We were Soldiers - A tribute

We were soldiers was and is a great movie. In my opinion it is the best movie Mel Gibson has had anything to do with.

It is a true story adapted from the book by Lt. Col. Harold Moore (ret.) and journalist Joseph Galloway, A painful memory of the soldiers in Vietnam, its own crop of American heroes.

The often cynical Hollywood treatment of the war was not shown thanks to writer-director Randall Wallace who does a great job focusing on the commitment of soldiers from North Vietnam to the enemy, in November 1965. Moore (played with shades of colors by Mel Gibson) and nearly 400 police officers of the U. S. Inexperienced Air Cavalry were surrounded by 2000 soldiers of the Army of North Vietnam, and the film recreates the brutal gun battle with graphic authenticity, while telling the parallel story of grieving army women . While UPI reporter Galloway (Barry Pepper) risks his life to chronicle the battle, Wallace offers a balanced (though somewhat fictionalized) perspective while the praise comes from an excellent casting performance. As the best dramas of World War II years of 1940, we paid tribute to the brave soldiers of men, avoiding the pitfalls of propaganda.

If you haven't seen it I strongly suggest you do, if not for a no holds barred look at Vietnam, then watch it out of respect for the brave men and women who fought and died in that war.....and all wars.