We Were Soldiers

War, Action, History

Mel Gibson	Lt. Colonel Hal Moore
Don Duong	Lt. Colonel Nguyen Huu An
Robert Bagnell	1st Lieutenant Charlie Hastings
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
Duong Don	Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An
Marc Blucas	2nd Lt. Henry Herrick
Josh Daugherty	Sp4 Robert Ouellette
Jsu Garcia	Capt. Tony Nadal
Jon Hamm	Capt. Matt Dillon
Clark Gregg	Capt. Tom Metsker

Director	Gary Fleder; Randall Wallace
Producer	Bruce Davey; Gary Fleder; Eveleen Bandy; Randall Wallace
Writer	David Twohy; Randall Wallace; Harold G. Moore; Joseph L. Galloway
Cinematography	Dean Semler
Musician	Nick Glennie-Smith

"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.