In vietnam, it never got any worse than it did in the ia drang, a distant. Download the we were soldiers soundtrack torrent or choose other verified torrent downloads for free with torrentfunk. With mel gibson, madeleine stowe, greg kinnear, sam elliott. For his gallantry under relentless enemy fire on an otherwise insignificant knoll in the valley of the ia drang, ernie savage received the distinguished service cross. Sergeant ernie savage s precise placement of artillery throughout the siege of the lost platoon enabled the platoon to survive the long ordeal. Savage, a timedisplaced world war ii hero battling the evil general blitz and his i.
Ernie savage, sergeant 1st class, united states army, retired, was having a hard time of it. Savage ryan hurst assumes command, calls in artillery, and uses the cover of night to keep the vietnamese from overrunning their defensive position. As fighting broke out all around lz xray with at least 3 north vietnamese regiments attempting to overrun the lz, much of moores attention and energy on the first day and a half of fighting was focused on directing the remainder of company b and the adjacent. Mindbender, and his android troops im not sure any of his troops are human are like b. Army sgt john jared savage american fallen soldiers. Putting together their interaction in the movie, a hilarious yet touching. The battle of ia drang was the first major battle between the united states army and the peoples army of vietnam pavn, also referred to as the north vietnamese army nva, and was part of the pleiku campaign conducted early in the vietnam war. It is based on the book we were soldiers once and young 1992 by lieutenant ge more.
The jealous husbands gruesome gift washington post. Galloway, it dramatizes the battle of ia drang on november 14, 1965. Ryan douglas hurst born june 19, 1976 is an american actor who perhaps most notably starred as gerry bertier, an allamerican linebacker in disneys remember the titans and as alisons brother, michael, in the show medium. We were soldiers deleted scene back from battle 2002 mel gibson war movie hd duration. Stolen valor on this day in history, 14 november 1965. His voice kept choking up and the words just wouldnt come. We were soldiers 2002 1080p hddvdrip h264 aac kingdom. The movie we were soldiers was made in the era of 1965 the battle of ia drang. Hal moore in the battle of ia drang, which was the first major battle of the vietnam war involving us troops. Henry toro herrick, second lieutenant, united states army. Film bili smo vojaki we were soldiers 2002 torrent.
Then we re off to fort benning, georgia a decade later, where colonel moore and his grizzled old sergeantmajor, basil plumley sam elliott, are training youngsters for a new kind of cavalry. In 2002, randall wallace depicted the first part of the battle in the film we were soldiers starring mel gibson and barry pepper as moore and galloway, and sam elliott portraying sgm basil plumley. Hal moore, wrote the book we were soldiers once, and young, which was published almost three decades after the battle, we now have a fairly accurate and objective picture of the battle. We were soldiers opens with a brisk, unsparing prelude a massacre of french forces in the very same valley, 11 years earlier. We were soldiers is a 2002 american war film that dramatizes the battle of ia drang on november 14, 1965. A factbased tale of men under fire, their common acts of uncommon valor, and their loyalty to and love for one another during one of the most savage military. Army is investigating allegations that the late command sgt. Four years and a lifetime ago, a new war began for sgt. On the stand here, his superiors uniformly praised him as hardworking and dependable.
There you have the two emotional poles of we were soldiers, the story of the first major land battle in the vietnam war, late in 1965. We were soldiers is the story of a group that trained and sweated with one another. The earlier engagements between the newly arrived 1st cavalry division and the firmly emplaced north vietnamese army remain almost unknown. Army investigating we were soldiers legend for inflating. Jeremy taylor, holy dying 1651 my father owned a gorgeous porcelain tiger about half the size of a house cat. The film was directed by randall wallace and stars mel gibson. He served as a infantry officer in the united states army. Jack geoghegan keri russell barbara geoghegan barry pepper joe galloway don duong lt. Comic book artist joe kubert provided the packaging artwork for the toys and also drew the minicomics included with certain figures. In one year of service, he attained the rank of second lieutenant o1. In 1965 it was the beginning of the war for the united states of america and also begins in america and lets us see the characters with their families, their wives and children, instantly granting them greater depth and therefore heightening the impact when some of.
A note from the virtual wall americans have come to know something about the fighting at landing zone xray ia drang valley, 15 nov 1965 since the book and movie we were soldiers once and young came out. Hal moore, madeleine stowe julie moore, greg kinnear major bruce snake crandall, sam elliott sgt. Battle of ia drang valley symposium recalls intense. In a place soon to be known as the valley of death, in a small clearing called landing zone xray, lt. Hal moore mel gibson leading his troops into one of the bloodiest battles in american history. We were soldiers is a 2002 american war film directed by randall wallace and starring mel gibson. Thanks to joe galloway, who was the only reporter at the battle of the ia drang, in 1965, and who, in conjunction with the commanding officer, lt. Ernie savage, sergeant 1st class, united states army, retired, was. We also see how the french had, years earlier, been. Moore is a christian, a great leader, and an american hero recently he was honored at west point for his service to america. Seen through the eyes of the battalions commander, lieutenant colonel hal moore played by mel gibson, we see him take command of the battalion and its preparations to go into vietnam. The film is based on the book we were soldiers once. Rated r for sustained sequences of graphic war violence.
He is also the man who saved more than 2,000 lives on. The story of the first major battle of the american phase of the vietnam war, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and. Set within the mythos of that existing toyline, this new 4 line introduced sgt. He also played the role of football player lump hudson in the ladykillers, appeared in the movie we were soldiers as sgt. Hal moore says, when he realized hed moved his men into slaughter. The 1862 civil war battle of shiloh left 16,000 soldiers dead and 3,000 soldiers wounded. Moore mel gibson is a family man, and a harvard graduate who.
Colonel hal moore mel gibson and 400 young fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons, all troopers from an elite american combat division, were surrounded by 2,000 north vietnamese soldiers. Fort benning commemorates battle of ia drang article. Savage and his screaming eagles is a line of militarythemed toys produced by hasbro that was sold between 1994 and 1995. Nguyen huu an, sergeant ernie savage, major general henry kinnard.
Savage and his screaming eagles, intended as a companion line to the 3 34 real american hero series. We were soldiers is a powerful and bloody war movie based on a true story that moves at a heartracing and earshatteri. Jack geoghegan, keri russell barbara geoghegan, barry pepper joe galloway, don duong lt. Moores 1st battalion, 7th cavalry conducted a heliborne assault into landing zone xray near the chu pong hills. We were soldiers 2002 yify download movie torrent yts. Based on a true story of an army commander in vietnam, we were soldiers tells of lt. Hawk puts savage in charge of an undisciplined unit known as the. For those of you who do not know, savage and soldier was a traditional inkonpaper periodical that has served the colonial gaming community since 1965 which makes it the oldest period specific miniature zine in the world. He is the man on the cover of we were soldiers once.
Based on a memoir, the story follows the armys 7th cavalry as they engage in the first major conflict. This is our story movie clip from we were soldiers at. Major basil plumley wore unauthorized combat and valor awards. Army investigating we were soldiers legend for inflating awards. For that matter, kreiger is reminiscent of earlier cobra cyborg scientists and mercenaries like major bludd and dr. Savages screaming eagles are somewhat reminiscent of the earlier sgt. Based on the book we were soldiers once and young 1992 by lieutenant general ret. In honored memory of the lost platoon henry toro herrick was born on august 31, 1941 and joined the armed forces while in laguna beach, california.
The line was shortlived due to the cancellation of the entire. Jared savages mother recalls stories from his childhood wearing camouflage outfits when he was really small, replacing his bed with an army cot and footlocker, painting his room black with netting on the walls and building a quonset hut in the backyard. It comprised two main engagements, centered on two previously scouted helicopter landing zones lzs, known as lz xray and lz albany. Why some civil war soldiers glowed in the dark simplemost. Henry toro herrick second lieutenant, united states army. Clifford rountree, kenny barker and victor renza were three american soldiers in vietnam whose platoon was ambushed in may 1967. The story of the first major battle of the american phase of the vietnam war, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives.
We were soldiers 2002 1080p hddvdrip h264 aac kingdom directed by. Plumley, his righthand man, replies, sir, custer was a p. They were soldiers how the wounded return from americas warsthe untold story after the american invasion of afghanistan in 2001, ann jones spent a good part of a decade there working with afghan civiliansespecially womenand writing about the impact of war. We were soldiers is a tribute to the nobility of those men under fire, their common acts of uncommon valor, and their loyalty to. One of the most professional soldiers ive ever dealt with, said staff sgt. We were soldiers is a powerful and gritty war film from writerdirector randall wallace.
Plumley, 92, a retired army command sergeant major whose exploits as an infantryman were portrayed in a book and the movie we were soldiers, died oct. The ensuing battle was one of the most savage in u. The characters sergeant major plumley and sergeant ernie savage impressed me the most in the movie we were soldiers. Ernie savage was one of many recognizable names from the movie we were soldiers who talked about his experiences in the actual battle ernie savage left and dennis deal talked about their time in the ia drang valley as members of the 7th cavalry.
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