You know, it might have been the old vet weeping by the graveside that
did in SPR for me. That was a flag. Whoops! What's this all about! The
horror of war, one more time?

I found the scene moving. It seemed to be about a man mourning the friends
he'd lost and perhaps his own lost youth. I never got the idea it was an
anti-war movie: Spielburg and Hanks are both known to be great admirers of
WWII veterans. Hanks' character reminded me of the combat vet's I have
known; ordinary guys who did the job they were asked to do without a lot of
fuss.

The whole film seemed to me to be about sacrifice--how terrible and noble it
is to give one's life for a cause. The reading of Lincoln's letter
absolutely broke me up.

I guess we're just hopeless, Dan, because I saw it the same way.

To razz "Saving Private Ryan" because of a couple of minor nits, while
missing the depth and breadth of the effort, seems silly to me. I
found it moving and, in many ways, deeply disturbing to watch -- and it
truly made me appreciate my father's generation.

Of course, I love "Top Gun", too -- so there's just no hope for me...

:-)
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"