I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy; we fought ourselves. And the enemy...was in us.

Platoon

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Vietnam War War

Speaker

Chris

Actor

Charlie Sheen

Source

Platoon

Medium

Film

Genre

War (film) War

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

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Platoon. Directed by Oliver Stone, Hemdale Film Corporation, 1986.

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John Updike
Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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