Hmmmm… after all I might go and see “Tropic Thunder” movie… only to watch Robert Downey Jr. playing a black soldier. 
Two familiar names working on the movie
(…)he writing team consulted with famed military advisor Dale Dye to make sure the military action and jargon depicted in the film ?s war sequences were accurate. (…) Then to continue that authenticity throughout production, Warrior Inc. ?s advisors Mark Ebenhoch and Mike Stokey were on set as technical advisors for the first few weeks of filming the Vietnam battle sequences.
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