Jay Honeck wrote:

Has their been any downside? Well, some of the movies haven't been
great. "Blackhawk Down" was violent and depressing (and, of course,
that was the night we attracted some kids), and Frank Capra's "Prelude
to War" was almost unwatchably propagandistic. No one complains when
it's a free movie, but we still feel bad when the movie ends with a
groan.

On the other hand, Howard Hughes' "Hells Angels" was very well
received, as was "One Six Right" and the newly remastered "Spirit of
St. Louis". So things tend to even out.

Sounds like fun. Have you showed "We Were Soldiers?" I haven't seen
"Blackhawk Down", but I suspect We Were Soldiers" is equally depressing,
but it gave me, and my daughter, an entirely new appreciation for
Vietnam. I got so interested after the movie that I bought and read the
book. Even though it is about the Army, it is about the Air Cavalry so
fits with yout theme, I believe.

Matt