Originally Posted By TxLawDog:
The highlight of my .mil career was just after the cease fire during Desert Storm.  My artillery battery was inside Iraq and we had to run some small op.  I was assigned to the TOC and when the Lt. was finishing the briefing he turned and asked me what callsigns we would use.  Being an Apocalypse Now nerd I said that the TOC would be "Almighty" and the movement element would be "PBR Street Gang".  The movement team wasn't 5 minutes out of camp when I jumped on the radio.  "PBR Street Gang this is Almighty, radio check over."  My military career was complete.

Originally Posted By Tacosis:
To me the scene at the beginning when Willard is being briefed in the trailer during lunch is one of the best scenes of any movie, ever.  The general, GD Spradlin, was just outstanding.  The way he recounts his relationship with Kurtz is some of the finest acting I've ever seen.  You can tell he's terribly wounded about the situation.  I actually am not much of a fan of the playgirls at the firebase scene where they get laid.  The French plantation chapter is great cinema.