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Was Vietnam-era basic training and troop culture significantly more violent and obscene (as represented in films like Full Metal Jacket) than in previous wars, or does this reflect American attitudes to the respective wars themselves?

by /u/Ormond-Is-Here in /r/AskHistorians

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