Mort au combat

Original title: Friendly Fire

TV Movie
1979
Not Rated
2h 27m

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When they try to learn how how their son died in Vietnam, the Mullens meet lies and evasion on all sides.When they try to learn how how their son died in Vietnam, the Mullens meet lies and evasion on all sides.When they try to learn how how their son died in Vietnam, the Mullens meet lies and evasion on all sides.

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7.2/10

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Won 4 Primetime Emmys
- 6 wins & 6 nominations total

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10/10

A Film Way Before It's Time!!

Friendly Fire hit the nail on the head for that time period. I was in Viet Nam (69/70) when our own artillery hit on top our our position. I was just relieved from my post and I laid my steelpot (helmet) on top of my 50 caliber machine gun. I went inside the Armored Personnel Carrier through the 50 hatch and no longer got inside when arty landed a round in front of the track. A piece of shrapnel bounced off my steelpot and went through the guy who just came on to relieve me. When I saw Friendly Fire it brought me back a few years.

Thank you Ms. Burnett for speaking out and standing up for a lot of Viet Nam Vets. We stepped up for Honor, God, and Country and was never appreciated for our efforts. A few gave some and some gave all for our Country. We as Viet Nam Veterans fought a thankless war.

I saw Friendly Fire only once and have yet to see it again on any reruns. I would like to know how I can acquire a DVD copy of this film??

With Do Respect and Admiration for you work:

Formerly,

Sgt. John Damian Co. A, 1/5 Mechcanized Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, Cu Chi, Viet Nam

sierratc
Jul 23, 2006
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Trivia
On a second tour of duty in Vietnam in 1970, Lieutenant-Colonel Norman Schwarzkopf, 37, was heading the Americal Division's 1st. Battalion, 6th Infantry, 198th Brigade, when a section of its company became trapped in a mine field. Schwarzkopf was the first to arrive at the scene in a helicopter and oversaw the immediate evacuation of the wounded. The factual events that unfold in this telefeature are based on the book by C.D.B. Bryan. Schwarzkopf's pseudonymous character, Col. Byron Schindler, is portrayed here by William Jordan.

Goofs
In the Memorial Day 1970 parade sequence: the parade was supposedly taking place in Iowa, but the color guard is carrying the flag of the State of California.