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Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
What a crap movie
First off I am a big Eastwood fan ever since Rawhide and even his guest appearance on Mr. Ed. However this movie is trash. First off, I am a service brat and a veteran. Whenever, there is a CMH Winner (I know it's awarded and the holder is a recepient) on a base everyone knows it. A CMH recepient is saluted, without reguard to rank, by everyone on the post. A four-star general salutes a CMH recepient. The fact that the Annapolis major would disrespect him would never, repeat NEVER, happen. The other problem is showing FORCE RECON as a bunch of ne'er-do-wells is ludicrous. It would be like showing Special Forces troopers or SEALS as anything but elite and squared away. The fact that his own men who had seen him in uniform did not recognize the CMH in his fruit salad is unbelievable and that any member of a RECON platoon would raise his hand against a GySgt (which could net the perpetrator 10 years in the stockade) is beyond anyone's imagination. And lastly, to my knowledge there has never been a CMH recepient that has switched services. I have known one CMH recepient (I will not identify him) he was awarded the Medal as a lieutenant and basically had it made from then on. He retired as a colonel and always had great duty. They are taken care of with a capital "C."
Reign of the Gargoyles (2007)
Who was the technical consultant
What a true piece of garbage at every level. The uniforms were all messed up. Fabric billed garrison caps were used in the British Army not in the USAAC. All the trainees or gunners or what ever they were, wore infantry officer devices on their lapels not enlisted Air Corps insignia. The uniforms had epaulets that did not extend under the collar. An RAF officer was wearing the US Air Force Commendation Medal that was not yet even issued. An Army Air Corps colonel was wearing the Navy Cross. All the wings were gold not silver. I could not recognize what they were as close as I could tell they were similar to US Navy Crew wings. In addition the movie totally sucked. What a waste of money to produce this piece of junk.