We Were Soldiers

The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the Ia Drang Valley, called "The Valley of Death." As Moore prepares for one of the most violent battles in U.S. history, he delivers a stirring promise to his soldiers and their families: "I will leave no man behind...dead or alive. We will all come home together."

• vietnam war
• vietnam veteran
• hero
• army
• based on novel or book
• steel helmet
• missile
• based on true story
• major
• battlefield
• soldier
• explosion
• battle
• bayonet
• death
• carpet bombing
• military
• u.s. cavalry
• epic battle
• comradeship
• 1960s
• soldiers
• war
• north vietnamese
• intense
• compassionate