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Aug 18, 2025

Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day August 18 1989 - Casualties of War Premiered in Theaters.

On this day August 18 1989, Casualties of War premiered, delivering one of the most intense and haunting war dramas of the decade. Directed by Brian De Palma, the film follows a young soldier during the Vietnam War who becomes entangled in a horrifying moral crisis when members of his unit commit a brutal crime. Torn between loyalty to his fellow soldiers and doing what is right, he risks everything to stand...

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