'Generation Kill' offers insider look at the Iraq war

[mheisig]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

I heard the exact opposite thing from a friend of mine. Does he realize that the series is based on the book (which is non-fiction) and that some of the actors were the real Marines who invaded Iraq?

Don't know. He was in Ramadi for months, so what does he know;-) Maybe he's making it all up.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by mheisig

Don't know. He was in Ramadi for months, so what does he know;-) Maybe he's making it all up.

I wasn't calling your friend a liar. I was just noting that my buddy was in the 75th Ranger Regiment, which took part in the initial invasion of Iraq. Granted, that's an army unit, but he says GK is pretty true to life.

As Matty pointed out, I think each soldier, marine and airman has a different experience. So, to one person the series might seem unrealistics and, to others, it might seem like a documentary.