Well, of recent war films:
1) We Were Soliders - Best film about the Vietnam War, IMHO. Mel Gibson. Wonderful, underrated film.
2) Gettysburg - Admittedly about the Civil War, but still a great movie, one of my favorites.
I agree that We Were Soldiers is a great film...it doesn't focus on the politics at all really...just the soldiers and their families. Plus..the soundtrack is wonderful. It has the song, "Mansions of the Lord" sung at Ronald Reagan's funeral. Very moving!