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Wednesday, May 17, 2006
If You Ever Wanted to End a War...
"Sir, No Sir" is the suppressed story of the GI movement to end the war in Vietnam. This powerful and timely documentary reveals a hidden history, when a network of underground anti-war newspapers flourished, AWOL vets chained themselves alongside civilians in a San Francisco church, and soldiers rioted at the Presidio stockade.
Giddy footage shows troops cheering Jane Fonda in the "F.T.A." (Fuck the Army) tour. Among the many riveting interviews are those of Louis Font, the first West Point grad ever to refuse service, and Terry Whitmore, a decorated African-American soldier who chose exile in Sweden, as well as a reflective one with Fonda. Written and directed by David Zeiger, this important film opens this week in Washington.
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"Sir, No Sir" is the suppressed story of the GI movement to end the war in Vietnam. This powerful and timely documentary reveals a hidden history, when a network of underground anti-war newspapers flourished, AWOL vets chained themselves alongside civilians in a San Francisco church, and soldiers rioted at the Presidio stockade.
