"Air Force One, " however, is no "Das Boot, " a deeply human and artistic portrayal of men at war.
According to defense officials, the two men talked briefly about their time at war and the fact that both had bled for their countries.
Not only did the Dutch keep meticulous records of their food rations during the war, but Dutch men, at least, were subject to psychological scrutiny when conscripted into the army, usually at the age of 18.
There were four men he met with, men who have at times been critical of how the war has been prosecuted.
It is understandable as an adult male spent a fair part of his life at war in the exclusive company of men who depended on each other for survival.
"At the time of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, it was practised widely, especially when men were travelling away from home on business or at war, " he said.
Walter Tull, one of the first black footballers to play in England, led men in Italy during the war and was killed at aged 29 on the Somme in 1918.
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Kofi Annan says he thinks two captured Israeli soldiers are still alive, and he wants Hezbollah to release the men whose abduction came at the start of this summer's war.
Pre-publication leaks tried to cast Mr Brown as the champion of defence: he would fund fully two new aircraft carriers, as well as the Typhoon fighter and the Joint Strike Fighter, all the while maintaining the army at about 100, 000 men and remaining committed to the war in Afghanistan.
He said he was laying the wreath in memory of, and in tribute to, all men who died at the Somme and during all of the First World War.
Pakistani security men say it is ridiculous to suspect any complicity: they are at war with al-Qaeda, have arrested 40 of its leaders, and suffered violent attacks, including on ISI offices and the army's headquarters in Rawalpindi.
And I want to be clear: This freeze does not apply to the men and women of our Armed Forces, who along with their families continue to bear enormous burdens with our nation at war.
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