"We Were Soldiers.." IA Drang Battle THREAD II

Icon Productions and the Book.."We Were Soldiers Once.....and Young" | Lt. Col. Hal Moore

[Snow Bunny]

Thank you for posting the link to this. Thanks for all you do RonDog.

[RonDog]

;-)

[Snow Bunny]

This is the poster of the film ........

Actor SAM ELLIOTT who portrays Hero Sgt/Major BASIL PLUMLEY to MEL GIBSON's Lt. Col. HAL G. MOORE in ..'WE WERE SOLDIERS'.. with ALOHA RONNIE Guyer/Radio Operator to both in Vietnam ...and the real IA DRANG-1965 Hero S-3 Operations Officer Capt MATT DILLON ...who ALOHA RONNIE also Clerked for ...to the left at the Year 2001 IA DRANG Alumni D.C.Conference.

[davidosborne]

Thanks for the ping..

[g'nad]

I read this book when it came out...an amazing story of tragedy and heroism. There were such contrasts between the performance of the two battalions involved. The 1st Bn, having trained together as a unit, performed well under extreme pressure. The 2d Bn, having alot of new faces in country, got a shelacking...says alot for unit cohesion...I don't go to many movies, but I will go see this one...thanks for the ping!

[Tennessee_Bob]

Thanks for the Ping, Snow Bunny.

[blackie]

Great pic's, thanks Snow Bunny !!

I'll be waiting for the film's release !!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Bump for Success!

[Swede Girl]

Thank you for the ping, Snow Bunny!

This book and movie are dear to my heart. I was there when the 1st Cav left Fort Benning and lived through all of this there (as an observer...not a soldier) when most Americans were unaware of what was going on.

My husband and I sat behind Col. Moore and Joe Galloway at the 1st Cav Ft. Hood reunion service last year. I could only think of what they lived through, and the impact of the notoriety they will receive after the movie came. The book was well-received, but the movie will reach more people. I also could only think of those who lost their lives or had their lives forever altered by this one battle. I, for one, have thought about these losses for most of the days of my life.

[archy]

Actor SAM ELLIOTT who portrays Hero Sgt/Major BASIL PLUMLEY to MEL GIBSON's Lt. Col. HAL G. MOORE in ..'WE WERE SOLDIERS'.. with ALOHA RONNIE Guyer/Radio Operator to both in Vietnam ...and the real IA DRANG-1965 Hero S-3 Operations Officer Capt MATT DILLON ...who ALOHA RONNIE also Clerked for ...to the left at the Year 2001 IA DRANG Alumni D.C.Conference.

SMAJ Basil Plumley; then:

Sam Elliott:

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Actor SAM ELLIOTT who portrays Hero Sgt/Major BASIL PLUMLEY to MEL GIBSON's Lt. Col. HAL G. MOORE in ..'WE WERE SOLDIERS'.. with ALOHA RONNIE Guyer/Radio Operator to both in Vietnam ...and the real IA DRANG-1965 Hero S-3 Operations Officer Capt MATT DILLON ...who ALOHA RONNIE also Clerked for ...to the left at the Year 2001 IA DRANG Alumni D.C.Conference.

UPI Correspondent Joe Galloway; then:

Barry Pepper:

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Actor SAM ELLIOTT who portrays Hero Sgt/Major BASIL PLUMLEY to MEL GIBSON's Lt. Col. HAL G. MOORE in ..'WE WERE SOLDIERS'.. with ALOHA RONNIE Guyer/Radio Operator to both in Vietnam ...and the real IA DRANG-1965 Hero S-3 Operations Officer Capt MATT DILLON ...who ALOHA RONNIE also Clerked for ...to the left at the Year 2001 IA DRANG Alumni D.C.Conference.

Lt. Jack Geoghegan; then :

Chris Klein:

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Actor SAM ELLIOTT who portrays Hero Sgt/Major BASIL PLUMLEY to MEL GIBSON's Lt. Col. HAL G. MOORE in ..'WE WERE SOLDIERS'.. with ALOHA RONNIE Guyer/Radio Operator to both in Vietnam ...and the real IA DRANG-1965 Hero S-3 Operations Officer Capt MATT DILLON ...who ALOHA RONNIE also Clerked for ...to the left at the Year 2001 IA DRANG Alumni D.C.Conference.

Mrs. Barbara Geoghegan; then :

Keri Russel:

[Snow Bunny]

Thank you my friend for your post and for your friendship.

[Snow Bunny]

Thank you sooooo much Swede Girl for sharing this. It means a lot to me.Thank you too for your friendship.

[ChaseR]

big Friday evening bump

[Snow Bunny]

Archy thank you soooo much for these pictures and posts!!I am really looking forward to this film.

[T'wit]

I don't see it mentioned that Sue Grafton, the mystery writer, based one of her "alphabet" stories on incidents at Ia Drang and consequences many years later in the States.

[T'wit]

I'm pretty sure it was "O is for Outlaw."

Not that the novel has any material of historical interest :-) Just a passing note.

[Snow Bunny]

Thank you T'wit. I had not heard of that before.That is interesting.

Good to see you and thank you.