‘The Last Full Measure’ Review: A Hero’s Tale Clumsily Told

The story of William H. Pitsenbarger, a pararescue specialist in Vietnam, mixes fact with flimsy fiction

‘The Last Full Measure” does not, sad to say, measure up to its aspirations.

The film was inspired by an act of remarkable heroism during the Vietnam War. On April 11, 1966, Airman First Class William H. Pitsenbarger, a young Air Force pararescue specialist, volunteered to descend by cable from a rescue helicopter into the hellish tumult of a firefight near Cam My to help extract wounded members of Charlie Company, an infantry unit pinned down by enemy fire. After nine of the soldiers were lifted to safety, Pitsenbarger refused...

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