cannon]

5. Thanks for that. Amazing film, and yes, horribly accurate from all accounts.

I remember when a chain of ABC stations refused to air this great film on Veterans' Day, as scheduled, during our first few months in Iraq, because it might shine a bad light on war in general and the monkey's invasion in particular.

[WolverineDG]

4. the most accurate depiction on film nt