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We Were Soldiers
Directed by Randall Wallace
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… From TMDB
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We Were Soldiers is a 2002 action history war film, directed by Randall Wallace, starring Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe and Greg Kinnear.
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60 of 86 · most liked firstBruce Campbell, Medal of Honor, dies age 93. He was the ranking helicopter pilot at Ia Drang -- the battle depicted in the movie "We Were Soldiers". He was portrayed by Greg Kinnear. www.armytimes.com/veterans/mil...
neutral · AI labelView post →Yeah it's hard to argue that Moore wasn't a good pick to have the name attached to him. Besides what you said, he served at the base, is buried there, fought in Korea and Vietnam, fought in the Battle of la Drang, and co-authored We Were Soldiers Once... And Young which was adapted into a film.
neutral · AI labelView post →Battlefield bucket list items on day 12 in country in Vietnam. First up, LZ X-ray, la Drang - scene of 1 Batt, 7th Cav fight on 14-18 Nov 1965, known to many from Mel Gibson movie ‘We Were Soldiers’. Then Battle of Đắk Pơ, where in June 1954 French Group Mobile 100 destroyed by ambush on Route 19.
neutral · AI labelView post →He’s literally the shitty lieutenant from the movie version of “We Were Soldiers Once…”
neutral · AI labelView post →Crandall’s story - in part - is included in the movie “We Were Soldiers Once, and Young” - which was in turn based on Gen. Hal Moore’s book of the same name. Crandall flew 16 hours that day, landing when assigned medevac flights refused due to heavy fire. He flew over 900 combat missions in Vietnam
neutral · AI labelView post →The utter disrespect to LTG Hal Moore and his wife Julia (was a jointly named base) here. Julia is the whole reason deceased servicemembers' families get two-person notification teams instead of a letter. Mel Gibson played LTG Moore in the movie We Were Soldiers about Moore's time in Vietnam.
neutral · AI labelView post →Da Nang is referring to the first battle in Viet Nam of which Donnie would never see because he had his father pay off a doctor to lie and say that young Donnie had bone spurs. Who should go to jail here.✅ They made a movie about that battle "We Were Soldiers" of which Donnie was not!
neutral · AI labelView post →Improve a movie by adding "With Big Naturals" We Were Soldiers With Big Naturals
neutral · AI labelView post →We Were Soldiers is such a good fucking movie honestly.
positive · AI labelView post →Add “for Tax Purposes” to a movie: We Were Soldiers for Tax Purposes
neutral · AI labelView post →"We Were Soldiers" is an example of a basically pro-Vietnam war movie that is better made despite ending the battle on a pure Hollywood fantasy.
neutral · AI labelView post →Agree. I grew up on Lethal Weapons and so many of his other movies I really admired, like his movie take on We Were Soldiers Once, and Young. But now? I won’t go back and watch any of it, sadly, and definitely not anything new. Cut him off since “Passion of Christ.”
neutral · AI labelView post →The OH found a free movie on YouTube alleged to be a Bourne movie (2026) with Sam Elliot that is not the current Sam Elliot form but more like Sam Elliot from We Were Soldiers OMDog it was a steaming pile of dog shit.
negative · AI labelView post →I’ll give him We Were Soldiers and maybe Fatman, but not much else on his resume. Definitely not the Christ snuff film which has me side eying Jim Caviezel too, but I’ll give him Person of Interest. Same outcome though (spoiler).
neutral · AI labelView post →I am just re-watching "We Were Soldiers" tonight, and even 10 minutes into the film, I found tears in my eyes because it is nourishing to see "duty, honor, country" and real leadership. It leaves my soul wanting. Salute to my fellow veterans. Take care of each other. www.imdb.com/title/tt0277...
positive · AI labelView post →My husband and my dad are both veterans. They named the films closest to what they experienced. For my dad, it was When We Were Soldiers; in my husband’s case, Restrepo (he was providing air support). Ask the veteran in your life what film they relate to, you may learn something about their service.
neutral · AI labelView post →A WWII movie about a psychiatrist drafted to the frontlines, We Were Soldiers Once...And Jung
neutral · AI labelView post →The scene at the end of We Were Soldiers with the Vietnamese commander is the best scene in that entire movie. An American soldier has left a small paper US flag (the kind you'd get at a fairground) and the NVA commander talks about how the US will see this fight as a victory.
positive · AI labelView post →I feel like WW invites this sort of reading v easy. Not that it's wrong, but any attempt at spinning an antiwar movie out of WW2 has the perverse effect of being pro-war or pro-fascist. But then maybe I'm wrong because We Were Soldiers exists and both sides 'Nam so hard it turns it into Dudes Rock
neutral · AI labelView post →You may know the name Hal Moore from the book "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young," and the movie starring Mel Gibson.
neutral · AI labelView post →Man. This is beautiful. You made me cry, in the same way “We Were Soldiers” (book and film) dies so. Then you made me ANGRY, but in the BEST way. I love all of this. Thank you.
positive · AI labelView post →Honestly, We Were Soldiers is definitely my favorite Vietnam War movie and one of my favorite war movies in general, in large part because of this. Especially crazy given the other historical works Mel Gibson has worked on.
positive · AI labelView post →Make a war film rubbish Spitoon The Green Ballets The Glands of Iwo Jima Hamburger Helper Hill Das Foot We Were Soldiers Once, and Hung
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m surprised he hasn’t yet poached the prayer from Mel Gibson’s character in the film ‘We Were Soldiers’: “Oh, yes, and one more thing, dear Lord, about our enemies, ignore their heathen prayers and help us blow those little bastards straight to Hell. Amen.”
neutral · AI labelView post →I haven’t watched a Mel Gibson movie since “Once We Were Soldiers”. And I met him and socialized with him a tiny bit years ago, before we knew he was a Nazi. Back then he wasn’t allowed to drive due to DUIs. Which should’ve been a clue.
neutral · AI labelView post →We Were Soldiers is considered like a top 5 war movie for dudes over 40 so good luck with that.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yes! I have so many to choose from.. (Excalibur, Highlander, all of the LOTR, We Were Soldiers Once, ) This is My favorite film with a Scotsman playing an Egyptian, and a Frenchman playing a Scotsman!
neutral · AI labelView post →I really hate to give it to Mel Gibson but he and Madeline Stowe did a good job in “We Were Soldiers”. They at least tried to tell that story. I have to assumed that was Julia Moore’s influence on the film.
positive · AI labelView post →You can read the book by Hal Moore, We Were Soldiers and Young, or the movie with Mel Gibson
neutral · AI labelView post →In November 1965 the first major confrontation in Vietnam happened. It was called the Battle of Ia Drang, which inspired the film "We Were Soldiers" in 2002. It was very accurate. Nobody won and many died for nothing.
neutral · AI labelView post →It is. His film WE WERE SOLDIERS I think is a very good film about America’s early days in Vietnam. But as I watch it I always think about his various issues.
positive · AI labelView post →We Were Soldiers is a strange film. Some of the most gruesome battle scenes ever jutxtaposed with corny scenes out of a hallmark movie. War is hell but Americans emerge as good Christian family men.
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #SamElliott #WeWereSoldiers #Kanopy Sam Elliott's Vietnam War Masterpiece Hailed as "First One to Get It Right" Is Officially Free to Stream http://dlvr.it/TVZ2xL
neutral · AI labelView post →The 2002 movie "We Were Soldiers" is hard to watch but I think it's probably the most realistic movie about the Vietnam war I've ever seen.
positive · AI labelView post →yknow like. i watch We Were Soldiers (2008) and i walk away and go “man that movie really handled its subject matter with zero sensitivity what a shit movie.” if i play an equivalently bad game of Patrol, now i’ve handled the subject matter with zero sensitivity and am a dickhead
negative · AI labelView post →We Were Soldiers (2002) This one isn't even subtle this is just a fascist propaganda flick about how great the Vietnam war was and how were actually could've/should've won. Replace Vietnam with any mid east nation and you get the frothing hunger for death the US was in the throws of.
negative · AI labelView post →Imagine a movie shot in Black Hawk Down/We Were Soldiers style of the Big Burn of 1910. Pulaski’s entire story. Fleeing from Avery on a train trapped between flame fronts on a train. The visual shot of a plume collapse. It’d be incredible.
neutral · AI labelView post →I learned* that from the Mel Gibson** movie, WE WERE SOLDIERS (2002) *I actually remember thinking, "Oh, yeah the French were there first." **I didn't know he was an insane racist when I watched this movie or when I bought the Lethal Weapon box set.
neutral · AI labelView post →Secondhand Lions Transformers 1986 We Were Soldiers Dairy of Anne Frank Literally any movie where a dog or cat dies
neutral · AI labelView post →Time to post the #MemorialDay songs, poems, videos, etc. First is "Mansions of the Lord" from the movie "We Were Soldiers", as performed by the West Point Band and Glee Club. youtu.be/jccNoxn1HoU?...
neutral · AI labelView post →VERY unpopular opinion (because he's scum) but We Were Soldiers is one of the best war movies ever made (aside from The Green Berets' level jingoism) in terms of the visceral combat scenes - of which there are many. It's brutal, and it works. Cinematography alone is A+. Gibson does/did know film.
positive · AI labelView post →And for a reminder of who the Moores were, check out the movie/book, "We Were Soldiers."
neutral · AI labelView post →The Pentagon drunk announced that Fort Moore, named for American hero Lt. Gen. Hal Moore & his wife Julia, will revert back to Fort Benning in honor of American traitor Henry L. Benning, a Confederate general. The decision sparked outrage. The movie "We Were Soldiers," is part of his story.
neutral · AI labelView post →Exactly. Most people know Hal Moore through Mel Gibson’s portrayal in the movie, We Were Soldiers.
neutral · AI labelView post →I think it’s a good time to remember that the only time Mel Gibson ever cared about historical accuracy in a movie was “We Were Soldiers”: a movie that conviniately only focused on the very early period of US Troops fighting in Vietnam where they didn’t realize they were fighting an unwinable war
negative · AI labelView post →Am I the only one that found the film We Were Soldiers unintentionally hilarious at points?
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) We Were Soldiers 1080p (iTunes)(DE) €3.99 (Action) (iMDB) 7.5 Cast: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein, Keri Russell
neutral · AI labelView post →See the deleted scenes from the great movie 🎥 in “WE WERE SOLDIERS!” Robert STRANGE MCNAMARA thanked Col Hal Moore for showing We could win the war! & Hal told him THE VIETNAMESE WOULD FIGHT UNTIL THEY WON & kicked out their “imperialist oppressors”! The Iranians will too despite PETER’s claims!
positive · AI labelView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #WeWereSoldiers #SamElliott Sam Elliott's Vietnam War Masterpiece Hailed as the "First One to Get It Right" Is Officially Back on Top http://dlvr.it/TV6lBP
neutral · AI labelView post →A long interview detailing his history here. His film composing work included The Rock, The Man In The Iron Mask & We Were Soldiers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD4_...
neutral · AI labelView post →It's unfortunate that Joseph LaCombe isn't writing weekly reflections anymore, but in this post, he creatively connects the Mel Gibson movie, We Were Soldiers, to this Sunday Mass readings for an interesting reflection. 👍🏽 Recommended read: www.acatholic.org/sunday-72317...
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) We Were Soldiers 1080p (iTunes)(AU) AU$4.99 (Action) (iMDB) 7.5 Cast: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein, Keri Russell
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) We Were Soldiers 1080p (iTunes)(DE) €7.99 (Action) (iMDB) 7.5 Cast: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein, Keri Russell
neutral · AI labelView post →May I suggest that the song "The Mansions of the Lord" which was written for the movie "We Were Soldiers" be sung at every Memorial Day Concert. It is quite beautiful and directly reflects the theme of the day.
positive · AI labelView post →The (movie) We Were Soldiers 1080p (iTunes)(UK) £3.99 (Action) (iMDB) 7.5 Cast: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein, Keri Russell
neutral · AI labelView post →Medal of Honor recipient Col. Bruce Crandall passes at age 93. Flying into the battle of the la Drang valley 22 times in 14 hours after the area was deemed too dangerous for aircraft. He saved more than 70 soldiers. His heroism was chronicled in the movie We Were Soldiers. Honor to the fallen.
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #WeWereSoldiers #War #MelGibson 24 Years Later, This Iconic Vietnam War Epic Still Holds Up http://dlvr.it/TSLf0r
neutral · AI labelView post →Paramount Movies 2002 Star Trek Nemesis ⭐⭐⭐/4 Jackass The Movie ⭐⭐⭐/4 Abandon ⭐⭐/4 The Sum of All Fears ⭐⭐/4 Changing Lanes ⭐⭐⭐/4 Clockstoppers ⭐⭐/4 We Were Soldiers ⭐⭐⭐/4 Orange County ⭐/4
neutral · AI labelView post →(2 of 2) Yet I admit, it’s difficult to understand what “this” is w/out watching the entire film. So, maybe Saving Private Ryan is a “must watch” for me. Sorry to be difficult. Another could be, We Were Soldiers. Thanks for listening. ~End~
neutral · AI labelView post →The movie about When We Were Soldiers was interesting to me in that the man who was chief of security at the Towers on 9/11 was there and was FBI in Yemen after the USS Cole. He died 9/11, he was forced out of the FBI New York office. But one of the young soldiers. New Yorker magazine way back when.
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