We Were Soldiers The Vietnam War was a nightmare for many soldiers. It re-defined the meaning of war to an entire generation. As the conflict grew it became known around the world that this was a war that could not be won. After this was realized by America the main focus became to "get out" instead of "getting a victory". In the 2002 film We Were Soldiers, directed by Randall Wallace, a true account of the first major battle in Vietnam is given. At the beginning of the film he introduces to
“We Were Soldiers” is a movie about the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division’s battle against the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) in the Ia Drang Valley northeast of Chu Pong Massif, Vietnam in 1965. It is filmed from the point of view of Lt, Col. Hal Moore, who takes command of the newly formed Airmobile Cavalry battalion and leads them in the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam war. The setting is June of 1965 at the beginning of America’s full military
Movie Review: We Were Soldiers We all like to take a time out and sit down with our loved ones, and watch a heart touching movie every once in a while. What we don't do is actually take time to really focus and understand completely what the point of the movie is or what it is trying to get across to the audience. I was able to take time and sit down, and enjoy and evaluate the movie, "We Were Soldiers." I was able to come to the conclusion that it is a very accurate movie, give or take a few facts
We Were Soldiers Dustin W. Olinger MGMT 101 American Military University Professor Joan Wilder 24 January 2016 We Were Soldiers The movie We Were Soldiers depicts an amazing leadership story of Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore (played by Mel Gibson). Colonel Moore was given the honor of commanding the first Battalion, 7th Cavalry regiment, the same regiment led by General George A. Custer in the 19th Century. Colonel Moore was a natural leader, he uses his god given talent and many leadership skills
The New York Times Bestseller We Were Soldiers Once... And Young was authored by Lt. General Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway. In November 1965, Lt. Colonel Harold Moore commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th cavalry at the Ia Drang Valley-one of the bloodiest battles of Vietnam. He eventually retired from the Army in 1977 after thirty-two years of service. After his military career, Lieutenant General Moore resided as executive vice president for four years at a Colorado ski resort before founding
We Were Soldiers' purports to tell the story of the bloody battle in the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam's Central Highlands in November 1965. Despite its pretensions to honour the suffering and service of the combatants, the film profoundly misrepresents the nature of this battle and of the war in Vietnam in general. In doing so, it glorifies the military establishment and bolsters the current propaganda drive for US military action on foreign shores. In the Ia Drang Valley, paratroopers of the 7th
We Were Soldiers We Were Soldiers is a very intense movie although, I think the movie cannot be described in only one word. The movie is heartbreaking, intense, goory, melancholic but it also gives one a great deal of pride. I really did enjoy the movie a lot, I usually do not watch movies especially not documentaries or history movies, and however, I really enjoyed this one. I liked it because I think it demonstrates what war is really like. It made me feel sad after I was done watching it because
of his soldiers and reserve forces. Hal Moore seeing it coming, prepares for this fight. In the last scene, Lt. Moore kept his promise, being he was the last person to step onto the helicopter. Between the book and the movie, the characteristics differ and are similar in many ways. Fallen Angels expanded more on the different characters, who they were, and why they were there. Unlike in the movie, We were Soldiers, there weren’t as many characters and much wasn't expanded on who they were, and why
the greatest tragedies we as Americans have faced in recent memory. The Vietnam war, otherwise known as the Second Indochina War, spanned from 1959 through 1975 and claimed the lives of nearly three million soldier and civilian lives. Two of the greatest depictions of this war in my opinion were the films We Were Soldiers and Born on the 4th of July. Although both of these movies reflect the same historical event, they offer a unique perspective to one another. We Were Soldiers, directed by Randall
In the movie We Were Soldiers Mel Gibson plays Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Hal Moore during the Vietnam War era. He takes command of the infamous General Custard Battalion 1-7 Cavalry and adopts some very innovative tactics to apply during battle. He exudes various leadership traits to motivate his men to go into battle. This paper will discuss some of the traits portrayed in the movie and how it carries over into the business environment. First, Lt. Col Moore assesses his men through observation of
indicative of the misfortune and havoc that is about to fall upon the realm of civilization; they choose to ignore it, falling oblivious to what will become of them, as they are too engrossed... . The long shot of the outpost, eventually zooming in as the soldiers descend, displays many men getting ready for
We Were Soldiers v. Platoon The Vietnam War was a tragedy for many families. Many families lost husbands, sons, brothers, daughters, wives, sisters and friends. A lot of lives were lost from than one country and for many different reasons. To a lot of people the war seemed to go on forever, almost as if it was endless. The Vietnam War is a part of history that will never be forgotten. Loved ones that fought in the Vietnam War that gave their lives will never be forgotten. The Vietnam War was the
Broken Arrow “We have a number of difficulties facing our nation, but I believe fatherlessness is right at the top of the list.” (Tony Dungy) In the Movie “We were soldiers” starring Mel Gibson, There comes a time when the American soldiers are surrounded by the enemy. Mel Gibson looks north and south and east and west and his company is totally surrounded with nowhere to go. As he turns in each direction and see’s the crisis that he in, he utters two words. He says “broken-arrow, Broken-arrow”
where you were outnumbered 4 to 1, a platoon cut off and surrounded, all the leadership in that platoon killed and your landing zone was just overrun. For many battlefield commanders it is the worst scenario possible. Most would deem the situation unwinnable. However, Hal Moore believe in a no win situation. Furthermore, through applying visionary leadership traits his unit won the engagement (Moore, 2015). The name Hal Moore is well recognized due to the popular movie “We Were Soldiers”. The story
1955 and 1975. The American people were never fond of this war, as they polled and constantly spoke out against the idea of being involved in Vietnam throughout the entire duration it took place. This war was fought between North Vietnam (with their Soviet, Chinese and other communist allies) and South Vietnam whose main supporter and ally was the United States. This paper will validate what this war was like for the American troops and all the diversity they were able to overcome. Ranging from the
We Were Soldiers Once and Young – Ia Drang- the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam, Shake Hands with the Devil and Fingerprints through Time- a History of the Guelph Police are three books that were written from the popular history perspective. The simple goal of these books were quite simple; they wanted to tell a story, educate their readers about true historical events that little knew about and to further educate them. This was written in chronological order and gives us detailed back
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that same year Alan Alexander had a stroke which left him close to death for his remaining three years. On January 31, 1956 he past away. At the service held for him Dorothy and Christopher barely talked and those few words that were exchanged between the two of the were also there last to each other although Dorothy lived for 15 more years. After his father’s death, Christopher forgave him and he too became a writer. (WWW) Alan Alexander Milne was a great influence on society then and society
individual soldier to enter to fight in the Civil War. The book is divided into three chapters, giving the insight of many soldiers being divided by the border between the north and south. The lack of censorship at the time allows the reader to clearly see the insight of what these soldiers were trying to display. Although the soldiers are not equally represented by these few letters. There are still a lot of factors that could ultimately affected the overall believes of the soldiers. For example
country are talking about how they are going to stay longer than they were sent to. As I keep wandering around the camp I find myself at an area with many men. These men are different than the men at the campfire. These men were the unlucky soldiers who had gotten sick. There is a soldier who is crying over another soldiers still body. Again I hear talking but this time it’s about how they need help caring for the sick and the soldiers that want to leave shouldn’t leave so they can help the sick. I shake