We Were Soldiers

Drama, War, Action, History

Mel Gibson	Lt. Colonel Hal Moore
Robert Bagnell	1st Lieutenant Charlie Hastings
Don Duong	Lt. Colonel Nguyen Huu An
Sam Elliott	Sergeant Major Basil Plumley
Ryan Hurst	Sergeant Ernie Savage
Greg Kinnear	Major Bruce Crandall
Chris Klein	2nd Lieutenant Jack Geoghegan
Barry Pepper	Joe Galloway
Keri Russell	Barbara Geoghegan
Madeleine Stowe	Julie Moore

Director	Randall Wallace
Producer	Bruce Davey; Stephen McEveety
Writer	Randall Wallace; Harold G. Moore

"We Were Soldiers Once, and Young," is a movie based off the bestselling book by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway. The movie stars commander Lt. Col. Moore (Mel Gibson), leading his troops of young soldiers into battle against the Viet Cong. While both sides (American and Vietnam) claimed the battle as a victory, the sacrifices made by the American soldiers are shown to be heart wrenching. The horror of war is made clear, and the movie shows the devastation that losing soldiers causes to those on the home front.