How accurate was the Vietnam War scene from Forrest Gump?

It's difficult to judge without more context to the patrol scene…but generally it's a very inaccurate potrayal if a patrol ambush. Most of these ambushed were done by the Viet Cong, guerilla troops who would attack with small arms (pistols e.t.c) and vanish within 20–30 seconds into tunnels. read more

In the movie, Forrest Gump is about to give a speech on his feelings about the war in Vietnam, when the speaker system malfunctions and his speech is never heard. This actually happened during the congregation in Washington D.C. where the speaker malfunctioned when a soldier was about to give his opinions on the war. read more

Forrest Gump (1) (1994) (Robert Zemeckis) This section of Forrest Gump shows little criticism of American involvement in the Vietnam War. It presents a 'cosy' view of the war by portraying it through Forrest's innocent, uncritical, child-like eyes. read more