”Platoon,” which made good on its claim to represent accurately the crazed combat conditions of that war where senselessness eventually replaced a sense of purpose in so many fighting men. ”Platoon” ...

The soldier trained his rifle at the ground in front of the feet of the unarmed Vietnamese villager and fired away, yelling “Dance. Dance. Dance.” The old man hopped from one foot to the other. “I ...

The Vietnam war drama would go on to win Oscars for best picture and best director. By Gregg Kilday Freelance Contributor 'Platoon,' front, left to right: Francesco Quinn, Kevin Dillon; back, left to ...

When Bennie J. Swans went to see ”Platoon,” he hoped to see at least a little bit of himself on the screen. Almost 20 years ago, at the age of 18, Swans earned two Silver Stars, four Bronze Stars, the ...

To Bennie Swans, a Vietnam veteran who now heads Philadelphia’s Crisis Intervention Network, the motion picture Platoon is a slap in the face to all black soldiers who served in that war — ...

They had come to see a movie. They had come to see their past. A group of about 100 Vietnam veterans and guests filed into a Winter Park theater Friday to be part of an event called Platoon. As the ...

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