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Forrest Gump cast real veterans for Vietnam scenes

Movies & TV · Production Stories · V6.8 daily facts 2026-05-17

The production hired actual veterans for many extras in the war sequences to ground the look in realism.

TopicMovies & TV · Production Stories
SourceV6.8 daily facts 2026-05-17
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