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We Were Soldiers (2002)

We Were Soldiers (2002)

Action History War

Father, Husband, Brother. No Man is Just a Soldier.

Release Date: 2002, March 1
Directors: Randall Wallace
Countries: Germany, France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Wheelhouse Entertainment, Motion Picture Production GmbH & Co. Erste KG, Paramount Pictures, Icon Productions
Cast: Jon Hamm, Clark Gregg, Mel Gibson, Keith Szarabajka, Barry Pepper, Desmond Harrington, Jonathan Parks Jordan, Ryan Hurst, George Cheung, Brian Carpenter, Brian Tee, Chris Klein

Overview:

The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the Ia Drang Valley, called "The Valley of Death." As Moore prepares for one of the most violent battles in U.S. history, he delivers a stirring promise to his soldiers and their families: "I will leave no man behind...dead or alive. We will all come home together."

Keywords:

based on novel or book based on true story death explosion military soldier war hero intense battlefield army epic battle battle vietnam war compassionate 1960s vietnam veteran soldiers steel helmet missile major bayonet carpet bombing u.s. cavalry comradeship north vietnamese