Operation Last Patrol
Directed by Frank Cavestani and Catherine Leroy
1972/US
IMDb page
First viewing/Amazon Prime rental
We who have witnessed the obscenity of war and experienced its horror and terrible consequences have an obligation to rise above our pain and suffering and turn the tragedy of our lives into a triumph. — Ron Kovic
Home-movie quality documentary about the protest that would be recreated in Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July (1982).
A group of Vietnam Veterans Against the War traveled in a convoy from California to Miami to protest at the 1972 Republican National Convention. There is no narration. Various incidents are filmed along the road and at the Convention.
This looks like what it probably was. Some participants filming occasionally during their trip. It’s a product of its time. Mostly interesting as a historical document.
