"Someone said this, at some point, about why we stayed when we knew we were losing. Ten percent was to help the South Vietnamese. Twenty percent was to hold back the Commies. Seventy percent was to avoid the humiliation of an American defeat. Seventy percent of those boys just to avoid being humiliated? That stuck with me."
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Films based on true storiesFilms directed by Steven SpielbergFilms set in New York City2010s American filmsFilms about whistleblowing
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