It's about Patterson Hood's great uncle and a remark he did actually make "I never saw John Wayne on the sands of Iwo Jima" while watching said movie.
Might not be intentional but I felt there was a juxtaposition between George A., a family man drafted into the war against his wishes, attending war reunions and recalling lost friends, to the typical brash and belligerent John Wayne character - and indeed John Wayne himself.
It's about Patterson Hood's great uncle and a remark he did actually make "I never saw John Wayne on the sands of Iwo Jima" while watching said movie.
Might not be intentional but I felt there was a juxtaposition between George A., a family man drafted into the war against his wishes, attending war reunions and recalling lost friends, to the typical brash and belligerent John Wayne character - and indeed John Wayne himself.