What is the plot of When We Were Soldiers?

In 1965, as America prepares to send its troops into South Vietnam’s green Central Highlands, the devoted commander and seasoned paratrooper, Lieutenant Colonel Harold Moore, prepares to lead the young men of the First Battalion of the Seventh Air Cavalry into the war’s first major ground battle.

Did Hal Moore’s wife really deliver telegrams?

Unlike the film’s depiction, Moore did not actually assume responsibility for the delivery of the telegrams. She did, however, ride along with the cab drivers and assisted in the death notifications, often grieving with the widows and Families of men killed in battle.

Did Mel Gibson Direct We Were Soldiers?

We Were Soldiers is a 2002 American war film written and directed by Randall Wallace and starring Mel Gibson….

Why is LZ Xray off limits?

LZ X-Ray could only accommodate eight helicopters at a time. The helicopters had limitations on how much weight they could carry at this altitude, so it would take half a dozen trips to get the entire battalion assembled.

Who died at LZ XRay?

Galloway also noted “[a]t LZ XRay 80 men died and 124 were wounded, many of them terribly”, and that the death toll for the entire battle was 234 Americans killed and perhaps as many as 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers.

When did we Were Soldiers movie come out?

In 1992, Lt. Col. Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway published the book We Were Soldiers Once…And Young. In 2002, the story was adapted into a movie called We Were Soldiers, starring Mel Gibson as Lt. Col. Moore.

Who was on the cover of we Were Soldiers once?

That photo became the cover of the book We Were Soldiers Once…and Young, by Hal Moore and Joe Galloway, two who were there. The book, made into the movie We Were Soldiers, tells the story of the fight.

What was the mistake in we Were Soldiers?

Continuity mistake: During the transportation of the first wave of Air Cav soldiers (the one led by Lt. Col. Moore), the number of helicopters changes from around six, to around sixteen, then back to six. Deliberate mistake: During the last assault against the hill, a duo of helicopters is mowing down the Vietnamese soldiers with miniguns.

Are there any American troops left at the end of we Were Soldiers?

Factual error: As the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry lifts off from LZ X-Ray at the end of the battle, it can be seen that there are no more American troops left at the battlefield. However, by the time 1/7 CAV left LZ X-Ray, it had been relieved by two full battalions (2/7 CAV and 1/5 CAV).