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p> CAN'T STAND THE HEAT BR>Re: James Bowman's review of Flags of Our Fathers : p>Bowman's disinformation in his "review" of Flags Of Our Fathers is asinine. Anyone watching the film without a political ax to grind recognizes the scene with Truman as stark contrast to the crass manipulation of the three veterans of Iwo Jima. Truman is accurately presented as sincere and direct. Clint Eastwood served in the military under Truman and I was honored to be cast in the role. BR>-- David Patrick Kelly p>I have yet to hear any veterans groups knock Flags of our Fathers . Am I missing something? I went to see the movie and while it did incorporate some stuff I thought revisionist, overall, it was pretty good and I think captured what those three survivors went through. That was the intent of the movie. When I went to see it, I wore my veterans cap with my ship's name on it. A woman sitting next to me (a little younger than me) was quite emotional during some of the scenes; however, after the movie was over, she patted me on the back as I was leaving and said, "Thank you for your service." That one statement justified the movie for me. So knock it, if you will, it just doesn't fly. BR>--

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