Rambo II also touched on the cold war and the MIA subject which was still quite en vogue in the early 80's. I remember there were stories of vets who were pretty shook by it and cheering after the closing monologue. This wasn't just mindless action, it was a hero winning one last battle in a lost war. At the time there were still MIA groups lobbying the country to go back there and find POW's.
Times change fast and people forget even faster.
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