Reader comments: The Walking Dead

LUCILLE | Mar. 9, 2000
I have not seen the movie, but my husband was one of the men in the 1-9. I think that what they went through deserves to be done with honor in a movie. I will rent the movie and write back
WILLIAM J. WEIDENBACHER 1/9 U | Feb. 29, 2000
Exploitation of dead men, with a fictious story of stranded Black Marines is not nice to Blacks and MARINES of the First Bn, 9th MARINES. The director a Black Vietnam Veteran MARINE knew better. He could of made a true classic if he told the truth.
TROY E. MARLOW | Jun. 21, 1998
Concerning the film 'The Walking Dead' and its title, I am disgusted with both. It shows no common courtesy or respect for Marines that served and died in Vietnam, especially the true Walking Dead Marines. Which was then and now the First Battalion Ninth Marine Regiment, better know as 'The Walking Dead'. No other unit's that served in Vietnam showed more heroic's and suffered greater lose of life, than 1/9. If you anyone would like to review 1/9, he or she can read the book 'Marines Fighti

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