Lots of interesting stuff here, bobwronski and razajac particularly; I think another layer to add to the "Ride of the Valkyries" reference is the veritable plethora of Vietnam and other war movies that play that specific Wagnerian piece while helicopters strafe villiages (Think Apocalypse Now) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_of_the_Valkyries_in_popular_culture
Lots of interesting stuff here, bobwronski and razajac particularly; I think another layer to add to the "Ride of the Valkyries" reference is the veritable plethora of Vietnam and other war movies that play that specific Wagnerian piece while helicopters strafe villiages (Think Apocalypse Now) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_of_the_Valkyries_in_popular_culture