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I like your soap box, Doc. Well said.
Not only was the Colonel a real Colonel, those were real Airborne Candidates who ran by and got to get the thrill of their life responding to John Wayne with "All the Way". My first Team Sergeant was one of those in that shuffle.
That scene always struck me as amusing, since you go from the Gabriel demonstration to the little confrontation with Specialist Peterson in the 5th Group area (and not in the 7th Group area), all of which would clearly place it at FT Bragg to the Airborne candidates, clearly at FT Benning.
I understand someone pointed this out to John Wayne. He didn't care. It gave him an opportunity to put real soldiers on screen and he wanted to do that.
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