Being a veteran myself, I have to agree all the way with this pieces preservation, from the get go. It is a hallmark of cinema, whose honesty in depiction of war and the war mindset among soldiers should not be understated. I did not realize that the entire film was filmed in London though, I am going to have to play spot the difference from Paris Island later :P. How long do you see this film being influential and even nostalgic in the minds of our fighting forces before it goes by the wayside like so many Clint Eastwood movies?