The film "Act of Valor" is tearing it up at the box office, and has
gotten quite a bit of attention for combining real-life soldiers with
actors to achieve maximum effect. But there are those who feel that the
movie gives up a bit too much information to enemies who may be studying
American military tactics in an effort to gain an edge. For those who
haven’t heard, the movie includes as actors real-life Navy SEALS, an
elite group of fighting forces. Notes the film’s co-director Scott
Waugh, "Real people blended with actors. It’s created a new experience."
He refers to the movie as "the authentic action film."
While some have called the acting a bit off – these are, after all,
"real people" – the bigger concern comes from those who fear the movie
is a tipping of the hand, if you will. Pentagon officials have actually
been receiving calls with some frequency from Congressional staffers who
worry that the film includes too much real life.
Noted retired Lieutenant General James Vaught, a former Army Delta Force
commander, to the active duty Admiral William H. McRaven, ninth
commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, "Since the time when
your wonderful team went and drug bin Laden out and got rid of him – and
more recently when you went down and rescued the group in Somalia, or
wherever the hell they were – they’ve been splashing all of this all
over the media." Vaught’s words came with an additional warning, as he
said, "Now I’m going to tell you, one of these days, if you keep
publishing how you do this, the other guy’s going to be there ready for
you, and you’re going to fly in and he’s goi
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