In a podcast interview the writer of the film (who was a war reporter I think) said he was writing from experience; this had actually happened to him after retu

In a podcast interview the writer of the film (who was a war reporter I think) said he was writing from experience; this had actually happened to him after returning from a war. He hesitated before including this scene, thinking it might be self-indulgent and maybe not meaningful to others (but learned otherwise.) "Write what you know!"