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Tag: ww2 movie

Hacksaw Ridge Real Story – Medal of Honor
Joey van MeesenAugust 16, 2016Medal of Honor Stories1 comment

I recently saw the trailer of Hacksaw Ridge and I thought it was interesting to tell you the story behind the movie. Since the film is based on a true story, there will be spoilers in this post! So the film is about Private Desmond Doss who won a medal of honor for his actions […]

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I felt sorry for the Japanese Soldiers – Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Review
Joey van MeesenNovember 5, 2015Movies, WW2 Veteran storyNo comments

Why do we always view the war from the U.S. perspective? Almost all the accounts we read on battles are based on U.S. reports. Wouldn’t it be better if we used sources from both the Allies and Axis? The reason I mention this, is because I recently watched Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) which was […]

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