Picture this: you are a superstar and everyone loves you. Suddenly in the blink of an eye, you are stuck on a small raft, alone in the Pacific Ocean with only your Maker to talk to. Would you go nuts? Can you even imagine this possibility? Well, it happened to a man by the name …
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I just recently started reading an excellent book that was also made into a movie. Called The Monument’s Men, many movie critics took some shots at it because of inaccuracies. But in defense of the movie makers, to put the whole book in an accurate way into the movie would probably have made the movie …
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Today, I want to talk to you about Desmond Doss. People have been leaving movie theaters with tears streaming down their cheeks. The last time Mel Gibson did this to movie goers was with he movie The Passion of the Christ. With another faith based movie, Mel Gibson directs the movie Hacksaw Ridge. Taken from true to …
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We have written several posts about some military movies that have been highly popular. But, Hollywood and producers do make some mistakes. In today’s post, I am going to explain some of the mistakes that were made in the filming and how there were military errors made. I will go through each movie and explain …
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Even though many military movies have multiple mistakes and are not even close to being realistic (John Wayne pulling a grenade pin with his teeth), we still watch them. They are entertaining, and we can still learn many lessons we can use in our military careers. We have a subscription to Netflix, and I often …
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I must admit it…I love to watch and critique movies. I am not one to just automatically trust another review on a movie, because I have discovered that my views often do not coincide with the views of other people. I have noticed that with war movies, I watch them quite close for accuracies and …
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Yesterday, I went to a crowded theater in Brooksville, Florida to watch American Sniper. Several of my friends had shared how much they enjoyed the movie (on Facebook) and the online reviews were very good. Being a veteran and military movie buff myself, I try to watch most military movies that get released in theaters. Needless …
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Guest Post by Greg Boudonck The movie Saving Private Ryan was directed by Steven Spielberg and the lead actor was Tom Hanks. Just those 2 substances alone make this a movie that anyone, and everyone should watch. It is based on the World War II D-Day invasion. One family (the Ryan family) has four sons. …
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I’m a fan of the movie “Hurt Locker.” This is a movie about a three man U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team in Iraq. It follows their journey in day to day life of the war. The movie does a great job showing what war is like from the Soldier’s perspective. That’s why I …
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I’m a big fan of the movie “A Bridge to Far.” I love movies about WW2 and this one is one of my all-time favorites. Not only is loaded with great actors, but there are tons of valuable lessons that military leaders can learn from the movie. What I want to do in the paragraphs …
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