03-12-2014, 05:28 PM
Next time you get a chance to watch the beginning of John Wayne's movie The Green Berets 1968 take notice of the scene at Ft Bragg where they have a banner saying "John F Kennedy" behind some Green Berets giving a press conference over Viet Nam. This scene is ripe with zeitgeist so pay careful attention. Particularly interesting is the speaking of German by the trained Green Berets at the conference. Though seemingly not meant that way there's an unavoidable Nazi elan to their German speech. The main double entendre is how one of the reporters takes a pseudo Kennedy political line on their briefing saying it was the Viet Namese's war to fight and that the justification at the press conference wasn't convincing. There's no doubt that Kennedy's position is being indirectly portrayed, but in a pro-government propaganda way. This doubting reporter is drawn in to the plot by going to Viet Nam with Green Beret John Wayne as an imbedded reporter in the hottest combat areas.
Try to catch this movie sometime and pay attention to this scene because I think you'll see what I mean right away. The Kennedy ghost is strong in that first scene. Almost like an indirect apology. Like John Wayne coming in to set the Kennedy mistake straight.
Try to catch this movie sometime and pay attention to this scene because I think you'll see what I mean right away. The Kennedy ghost is strong in that first scene. Almost like an indirect apology. Like John Wayne coming in to set the Kennedy mistake straight.