Dear America

[pinboy3niner]

3. It's been many years since I last saw the film

I don't think there's much I can add beyond obvious remarks on its power and authenticity.

You're right about siblings not being ordered to serve in the combat zone at the same time involuntarily, but it was permissible if we both volunteered for concurrent service. Over my objections, my brother volunteered for VN while I was there. If he'd been in the combat arms I would have blocked his assignment by not agreeing to serve with him there. But he was an enlisted personnel specialist who would be assigned to a basecamp, not in the field. And it was nice to be able to see my brother, even if only on rare occasions.