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Larry Hama Problems With Aussies??

posted 11 years ago by BasqueNYC
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I was watching the movie with the commentary on and Buzz Dixon a consultant on the movie and among other things mentioned that Larry Hama had some bad run ins with Australian soldiers during the Vietnam war when he served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971, where he became a firearms and explosive ordnance expert.He went on and modeled the Dreadnoks after the aussies (like we didn't know this already) But my Uncle and Father were both in the Vietnam war and met and did joint operations with the Aussies and South Koreans and told me they were both very cunning deadly allies that would give chase to the NVC in their own jungles

My uncle still to this day stays in touch with some of the Australians,New Zealand and South Koreans and comes to Australia every year with me and my wife (who is Austalian and holds dual citizenship in the US and AUS) to meet up with them,but he did tell me they were known for their brutal fighting yet brilliant tacticians coming up with new techniques which the US uses today just as they did with WW2 German tank tactic from Erwin Rommel

But one wonders what Larry Hama has Aganist the Aussies,or what they did? Who knows all I know is the Aussies rock and are a major ally to the US

[–] Dusk1900 10 years ago

It may be because Hama is Asian decent. Regardless of what side he was on or what uniform he wore I'm sure he got some flack.

[–] tenantennae 10 years ago

That's pretty interesting. In any case, it doesn't necessarily mean he has a bad view of Australians as a whole; just that he met a few ass holes and used them as his inspiration for a few characters.

According to Wikipedia: The Dreadnoks were originally meant to be a race of humanoid bears , to capitalize on the popularity of the Ewoks from the recently released Return of the Jedi. Larry Hama, writer of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic book, was highly critical of the proposal, telling Hasbro "you can't have the good guys running around shooting at teddy bears." Hama suggested to Hasbro that "obnoxious bikers" would be a more realistic alternative.