Just meet an 86 year old Vietnam veteran with 2 People Hearts, and he said "Platoon" 1986 was the movie that best portrayed his Vietnam experience.

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• elucubra@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I saw it when it came out, in a theater. When the movie ended you could not hear anyone, nobody moved and when we exited, the silence was eerie. I was exhausted. The movie is intense+

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• JoMiran@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Sneaking those two people’s hearts past customs must have been a doozy.

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  • BreadOven@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I heard it’s the same as a watch.

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• Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  When I was 3-4 years old I would rent this movie every weekend. I have no fucking idea why my parents let me watch this all the time.

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  • Batmancer@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    If my 3 year old was going out and renting a movie on their own, I probably wouldn’t stop them from watching it either.

    They did a big boy job and deserve that treat.

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• BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Wtf is a “people heart”? You mean Purple Heart?

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  • Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Thank you for kindly bringing my attention to that error. It was a very important point and I’m glad I was able to correct it.

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  • Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    It’s interesting that the link you posted indicates the purple hearts he received were probably part of the surplus manufactured in WWII, in anticipation of the losses the expected in the invasion of Japan, which never happened.

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    • BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Who is the “he” you are referring to?

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• cheezoid2@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  84 Charlie Mopic has apparently had similar statements made from other veterans

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• Blaze@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Thank you for sharing

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• bstix@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Well, the movie was made by a veteran.

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