Amnesty International held the first of three film showings Tuesday to spread the word about worldwide human rights violations.
About 12 people attended the showing of "Winter Soldier," a 1972 documentary of Vietnam War veterans at a conference describing the horrific events the saw while over seas.
Some of the soldiers in the film painted a bloody picture of the killings and inhumane treatment of Vietnam civilians through torture.
One soldier listed various weapons that were used other than guns were knives, grenades and gas, but said his choice was a club.
Scott Camil was 19 when he went to Vietnam, said he believed he was doing the right thing until he went to college after he came home.
"They brainwashed us into believing that the more people we killed, the better of a soldier we were," Camil said in the film.
After the film was shown, Camil entered the room to have a discussion with the audience about the film he was in over 30 years ago.
He had to step out while the film was playing, and said it is still too hard to watch.
"I'm against war," Camil said. "I consider it to be organized murder."
Camil said that the government is the enemy, but thinks it can still change with the help of the younger generation's effort to end the war in Iraq and Afganistan, and to let the government know that they are not afraid of politicians.
"We've been over there for eight fucking years to arrest one person. That's bullshit."
Camil is still an active member of Veterans for Peace, and still protests on the corner of University Avenue and 13th Street every week with his sign that reads, "Support Our Troops."
"Where are the 50,000 students at UF that are unhappy with the government?" Camil said. "It's only people with gray hair out there."
Madison Easterling, 18, UF education major, attended the film screening to support genocide awareness and listen to Camil talk about his personal experiences in the war.
"Like most Americans, I grew up thinking America knew best," Easterling said. "Just because they're doing something, doesn't mean it's the right thing to do."
The film being shown tonight at 7:20 p.m. is "Darfur Now" in NPB 1101, which include appearances from Don Cheadle, George Clooney and Arnold Schwarzenegger, to help the world become more involved in ending the genocide in Darfur.
"The Greatest Silence" will be shown Thursday at 7:20 in NPB 1101, and is about the women in the Democratic Republic of Congo sharing their stories of being kidnapped, enslaved, raped and tortured.
