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Platoon is the "trueist" movie made so far about Vietnam. I served with the 9th Infantry Division as an infantryman '67-'68. The movie portrayed as realistically as possible (no movie ever could) the rigors of a jungle enviornment. There were no heroes in that war, only survivors. The characters were fully drawn and Stone made it as authentic as he could in depicting the clothes worn, weapons, military terms, etc. I made it through five campaigns and saw a "fair" amount of action and if anyone wants to know what the combat and conditions were then Platoon is a must-see movie.