Brothers In Arms

Paul Alexander's barely feature-length documentary offers a heartfelt if somewhat sketchy look at John Kerry's tour of duty in Vietnam and the men with whom he served. In 1969, the then 26-year-old Lieutenant Kerry was assigned to command one of the Swift Boats that patrolled the Mekong Delta. Serving under him were five seasoned soldiers who all, including Kerry, were volunteers. Del Sandusky, a self-described "average kid" from Illinois was the helmsman and the crew's leader; Massachusetts-born Tommy Belodeau served as the radioman; Gene Thorson, a farm boy from Iowa, was the engineer; former Boy Scout Mike Medeiros was the after gunner; and South Carolina-born Dav...