Mr Jiggyfly
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Every time I rewatch, I both look forward to and dread "Why We Fight". The scene where they make Liebgott tell the prisoners that they have to go back into the camp breaks my heart every time I see it.
I always think of the scene in The Pacific where Sledge’s mom is encouraging him to get on with life, etc… and she is trying to help but doesn’t understand the scope of what he’s dealing with.
They didn’t really know about PTSD back then, and long term studies done on WW2 vets eventually lead to the term by 1980.
So it’s upsetting to think about how many men and women of the Greatest Generation went untreated and suffered.
Most upsetting scene for me in both series… thinking about my grandfathers going through the same thing.
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