We Were Soldiers

[MrJapan]

Vanity?!?

[MrJapan]

Watched this movie for the first time tonight... Thought it was a good movie, but I had never had an officer act in the same respect as Mel Gibson did, as an officer, did in the movie. I have been in the Air Force and the Army, although I have only been in 1 war (Desert Shield/Storm)... and it was in the AF...

I just want the opinions of the people who served during the Vietnam war as to how true this movie was... My father was a Navy Seal in the 'Nam war... but would never tell me anything.. besides the fact he was wounded twice and couldn't get a purple heart because it "never happened"... All I know is that he entered (Navy) in 1963 and left it in 1967.

How true (and close to the real thing) is this movie (film to the brits)?

[1rudeboy]

I remember reading somewhere (when the film was originally released, so I can’t recall where) that the producers of the film were rather assiduous with regard to technical matters.

[x1stcav]

The movie deviates in only a few instances from the book and this was for dramatic effect.

Overall, a very accurate picture of airmobility in the early stages of the Vietnam War.

I served in in the 1st Cav and 4th Infantry in the same AO’s the film covered and felt that the job the producers/director/actors did was very realistic.

[ladtx]

I flew helicopters over there and only two movies have had much effect on me - “Apocalypse Now” (only the helicopter scenes - the rest was crap) and “We Were Soldiers”.

[NonValueAdded]

Welcome to FR. Hope you are serious about this because you are about to get the straight scoop.

[MrJapan]

Thank you for your comments... They are very well taken ;)

[wallcrawlr]

Ive never watched a vietnam movie where the soldiers acted like gentlemen and werent all on doped up on drugs.

“We were soldiers...” was awesome.

Do yourself a favor and read the book next :)
I really enjoyed that.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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MEL’s -PASSION- sparked by -WE WERE SOLDIERS-

http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1085111/posts

http://www.Freerepublic.com/~aloharonnie/

http://www.Freerepublic.com/~anita1/

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[ALOHA RONNIE]

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A personal journey:

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‘WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE..& YOUNG’...4 FREEDOM

http://www.Freerepublic.com/forum/a39626542519c.htm

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[ALOHA RONNIE]

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Ronnie Guyer Photo Collection

http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_collection.htm

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Signed:..”ALOHA RONNIE” Guyer
Veteran-”WE WERE SOLDIERS” Battle of IA DRANG-1965

HHC, 1/7th Cavalry
IA DRANG S-1 Personnel Clerk
Landing Zone Falcon

Radioman/Driver/Orderly/ Battalion Chaplain’s Assistant to Lt. Col. HAL G. MOORE in Vietnam

http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_set1.htm

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[NonValueAdded]

as you can now see, “Aloha Ronnie” Guyer is THE resource. It is an amazing story.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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American Heroism Defined:

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HAL G. MOORE, Commanding Officer

http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14752

BRUCE CRANDALL, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient-2007

http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48215

RICK RESCORLA, 9/11 & Battle of IA DRANG-1965 Lifesaver

http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24361

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[ALOHA RONNIE]

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NEVER FORGET

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The Man Who Predicted 9/11 =

9/11 Lifesaver RICK RESCORLA, ..R.I.P.

(The Website)
http://www.RickRescorla.com

(The Pictures)
http://www.RickRescorla.com/The%20Statue.htm

(The Rest of the Story)
http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24361

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NEVER FORGET

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[ALOHA RONNIE]

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‘MODERN DAY HEROES: In Defense of America’ - The Book

http://www.ModernDayHeroes.com/aloha/

See: ‘Resource Center’

See: ‘Aloha Ronnie’

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[ALOHA RONNIE]

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..A Freeper Vet goes to the Vietnam Wall..

http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1019769/posts

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[MrJapan]

Wow! Thank you for all of the info!
MJ

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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GARRY OWEN, Sir
(a U.S. 7th Cavalry Salute 2-U)

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[LucyT]

Thanks, Ronnie, for the ping, and thank you for your service to our great country.

I’ve book marked this thread to save all of your links.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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NEVER FORGET

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What the Battle of IA DRANG-1965 heroes were fighting hard to prevent from ever having to see come to be,

...but tragically did after a post-WATERGATE Democrat Congress cut off all funding for South Vietnam’s fight for its own Freedom, were:

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Pictures of a vietnamese Re-Education (SLAVE LABOR) Camp

http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1308949/posts

http://www.JourneyFromTheFall.com

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Just like a post-9/11 Democrat Congress is trying to do again now to a Free Iraq.

Only this time it’s our own Freedom that’s directly at stake right here at home.

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NEVER FORGET

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[ALOHA RONNIE]

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“We Were Soldiers” music video by Johnny Cash

http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804548/posts

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