The money and involvement have had quite an effect. Just look at the percentage of combat films Hollywood makes and compare to 30 years ago. To go by Hollywood the country is on a war footing.
And don't forget other entertainment industries like sports. The Pentagon paid millions of dollars a year just for cross promotion with NFL football (not for recruitment advertising): "honor our troops" and the like.
On the other hand the "think for yourself" crowd... :-(
Edit: in changing "hundreds of thousands" into "millions" I ended up with "hundreds of millions"
And don't forget other entertainment industries like sports. The Pentagon paid millions of dollars a year just for cross promotion with NFL football (not for recruitment advertising): "honor our troops" and the like.
On the other hand the "think for yourself" crowd... :-(
Edit: in changing "hundreds of thousands" into "millions" I ended up with "hundreds of millions"