Where do you rank Back to the Future?

[TimBone]

Originally Posted by listopencil

FORT BENNING, Ga. (AP) 06/29/2006— Actor Tom Hanks was inducted Thursday as an honorary member of the U.S. Army's Ranger Hall of Fame for his accurate portrayal of a World War II Army Ranger company commander in the movie Saving Private Ryan and for his continued commitment to honoring those who served in the war.

Besides his role in Saving Private Ryan, Hanks was cited for serving as the national spokesman for the World War II Memorial Campaign, for being the honorary chairman of the D-Day Museum Capital Campaign, and for his role in writing and helping to produce the Emmy Award-winning miniseries, Band of Brothers.

Hanks, who was unable to attend the induction ceremony, becomes the first actor to receive such an honor.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/...s-ranger_x.htm

That's just awesome. I've been surrounded by the military all my life. Three of my uncles have served in combat, as have my father and grandfather. Myself, and two of my siblings are also veterans, although we've not been to combat.

I'm not trying to hijack the thread, I just want to point out that between my family members, and all of my infantry buddies that describe combat, it always sounds a lot more like the role Hanks played than it does the other RAH RAH tough guy war roles.

That was an awesome acting job.