Forrest Gump’s Haunting Vietnam Rain

This is 100% why real Vietnam veterans claim Forrest Gump is the most accurate war movie ever.

When the director met soldiers who fought in the jungle, he expected them to talk about the

battles. But the crazy part is, they were obsessed with the rain.

Forrest says it rained for 4 months straight and describes "four kinds of rain." Most viewers thought

this was just a joke, but for veterans, it was a haunting reality.

They say the monsoons were so intense the water would fly in sideways or even come straight

up from the ground. They called it "stinging rain" because it felt like needles hitting your skin.

But the most realistic part is when the storm finally ends. Just like Forrest says,