Editing Saving Private Ryan (section)

===Historical accuracy and veteran responses===
[[File:Into the Jaws of Death 23-0455M edit.jpg|thumb|alt=A photograph of troops disembarking into the ocean from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase at the Fox Green section of Omaha Beach (Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France) on the morning of June 6, 1944|The photograph, ''[[Into the Jaws of Death]]'', taken by [[Robert F. Sargent]] on June 6, 1944. ''Saving Private Ryan'' was lauded for its accurate recreation of the [[Omaha Beach]] landings]]
Several publications highlighted the accuracy of the Omaha Beach assault, down to the sound of gunfire, although some errors were noted, such as bullets killing soldiers underwater, the absence of British [[coxswain]]s steering the boats, and the battle's truncated duration.<ref name="UproxxFacts"/><ref name="ColliderAccurate"/><ref name="TIMEAccuracy"/><ref name="BBCRiled"/> Historical curator John Delaney said:
{{blockquote|It's accurate for that unit on that bit of that beach on that day{{nbsp}}... but you can't say, 'That's what D-Day was like', because it wasn't. Omaha beach is about {{convert|3+1/2|mi|km|spell=in|disp=sqbr}} long. What's happening at one end of the beach isn't what's happening at the other end.<ref name="TelegraphAccuracy"/>}}
Discussing the core narrative, Ambrose said, "It's a stretch that they would send eight soldiers, but it could have been hard to find him{{nbsp}}... the paratroopers were scattered everywhere."<ref name="SeattleTimesWriters"/>

Many World War II veterans described the opening of ''Saving Private Ryan'' as depicting the most realistic representation of combat. Another veteran, interviewed by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', said "I remember when I walked out into the lobby of the moviehouse, not a single person coming out of that showing said one word{{spaces}}... everybody was stunned by it{{spaces}}... It just brought back so many memories."<ref name="TIMEAccuracy"/><ref name="basinger199810"/> There were various reports of some veterans being unable to finish watching ''Saving Private Ryan'' because of the memories it brought back.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="UproxxFacts"/><ref name="FarOutIntentions"/><ref name="ftu19980815"/><ref name="IndependentIE"/>}} The [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]] created a dedicated phoneline for viewers affected by the film, and more veterans visited counselors for [[post traumatic stress disorder]].<ref name="FarOutIntentions"/><ref name="NYTimesJuly271998"/><ref name="PhillyVets"/>

The rest of the film is less historically accurate. Fictitious elements include the nonexistent town of Ramelle, the battle associated with it, certain military tactical errors (included for dramatic effect), much of the dialogue, and some of the methods used to locate Ryan.<ref name="ColliderAccurate"/><ref name="TIMEAccuracy"/> ''[[Total Film]]'' and some non U.S. veterans were critical of the lack of other Allied forces throughout the film.<ref name="BBCRiled"/><ref name="TotalFilm"/> British broadcaster [[Channel 4]] said that these critics had missed the point of the film, in that it was "unashamedly an American story".<ref name="Channel4"/>