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If you want to see the Vietnam War as it was experienced by a real Platoon Leader, this is it. Authentic, down to the mannerisms, slang, terror and disillusion of it all, this film has none of the wierd phantasms of Apocalypse Now or the left wing political hype of Oliver Stone's Platoon.

Richard C. Caporiccio, LTC, US Army, Retired, former Platoon Leader, 3rd Battalion, 503rd Infantry (Airborne), LZ Uplift, Republic of Vietnam from Jan 2 to December 24, 1969.

My Dad took me to see Song of the South when he came back from the Pacific after World War Two. I was only 5 years old and it was my first movie ever. It has special significance for me and my relationship with my Dad who passed away only two months ago.

It is a delightful film that should be made available on DVD soon.