"Boys, we're gonna win this fight" | We Were Soldiers | CLIP

“But sir, I’m a non combatant!” “Ain’t no such thing today, boy!”

Jackson survived the church tower, stayed in the army and changed career paths to military journalism and was deployed with the 1st cav dang

I love the "fire 3 rounds at anything that looks suspicious to him", an officer utilizing his own mens instincts. Incredible leverage.

"It's getting really sporty down here, sir....", what a response😄

Lt. Colonel Howe Moore was by far one of the greatest leaders in US Army History. He was revered by the men under his command on and off the battlefield and was a true leader who would ALWAYS lead from the front. He was a different breed of straight up badassness. I could only imagine what it was like to serve under him on the battlefields of Vietnam. Same goes for Sgt. Major Plumbley he was not a ordinary soldier lol. Dude was a straight up legend. We Were Soldiers is by far one of the greatest military war movies ever made and will always be one of my top 5 favorite of all time War films. And a side note my great uncle was a USAF fighter pilot during the Vietnam War and flew F4 Phantom’s and he once told us he actually remembers hearing Lt. Colonel Howe Moore on the radio making the “Broken Arrow” call which meant a US Military Unit that was in enemy contact that was being overrun or about to be completely wiped out and making the Broken Arrow call sends every single military aircraft in the area/region from helicopters to fighter jets and other aircraft that are carrying any type of weaponry and ordnance to alter course and get there as quick as possible. He said him and his wingman would have responded but they had no more ammunition/missiles left after already having been used from a previous engagement. He would go on to have flown 70 combat missions and was considered a Fighter Ace having shot down multiple enemy aircraft in F4-MIG dogfights. Retired from the Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel and having flown F100 Sabers to B47 Bombers and F4 Phantoms to F15’s and even helicopters with the USAF Reserves. But he said when they heard the Broken Arrow Radio Call he knew things were really bad and felt guilty because they didn’t have anything left to help them and said when you hear that on the radio it sends chills all throughout your entire body and it’s something that you will never forget hearing for the rest of your life. Some people will simply never fully understand or realize just what it means but to the ones who do understand it knows exactly what I’m talking about.

This is one of the few times I’ve ever heard of a combat photographer having to pick up a rifle. I know Hemingway did, but he went looking for trouble...

guy goes from ww2 sniper to vietnam photographer

I appreciate that this movie had the guts to show the perspective of the Vietnamese soldier and the commander of the VC battalion

Met Joe Galloway when O did some drywall repairs for him at his home here in NC. Autographed a copy of his book We Were Soldiers and Young. Great guy, RIP,Joe .

I love the next scene where the first sgt hollers out "Gentlemen prepare to defend yourselves" like straight out of Shakespeare.

I love the respect this movie has for the North Vietnamese. They weren't stupid, they were brave and fierce fighters. I can't imagine attacking into the overwhelming firepower advantage the Americans had

5:32 a legit smart tactic of cooling down the mortars. Lt. Colonel Howe Moore is amazing.

Great, but sad movie. R.I.P. to all the good soldiers who died in Nam. Thank you for your service 🙏

Sgt. Major Basil Plumley isn't the one who armed Joe Galloway. That actual conversation was between Joe and Major Charles Beckwith of the special forces during the siege of camp Plei Mei. Joe was carrying an M-16 over his shoulder when he went out with the 1./7th

Gratitude and sorrow for the ‘Nam guys who served, especially those who gave all for nothing. Just saw ESPN Rocky Bleier video of his return to the field where he was wounded in ‘69. Unbelievable story of courage and resilience! God Bless our veterans and fallen heroes❤️!

Mel Gibson does NOT fuck around. When it comes to depicting war in movies, Braveheart has the absolute best battle sequences that depict medieval warfare and We Were Soldiers has the best Vietnam battle sequences by FAR. One could even make an argument that The Patriot is near the top of the heap when it comes to depictions of 18th century warfare.

Great movie in my opinion. One of the best war movies out there. Top 10 for sure.

One of my favorite movies. It was basically Hamburger Hill but with more support than the 101st got.

The movie was great and demonstrated what a tragedy it was all the way round. It was sad to see the wives hand out the death notices to widows on the military base. Tragic loss of life…..

I had the pleasure to meet LTG Moore. He spoke at the 1st CAV reunion in 95 I'm thinking it was. 1/7 and 2/7 were brought into the post theatre to hear him talk about the LZ X Ray fight. He stood by to answer questions if anyone wanted to. 2/7 marched their soldiers out of the theatre. He watched them leave silently. He then said; "That's why they will always be 2/7". We got to have a good time with a great man that they never got. Because they are 2/7.