Maggie’s Memorial Day Watch List?

[hermosabeach]

With Memorial Day around the corner... What are some films/ shows I should watch or Re Watch?

Movies:
Saving Private Ryan
Full Metal Jacket

Mini Series:
The Pacific
Band of Brothers
Generation Kill

What else should I consider?

 

[SniperWolf6mm]

Couple of my favorites:
Platoon
Tears of the sun
Under Siege
We were soldiers
Black hawk down

 

[brianf]

Midway
A few episodes of World at War
Victory at sea
Battle of the bulge
12:00 high
Green berets

Edit: The original midway...not that bs a year ago

 

[StrayDog]

Hamburger Hill

and: https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/and-then-there-were-none.6911391/

 

[powdahound76]

I always like to watch the sunrise with a cup of strong coffee while on my annual Memorial Day camping trip.

I think about my grandpa running a flamethrower and burning out Nazi pillboxes.
My old friend Ed who was on Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal.
Friends who returned from Iraq a shell of their former self.

I remember all those I didnt know too. From the Revolution to today who have given everything.

But, I am not a movie guy. I like books and thoughts.

 

[Snipe260]

There’s a program Vietnam by ken burns about the Vietnam war that’s well done! Siege at fire base Gloria is another!

 

[Downtown]

Like Powdahound, I'm not much of a movie watcher. However, I recently viewed Restrepo and its sequel Korengal, and found them powerful depictions of fighting in Afganistan.

 

[BLKWLFK9]

Extraction was pretty cool.

 

[S Roche]

More of a reader than a watcher. Just finished rereading Bud Day American Patriot. He grew up 25 miles from my home, a legend around here. Starting soon on Ploesti: The Great Ground-Air Battle of 1 August 1943. The co-writer of the book was a member of the bomb group that participated in the raid who lived 30 miles from here. The father of a classmate was a door gunner on the raid.

 

[clubstrump]

There’s a program Vietnam by ken burns about the Vietnam war that’s well done! Siege at fire base Gloria is another!

2nd the Ken Burns.

 

[EddieNFL]

More of a reader than a watcher. Just finished rereading Bud Day American Patriot. He grew up 25 miles from my home, a legend around here. Starting soon on Ploesti: The Great Ground-Air Battle of 1 August 1943. The co-writer of the book was a member of the bomb group that participated in the raid who lived 30 miles from here. The father of a classmate was a door gunner on the raid.

Cross the Bud Day overpass regularly. Had the honor of meeting him a couple times.

 

[MNhunter1]

Gardens of Stone
Taking Chance

 

[EGwhisper]

"Memorial Day" - watched for the first time last weekend and highly recommend.

"Flags of Our Fathers" - all time goodie.

 

[tRidiot]

No one's mentioned Hacksaw Ridge yet? Man. Great movie and sans blood and gore is suitable for younger ones. Not your typical war movie when it comes to language, no real nudity, either.

 

[timesublime]

Gardens of Stone
Taking Chance

Both excellent movies.

 

[striped1]

The Unknowns and Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

This year, it's going to be the new Grant miniseries.

Sirhr

 

[Marinevet1]

The neighbors 19, and 21 year old daughters home for a 3 day weekend............



Just kidding, but it would be better than any of these movies...........

 

[TACC]

Although I have it memorized, I enjoy heartbreak ridge

 

[missed]

I watched the Hun pilots the other day, it was pretty good, more documentary. Really interesting hearing the stories about flying that plane.

 

[Davo308]

I still find the depiction of battle in The Thin Red Line to be good. Its "artsy" but well shot.

 

[benchmstr]

With Memorial Day around the corner... What are some films/ shows I should watch or Re Watch?

Movies:
Saving Private Ryan
Full Metal Jacket

Mini Series:
The Pacific
Band of Brothers
Generation Kill

What else should I consider?

Full metal jacket is one of the top 2 most overrated movies of all time...don’t insult the dead with that shit!

bench

 

[roostercogburn98]

Hart’s War

 

[tomcatmv]

The Big Red One. Lee Marvin

 

[buffybuster]

They Shall Not Grow Old
Ken Burns documentaries as mentioned
From Here to Eternity
The War Lover
Hell is for Heroes

 

[powdahound76]

Just returned, excellent camping, good mix of sun and some rain.
Beautiful AM today to celebrate this day.

I got this years back when @sirhrmechanic posted it.