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DEL.ICIO.USSoldiers never far from combat videos
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Camp Buehring, Kuwait — During their time off, soldiers like to watch movies on computers and DVD players.
They seek refuge in tents where they lie on cots on their backs with a portable electronic device of choice on their bellies. Some soldiers choose movies that allow them to mentally escape their surroundings, but others have more martial tastes.
Sgt. George “Britt” Smith, 47, for example, brought the following:
“Patton,” “The Longest Day,” “Twelve O’clock High,” “Combat!,” “A Company of Soldiers,” “A Bridge Too Far,” “Apocalypse Now,” “Full Metal Jacket” and “We Were Soldiers Once.”
“I’m missing ‘Blackhawk Down,’” said Smith, a friendly, soft-spoken broadcaster from Dublin, whose son, Pvt. Greg Smith, 19, is an infantry soldier in the 48th Brigade.
“Don’t worry,” another soldier chimed in. “I’ve got that one.
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