Military history professor Bill Allison rates more Vietnam War movies, such as "Forrest Gump," for realism. Allison breaks down additional battlefield tactics used by the Viet Cong, or VC ...

a war hero, and a national media sensation, but all he ever wants is to be with his childhood sweetheart, Jenny (Robin Wright). Related: 25 Best Quotes From Forrest Gump When Forrest first begins ...

Forrest Gump chooses to gloss over Jenny's true diagnosis ... They bond as young children but separate as adults because of the Vietnam War — a fate that befell many people back when one could ...

Of course, it pops up in the Vietnam segment of Forrest Gump, as it became one of the defining songs of the era and of the war in Southeast Asia. Fleetwood Mac's album Rumours is one of the ...

Forrest Gump begins in 1981 as Forrest (Hanks ... Forrest fought in the Vietnam War. When he came home, he ended up at an Abbie Hoffman rally in Washington, D.C. Seeing significant historical ...

Sports-lover turned journalist, born and bred in Scotland, with a passion for football (soccer). He’s also a keen follower of NFL, NBA, golf and tennis, among others, and always has an eye on ...

For a taste of Forrest Gump's version of American history ... Forrest's time fighting in the Vietnam War lends the movie some of its most heartrending moments—but they weren't filmed on the ...