i remember reading about the battle of Ia Drang in the paper when it happened, just thirteen. How memories remain. I plan on seeing it.
I had the extreme good fortune to meet (w/hubby Viet Vet and two sons) an ID Medal of Honor winner. Our boys were really sold short in VietNam. If you want to truly burn with anger (and realize that Walter Cronkite was only the precursor to BJC) read the book "Stolen Valor" by Burkett and Whitley.
Mel's movie looks like a great one. I'm so sorry that it is rated R as I would love to take my 13 yr. old to it.