Sir! No Sir!

The fact that so much of David Zieger's documentary about the GI anti-Vietnam War movement comes as news goes a long way toward proving an important point made by writer Jerry Lembcke late in the film: So many national memories about the Vietnam War era have been reconstructed that the antiwar movement's history has begun to disappear. Zieger's thoroughly researched film is a vital reminder that beginning in the mid-'60s, a few conscience-stricken military individuals — including dermatologist Dr. Howard Levy, sickened by cynical attempts to win Vietnamese "hearts and minds" through medical treatment, and Navy nurse Susan Schnall, who wore her uniform to a civilian a...