When we have seen Charlie Sheen on television - beyond the sweats, the wide red eyes, excessive talking, cigarette-smoking and orange liquid-consuming antics, he looks great. And he's an honorable guy, too. The last few days have been filled with reports of him demanding everyone to stop referring to his porn star girlfriend as a porn star even though she is in fact a former porn star.

So maybe Charlie Sheen's not such a crazy idea as host of National Geographic Channel's Vietnam War two-hour documentary Brothers in War. He has received four Emmy nominations for starring in Two and a Half Men. He's also got Oscar cred. Sheen starred in Platoon, which won best picture of 1986, and he appeared in Wall Street (1987) opposite Michael Douglas, who won a lead actor statuette for his performance in that Oliver Stone drama.

Let's take a look at what brothers in war is about, via a news release. ...

In 1967 the boys of Charlie Company went to war in the Mekong Delta, the homeland of the Viet Cong, and entered a foreign land of murderous heat, unforgiving jungle and a new age of guerrilla warfare. This "band of brothers" journeyed from boot camp to combat and, for the lucky ones, back home - experiencing their horror, their pain, their misery, their happiness and, above all, their camaraderie together. Now, nearly 50 years later, they're uniting once again to share their stories of courage under fire with the world.

Through gripping first-person accounts and digitally remastered archival footage, including the soldiers' own home movies and personal audio tapes, Brothers in War recounts the harrowing combat experiences of the men of Charlie Company - one of the last American combat infantry companies to be drafted, trained and sent to fight together in Vietnam. Fittingly narrated by Charlie Sheen, who rose to stardom after his 1986 performance as a Vietnam soldier in "Platoon," the two-hour special premieres Wednesday, March 26, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel (NGC)

Hmmmm.

We ask again: should Charlie Sheen host National Geographic Channel's Vietnam war special Brothers in War?