Very few war movies have earned the seal of approval from those who actually lived through the conflict.

VeteranAl Exnertold of his experiences as a Navy surgical technician.

Sure,Unbrokencould have been better, but it’s pretty clear thatthere were veterans who commended it.

A bruised Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) on the battlefield in ‘Hacksaw Ridge.'

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Betts did find the final scene a bit far-fetched, but overall, he was relatively pleased withFury.

It’s not awful, but many found it pretty average or good but not great.

His fatherfelt thatthe movie was as realistic as it could beand was pretty happy with it.

A soldier looking at another one looking aheead in Unbroken

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Overall,they felt it was a fitting tribute to their deedsand were rather pleased with it.

However,Dunkirkalso received a seal of approval from some of the survivors of the real-life battle.

It’s sad, but it’s at least good to know that Christopher Nolan got it right.

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After its release in 2006,a journalist spoke with veterans of Iwo Jima.

Many appreciated howLetters from Iwo Jimahumanized their former enemy andshowed how badly the Japanese were oppressed by their government.

They also praised how it showed that, in war, any side is capable of good and evil.

Brad Pitt, Jon Bernthal, Michael Pena, and Logan Lerman sitting on their tank in Fury

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Andrew Garfield covered in blood in dirt in Hacksaw Ridge

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Bruce Willis as Col. William A. McNamara giving a salute from behind a barbed wire fence in Hart’s War

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American pilots walk across the tarmac in ‘30 seconds over tokyo’

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Tommy crawling on a beach surrounded by smoke and other soldiers in Dunkirk

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A group of men gathered in Stalag 17

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A Japanese soldier waits in the trenches in Letters from Iwo Jima

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Flyora looking directly at the camera in Come and See

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The main squad from Saving Private Ryan standing in a ruined town and look above the camera

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