Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

1991
19 Min.

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Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers (1991)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuThe short documentary presents a series of letters from American soldiers revolving all the major conflicts fought by U.S. troops during the 20th century and those conflicts were experienced... Alles lesenThe short documentary presents a series of letters from American soldiers revolving all the major conflicts fought by U.S. troops during the 20th century and those conflicts were experienced and felt. From World War I to the Gulf War, actors read the letters while archive footage... Alles lesenThe short documentary presents a series of letters from American soldiers revolving all the major conflicts fought by U.S. troops during the 20th century and those conflicts were experienced and felt. From World War I to the Gulf War, actors read the letters while archive footage from the conflicts are shown.

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9/10

war has no winners, just survivors

Bill Couturié's Academy Award-nominated "Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers" features readings of letters sent home by US troops from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. The letters get read by Val Kilmer, Blair Underwood, Tom Hulce, and others.

A particularly important line in one of the letters appears towards the end. It says something to the effect of "War has no winners, just survivors." Indeed, the Gulf War got seen as a resounding victory at the time but now looks more like it gave us a false sense of security. Some of the wars ended, but some merely evolved into other wars (the so-called War on Terrorism merely replaced the Cold War).

I guess that the documentary could've done a little better by going into what the wars were about, but I liked hearing the letters. Worth seeing.