In 1967, Stone dropped out of Yale University to enlist in the United States Army. He was wounded in combat during the Vietnam War, and his experience in the conflict influenced his filmmaking. Stone has made three films about the war to date, including Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, and Heaven and Earth. In 1991, Stone’s controversial film JFK proved immensely influential in the effort to enhance transparency surrounding the Kennedy assassination. Directly as a result of the film, Congress enacted the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act. This law established the Assassination Records Review Board and led to the release of thousands of documents relating to the Kennedy assassination. Recently Stone has worked with Peter Kuznick on a book and television program based on “The Untold History of the United States.” Student Responses