John Wayne's Vietnam War film The Green Berets was backed by the government, portraying a very narrow view of the ...

While Wayne traveled to Southeast Asia, anti-war protests, draft-card burnings and marches decrying American troops’ involvement became more prevalent.

Since then, the movie’s dangerously inaccurate depiction of the Vietnam invasion resulted in it being seen as a uniquely deleterious black mark on Wayne’s long-screen career. Although John ...