......funny you should bring up WINGnut that was the nickname given to one of the booksmartest/commonsenseless troops in our Infantry Bn. (not ME either.:hush actually it is a shortening of the acronym for WIsconsin ARmy National Guard, IE WIARNG we just prefer WING or Wisconsin Infantry National Guard
I saw the movie first way back in 77 or 78 when it came on HBO. Didn't read the book until a few years later. I wish it could've followed the book more but it would've been a long movie.