A profoundly shifting exploration of Vietnam’s first Black spec-ops staff, J.M. Harper’s “Soul Patrol” is an interesting window right into a little-known story of navy historical past. Framed round a reunion for all of the residing troopers, the movie makes use of first-person testimony, archival footage, and reenactments to sew collectively the story of how the six-man long-range reconnaissance patrol navigated the racial, social, and cultural modifications that have been occurring in each Vietnam and america within the ’60s, all whereas making an attempt to remain alive.

