We Were Soldiers
This is a story about the 1st Battallion, 7 Cavalry Regiment and 1st Calvary Division’s fight against all odds in the Ia Drang valley in Vietnam, 1965. We see the commander of the battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore (played well by Mel Gibson), take control of the battalion as well as its preparations for going into Vietnam. The French were defeated there years ago. This battle would be the U.S.’s first major military engagement with N.V.A. South Vietnamese forces, which demonstrated the ability to use helicopters both as mobility providers or assault support aircraft. –grantss
Director: Randall Wallace
Actors: Barry Pepper, Chris Klein, Greg Kinnear, Keri Russell, Madeleine Stowe, Mel Gibson, Sam Elliott
Country: France, Germany, United States
