16 military movies that used real-life veterans in active roles

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Still from Flags of our Fathers (Image via Warner Bros. Entertainment)
Still from Flags of our Fathers (Image via Warner Bros. Entertainment)

1. Platoon (1986)

Still from the movie (Image via Amazon MGM Studios)
Still from the movie (Image via Amazon MGM Studios)

Starring Charlie Sheen, this war movie is directed by Oliver Stone, who is a Vietnam War veteran himself. Stone’s personal experiences lend a gritty realism to the movie. The film is set amidst the Vietnam War and is about Chris (Sheen), who enlists in the army and thus gets exposed to the brutal world of war. The film’s portrayal of the mental struggles of soldiers made it a critically acclaimed film and Stone won the Best Director award at the Oscars.

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