We Were Soldiers

 
yup ... great film. Probably my top five war films. I think Hamburger Hill is probably number one. Thin Red Line is up there as well. There are a lot of good ones though. Blackhawk Down is a pretty phenominal film. If you like old films Operation Burma is a good one... Errol Flynn

Mel is always good though. He is a favorite of mine. Check out Dragged Across Concrete sometime if your a fan of Mel. Not many people saw this movie.

 
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yup ... great film. Probably my top five war films. I think Hamburger Hill is probably number one. Thin Red Line is up there as well. There are a lot of good ones though. Blackhawk Down is a pretty phenominal film. If you like old films Operation Burma is a good one... Errol Flynn

Mel is always good though. He is a favorite of mine. Check out Dragged Across Concrete sometime if your a fan of Mel. Not many people saw this movie.

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It looks like it's only on HBO :(
 
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Sgt. Major Plumley is distantly related to me. After he died there was drama about whether he was entitled to wear all the medals and ribbons he had on his dress uniform.

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Feb 2004 in Columbus, GA I was driving a Uhaul down Victory dr to get on post at the main gate and across the street from Ranger Joes was a GEICO Insurance office. Wife and I never seen a GEICO store, only online interaction. So after we checked in to the hotel and all that, we went to the store to flip our insurance from Reaford to Columbus. On the walls were all the pictures of the actors of the movie, and a old man in the corner playing solitaire. He had on the typical WWII veteran hat, and pins. I knew of CSM Plumley from reading the book. I asked the GEICO desk guy whats up with the pictures and he told me they were taken while making a movie about his dads unit. Then he introduced us to CSM Plumley. He was old, grumpy, and told us he though that Sam was a nice guy.

So we went on with our day, a few months later my daughter was baptized in the same chapel as this scene.

 
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"We Were Soldiers" made me cry (tears of joy and respect), and I'm not too proud to admit it.

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That movie should be a must-see for anyone in any leadership or managerial position. It transcends normal war movies with the lessons that it teaches. Hal Moore was a phenomenal leader at every level he was very successful.

Plumlee was a hoot, for sure. According to some articles I read, Sam Elliott did him justice in his mannerisms.

"Now THAT is a nice day, Sgt. Savage..."

Of course, the book is excellent as well. One thing I like about Moore is how much respect he gives his enemies.
 
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Chuckman said:
That movie should be a must-see for anyone in any leadership or managerial position. It transcends normal war movies with the lessons that it teaches. Hal Moore was a phenomenal leader at every level he was very successful.

Plumlee was a hoot, for sure. According to some articles I read, Sam Elliott did him justice in his mannerisms.

"Now THAT is a nice day, Sgt. Savage..."

Of course, the book is excellent as well. One thing I like about Moore is how much respect he gives his enemies.
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This footage was quoted only briefly in Ken Burns Vietnam series, which to me was an opportunity lost in presenting the true valor of American soldiers who fought in that war...but both Calloway’s book and the movie were wonderful.
 
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Sgt. Major Plumley is distantly related to me. After he died there was drama about whether he was entitled to wear all the medals and ribbons he had on his dress uniform.

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For him to wear any one of those ribbons, it was a mark of distinction I could never hope to accomplish. He also had a post retirement career working in the VA system. One of the great warriors from the last century.
 
I show it in my American class from time to time IF we have the TIME
Kids like it
I like it
 
It's good, just dont always have time for it
 
This is probably my favorite scene from we were soldiers...



Not to go off track but this is one of my favorite scenes ever in any film. Very powerful scene

 
My buddy's pops was in that Battalion, 'n part of that op, but on the other LZ. Knew all those guys & said if anything, CSM Plumley was even more cantankerous in real life.

Said watching that movie kicked him right in the feelz, "reliving" it, as it were & watching his buddies getting killed.
 
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