We Were Soldiers

[Drone_pilot]

I have just spent the evening watching this film, and what a film it is, i'd recomend this to anyone.

Outline:
In a place soon to be known as The Valley of Death, in a small clearing called landing zone X-Ray, Lt. Colonel Hal Moore (Mel Gibson) and 400 young fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons, all troopers from an elite American combat division, were surrounded by 4,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. The ensuing battle was one of the most savage in U.S. history. We Were Soldiers Once...And Young is a tribute to the nobility of those men under fire, their common acts of uncommon valor, and their loyalty to and love for one another.

what do you think of the film Irving?

[Eagledriver]

It really tells it like it was. However, like all movies, it does tend to wander a bit from the real story. For an accurate account, if you can find the book by Hal Moore and Joe Galloway, I would suggest reading "We were soldiers once.......and young." It is more detailed and to the point. No fault to the movie. I realize they have to compress timelines down to make the movie viewable. The movie was excellent; the acting by Gibson, Elliot, and Pepper were outstanding and for the better part of the movie, events were depicted that actually happened in the battle.

med; med; med; sal;