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Oliver Stone: Father
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Next he went to the First Cavalry, and eventually after his 15-month commitment, Stone was discharged and he returned to the U.S. in 1968. Very confused and regretful of things he had done, Stone went to Mexico. Upon his re-entry to the U.S., he was caught with two ounces of marijuana and thrown in jail. He eventually found the courage to call his father to bail him out but realized he needed to shape up his life.
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A number of interviewers have questioned Stone about his decision to fight in Vietnam. He could have missed the war entirely by staying in college, but instead he not only joined the service but insisted on infantry duty in the war zone. "I thought war was it; it was the most difficult thing a young man could go through," Stone told Interview magazine. "It was a rite of passage. And I knew it would be the only war of my generation, so I said, 'I've gotta get over there fast, because it's going to be over.' There was ... a heavy streak of rebelliousness in the face of my father, and I think I was trying to prove to him that I was a man, not a boy." Stone was not long in discovering that the realities of combat were a far cry from his romantic notions about action, manhood, and adventure.
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Though his father was Jewish and his mother Roman Catholic, Stone was raised an Episcopalian. He was often sent to Sunday School on his own... and there wasn't much emphasis on spiritual beliefs in his home. The emphasis was on productivity, and Lou often stressed the importance of organized work habits to his son.
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