Avedon Carol: Unsung Heroes

I just watched the second part of BBC Four's Vietnam series. Sir, No Sir! The GI Revolt tells the mostly unknown story "of how active-duty American GIs, in their thousands, created a massive, unprecedented movement against the war in Vietnam that could not be stopped."

While the official story is that it was hippies back home demoralizing the troops, the fact was that the troops were independently recognizing that something was wrong and forming their own movement.

Another important feature of the film is the sheer quality of 1970s American reporting. It is heartbreaking to compare the literacy and scrupulousness of journalists of that time with the more slipshod practices often found now.