Thud Pilot

I knew many Thud pilots, having met them as instructor pilots during my F-4G Wild Weasel training. They did not talk a lot about their experiences in Vietnam, but I suspected that was because of the pain in the telling. This film shows me I was right.

Despite what others here have said, I know for a fact that they were called "baby killers". I suppose they were also imagining being spit upon on the street, as well as being directed not to wear uniforms in public for fear it would invite physical attack. The film's fantasy of "Good vs Evil US Citizen" exists only in sad sack Norm's mind; perhaps he picked this up during his Canadian vacation.

Finally, I was sorry to have to read a review where the Vietnam War was called a "little known campaign". There are 58,000+ families who are all too aware of that "little known campaign", Tex. I put your comment in the "some people did something" category.

Great film about those who believed in something bigger than themselves.