WE WERE SOLDIERS (2002) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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This film takes place in 1965. My father was there in Vietnam in 68 and 69. He said this movie is the most realistic of any Vietnam war movies he’d seen. My father was in the 1st cavalry division like the soldiers in this movie, but not this exact regiment. What you said at the end of the movie about soldiers having to learn to live again, that was very true of my dad. It was something he struggled with all the way until his death 11 years ago. I was very close to my dad and he told me a lot about the war and his thoughts and feelings. He once told me to get through the war he had to accept that he was already a dead man, and he wouldn’t be coming home alive. That made it to where he could function and do his job instead of simply trying to survive. I don’t know that he ever truly turned that mindset off. He was a bad alcoholic after coming home from Vietnam. I remember him being very cold and cruel at times when I was younger, but he was always very funny and loving toward me. He had a very morbid and dark sense of humor from being a combat veteran. I remember him telling me once, you can either cry about it or laugh…I’d rather laugh. A couple months before he died he told me one morning that be didn’t sleep well because he’d had nightmares all night long of dodging B40 rockets. That was 40 years after returning from Vietnam.
Wow we appreciate you for sharing your story ❤️❤️
@@JynxRyl just wow. This movie fucked me up
God bless him and all such warriors.🇺🇸
@@JynxRyl Asians are good fighters and very intelligent as well. That why America lost in Vietnam , also the only reason I think as a Italian/Mexican American from southern California that America defeated Japan .Was because of the atomic bomb they dropped on them and because of that the Japanese surrendered. But after WW2 ended it was signed into law by the United Nation that was formed on 10/24/1945. That countries weren't allowed to use weapons of mass destruction any more and in wars !😒🇺🇲🇲🇽🇮🇹
As an Iraq campaign veteran, I can relate to a lot of what your dad said and we had it much better and easier than Vietnam veterans had it.
As a combat veteran, I wanted to thank you for your well thought out and wise comments on the impact of combat on a person. You guys are spot on, thank you.
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My Father served with Hal Moore and received the Bronze Star with Sgt. Major Plumley and many other soldiers.
My Father NEVER spoke of it. I only learned of it by seeing the movie and putting the pieces together.
I found the original orders and numerous pictures after my father passed.
I even found the Thanksgiving menu he saved which took place just a week after this and subsequent battles.
They were brave men and I miss my father daily despite him being gone for 35 years.
We Were Soldiers Once... And Young.
I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) You can not possibly know the good you have just done.
Thank you for this and God bless you both.
We appreciate you ❤️
I totally agree and I think every American should see this movie and even the older ones who were the hippies that protested against it.. the veterans from this war were treated like s*** and I witnessed it when I was 4 to 6 years old and I couldn't stand them for being that way.. you can hate your government but for God's sakes respect your soldiers and love your country because if you don't love it you'll never fight for anything and you'll only go into problems in life fighting for yourself and you'll never ever be able to work for a team and fight for your buddies... These people go into the war didn't always agree with it for the most part and most of them were drafted but they went with each other.. they had a mission and that's just what they did.. these people were family and brothers and they would fight like it too and as a Navy brat and a 10-year active duty Marine wife I know.
I'm so thankful they're showing this but everybody should really watch this film.
Wow I was feeling a little down this morning until just now . I don't think you could
know what your words mean to me . I don't have the words to thank you enough .
The best I can do is pray that God besses you and your family . Thank you so much.@@montrelouisebohon-harris7023
@montrelouisebohon-harris7023 the problem is that Vietnam warped the moral codes of a whole lot of American soldiers, and they started killing indiscriminately because the govt wanted high body counts to seem like they were winning easily. The vast majority did try to stay on the right side of things, but more stories got told about the bad ones like those who went nuts at my Lai and once the American public started hearing about the reality of Vietnam on top of the US soldiers that committed war crimes, people just blamed all soldiers for what they read about. I do agree that it was wrong for all of them to just get tossed away like garbage, but there had never been a more publicized war before Vietnam and regular citizens just didn't know how to handle all the terrible things they were being told about
I don't know what you saw when you were there but i was there in 65 and 66 and saw nothing like that at all . That's not to say it didn't happen but I didn't see it. What did you see when you served and were there ?@@patrickevans9604
As for the not being able to sleep at night part… when my dad came home in 1969. He stayed at his parent’s house the first few nights. He couldn’t get comfortable in a bed after months of sleeping on the ground or inside their Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) that he was the turret gunner for. Anyway, my grandma used to get up early to make breakfast for my grandpa at around 5am. She was walking to the kitchen and walked past my dad while he was sleeping in the living room floor. He heard her, woke up out of a sound sleep, then had his mom on the ground choking her with his forearm across her neck while he leaned on her with all his weight. My grandpa heard the struggle and had to hit him in the head with a small radio to get him to stop. That “woke” him up and he stopped. He had no idea what he was doing and was “awake” and “asleep” at the same time.
On the relationship side. My parents got married just before he left. He didn’t want to, just in case he didn’t come back. He didn’t want to do that to her. She wouldn’t have it any other way because she wanted to be his wife regardless. She wanted to give him a greater reason to come home, a reason to fight through injuries, a reason to push through things he thought he couldn’t. But most of all, just to be his wife.
His APC was hit by multiple RPGs and he took multiple shrapnel wounds and fell on all the burning hot brass from his gun and was badly burned on that side of his body. He made it through though and they had my sister in 1970 and me in 1972. They stayed married until he died from lung cancer in 2006. They don’t know if it was from his smoking or the agent orange he was exposed to while there. My sister and I both had to go for tests annually when we were young because of that wonderful chemical!
Wow thank you for sharing your story with us. ❤️❤️
Agent Orange got my uncle. Not lung cancer, but liver cancer and bladder cancer.
I am a Navy Vet, so I never saw actual front-line combat. But A ship I was on and Amphib, had a full equipped hospital on board. On one Chinook, I went to pick up one end of the stretcher, the man's leg was hanging off the side. I went to gently put it back on the stretcher. Same thing happened as what happened in this film. A sizeable piece peeled off exposing bone and stuck to my hands. I still have images of that in my head. May sound odd to you, but sometimes I still smell that smell of burned flesh. I don't think I will ever forget that. I can't imagine what actual combat vets deal with. The vast majority of civilians have no clue what we deal with on a daily basis, even during normal routine everyday events. So, thank you what you said.
You may have been just on a hospital equipped ship but you suffer the same issues as most combat vets... you are the same as us in my book (fleet marine force corpsman Afghanistan 2009)
Hal Moore went back to Vietnam after retirement from the Army and met Nguyen Hu An the two former adversaries, had great respect for each other. There is a UA-cam video of their meeting 😊
I'm an Iraq vet & got lucky. I was married 5 days b4 deployment & my wife had to hang tough as a (very) newlywed (I love & respect her for it). I can say the battlefield isn't the only front in the war. There is (was) a war at home. I'm glad this movie focused so much on the wives & families. They had it pretty hard (as depicted). Like today, USA was very divided Politically & Socially over the Vietnam War & other issues. Wives & Kids of Soldiers/Sailors, etc. dealt w/a lot (even at school). Thank you for reacting to this & respect you both displayed. This isn't the 1st reaction of yours I've watched. You're both mature & sensitive young women.
My uncle was at this battle, my dad was in the central highlands...it gets me when they show what the wives had to endure, my mom got one 15 minute phone call the entire 4 years my dad was in country...I heard a speech by Gen Moore when I was in, and it was very humbling to be in his presence
29:29 My father was in the 75th Ranger Regiment in Vietnam. He told me once that he was in a “Broken Arrow” situation. His unit was surrounded on a hilltop they had to call in air support to bomb and napalm the surrounding area. He said to me “If it wasn’t for the Navy bombing all those people, I wouldn’t be sitting here with you.”
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@@JynxRyl Dad passed away in 2016. Awfully glad he didn’t become one of those name on that wall in DC.
@technofilejr3401 😢 oh my good God bro
Rangers were and still are some hard people. 🫡
This is why I honor and respect our flag and our national anthem. For all those brave men and women that fight for us and die for us. For my great grandfather and grandfather and father and other family that have served and fought for us. I honor all of them for being greatful for our freedoms we have.
The flag and anthem have nothing to do with it. As a soldier they took an oath to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution, not the flag, anthem nor even the people of the nation. Nowhere in the Constitution is a flag nor anthem mentioned. The time is now to put to rest these myths and fables. The U.S. armed forces personnel fight for "freedom", which is an idea. That makes us unique from all other nations, where there personnel will tell you they fight for their country, i. e. Germans fought for the Fatherland, Soviets for Mother Russia, U.K for King and country, Japanese for the Emperor, but the G. I. fought/fights for freedom.
I understand and agree with that. I will say though as a person that has never been in the military, I feel that respecting our flag and standing for our national anthem is the least I can do as a civilian. Our flag is supposed to represent the freedom that our brave men and women fought to protect and our national anthem at least to me is a story of that bravery. Of course this is only my opinion and I only speak for myself.
This Scottish song they're singing and playing before going into the valley while they're in the helicopters is so touching... I wanted to cry when I heard this song because it's so beautiful.. it's also so sad. My family is also part Scottish also
Sgt. MacKenzie is the song
I served 24 years, I remember deploying early in the morning leaving my wife and kids seeing the tears in their eyes. The first day is the hardest because you dont know if you will ever see them again and it resonates that those serving alongside you are all you truly have.
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My brother was there in the early 60s. I got there in the early 70s. I survived (physically). My brother, a hero, is P-02E/L101. We were not wanted over there. When we came home, we were not wanted here. Now to have had someone in the White house, that used his dad's influence to hide from it all, then call all my brothers & sisters that did what we were asked, as he calls us cowards, fools & all his disrespect towards all Vets & our active soldiers . Yet he calls himself a Patriot, is an insult to anyone that ever put on or will put on a uniform.
welcome home. i love and thank you. ✝️❤️🇺🇸
I met one of the guys in this battle. He was working at South Texas Research Institute in San Antonio Tx. as a janitor with his wife. Just cleaning rooms and restrooms. I finally talked to him and he told me he was in the battle of La Drang! I said excuse me the one from we were soldiers. He said yup I was a door gunner. He literally went back to that day in a second. He told me thank you for your service because we were both veterans. I had his name saved in my phone but I lost the phone and he game me a name to look up and I did but I lost the name as well. This was back in 2021. I never got a chance to speak to him again after that day.
Congratulations ladies, you're the first two female reactors who know what an Rpg is. Pretty smart! Good job!
The little girl is Taylor Momsen, who in now the lead singer of "The Pretty Reckless". She also plays Cindy Lou Who in "The Grinch".
I want to say thank you for this reaction. My uncle fought in this battle, and he never would talk much about it until just before his death. As a veteran myself, it always means a lot when I see people on youtube who are actually thinking and try to make sense of the things that they're reacting too. Thank you.
My father was a Mac V officer in Vietnam. I appreciate you guys' reactions!
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Great reaction to a hard movie to watch. This one seemed especially hard on Ryl, between the taxi scene and the burned legs scene. I must say, you both are so intelligent because of the things you pick up on that other reactors don't, but you still feel the emotions. Love the channel. One of the best reactions I have seen to this movie, very genuine.
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When the skin on Jimmy's (Japanese soldier who was a new dad, from Idaho) legs come off is one of the most brutal scenes I've ever seen in a war movie. 😢
That man that got burned had a pretty good chance of living.. I worked as an RN for years and the most important thing for burn victims is to not let them dehydrate or lose too much body heat because they will. Antibiotics and IV fluids.. they cannot have blankets on them so they have to be in warm rooms and nothing can touch their skin.. the biggest problems like I said is infection dehydration and getting too cold which causes them to die.. that always happens to burn victims and people don't know but they will pull them by the limbs and it happens every time.. the only way to successfully move a burn victim is to lift them and touch them from behind. It's best for a person on each side to put their arms underneath the back of a person and pick them up and carry them that way!
I read the book. Omg I cried. Thanks for your service ❤❤
The movie was a true story, taken from the reporter's book and with help from the colonel. I believe he is the only civilian to ever be awarded a combat medal, for his actions here.
As a US Army combat veteran, I can tell you that our Army battle doctrine revolves around force protection while our enemies don't always have the same philosophy.
That's why we lost 58,000 men in the Vietnam conflict and they lost 1.1 million soldiers.
We use artillery and air strikes and tanks whenever possible. Fight smarter not harder.
The USMC has a different battle doctrine than the US Army does but they are still about force protection.
The fanatical communists of North Vietnam didn't have that strategy.
21:45 As tough as the brutal battle scenes are to watch, these scenes with the wives are heart-breaking. They simultaneously show the strength and tragedy of the home-front, while illustrating the relative indifference of the "powers that be" in the country for which they are sacrificing so much.
I read somewhere that the pilot "Crandall" was nominated for the Medal of Honor numerous times for his actions during this battle. He refused it until other pilots received the Medal of Honor as well.
@jorluo Was not sure of all the achievements and combined heroism of this man. I knew that he eventually received the Medal of Honor. Thank you for the complete info.
In the mid 90's they removed the 2 year limitation which opened the door for both Crandall and Freeman's actions to be considered for an upgrade to the MOH. Crandall took his own name off the table to allow an easier passage for Freeman. Freeman got his in 2001 followed by Crandall six years later
It's great to see some young ladies like yourselves watching a movie like this so you can see what has happened in our history to make our country so great. To watch what so many have given to make our lives what they are. It makes all the other crap seem like nothing.
Thank you for watching this movie. My father was in that battle. 4 days hand to hand combat. He’s in heaven now. Pray for the soldiers to make the right decisions.
When the scene came up with the lady having a daughter it reminded me of a bible verse. Deuteronomy 24:5 (KJV) "When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken."
When the soldier gets shot and he says he’s alright; like you said we get cut or get a bruise or something and feel like it’s hard to function normally. These guys are under the most extreme stress most humans will ever endure, being grievously wounded and still saying they’re alright. Their only thought is to not let their friends down - being taken out of a fight is tantamount to death
Hal Moore was truly the best of the best when it came to combat leaders. He kept his promise, being the first to enter the battlefield, the last to leave and he left none of his men behind on the field.
I have a family member in the Korean War he was killed in 1952. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving his buddies from a hand grenade.
You mentioned "Liking It". I was in the US Navy and my ship USS Yellowstone AD-27 was stationed in Naples, Italy, when the tragedy at Kent State occurred. When we got the news that War Protesters were shot. Many cheered. But I thought a US Citizen was killed. After I got out of active duty and went to College, I was listening to a comedy about the Veit Nam War. I think it might have been about this battle. With the friendly fire napalm incident.
First Black Hawk Down and now this. You two are going hard this week. But I just love watching you two so much, even with your difficult ones. And your insights make the reactions all the better. 🙂
We appreciate you.
The movie was made because the director read the book and saw in the first chapter Moore and Galloway said "and Hollywood got it wrong every damn time "
So he made it his mission to get Hal to say he did it right
The part that was so hard to watch about Jimmy Nakayama really happened theres an interview with goe galloway about it one youtube that you should really watch
I actually know a veteran of this battle. He says the movie is very accurate. I've seen some photographs he took when he was there.
33:24 He’s basically saying that, in war, any day where you get to the end of it alive is a nice day.
Usually the worst PTSD is experienced by people in war not because of the horrors that they saw performed by others but because of the horrific things they themselves were forced to do in order to survive. Usually things you never thought yourself capable of or ever being put in a position to have to do
The only reason you get ptsd is because you made a mistake and got someone hurt
@@tommywalker3746what? You are braindead
Ladies it's Good that you watched this movie, it gives a different perspective on the word " Problem " doesn't it ? None of us expect that you fully understand why We do "it" just know we do " it " for you and others around the World that are Not capable of Protecting themselves. Someone Must do the job ! SFC.D.WILSON U.S Airborne Rangers / Cavalry-SPFOR ret. may " God " bless you both Stay Safe ❤
Counter charges can be incredibly effective. Put yourself in the mind of the attacker, you are expecting to see people in defensive positions, that's what you've psyched yourself up to deal with. They start running at you, depleting your attacking force and suddenly you have doubt, is the opponent stronger than you thought? Are these reinforcements? Should you stop your charge and go defensive and if so along what lines.
It takes phenomenal timing to stage a counter charge, you need to expect it at a particular time and place, but very effective.
I love the respect that you both have for each other, the film art and subject matter, and the balance that you give to each other. You are good people. ❤🖤💚👏
Sam Elliot is hilarious in this😂
Sam Elliot is a master of his craft.
That's, wow. I don't even know what to say. I appreciate them for their service and sacrifice. I served in the 7th Cavalry, with memories that will last the remaining days of my life. But missed Desert Storm by about 6 months. Thank you. I like you guys.
That dude is so hardcore!!! “Ain’t no such thing today boy!” Then says “Gentleman!, prepare to defend yourselves!!” Fuckin lit man
The reporter joe Galloway received the silver star for his actions in this battle.
Bronze Star with "V" for valor. The only reporter to be awarded a medal in the entire Vietnam War. He should have received a Medal for his actions at the Siege of Plei Me in October 1965 when he snuck into a Special forces camp that was surrounded. Charlie Beckwith who founded Delta Force put him on a corner machine gun and gave him about 3 minutes to learn how to use it. After the fight Beckwith gave Galloway an M-16 and Galloway tried to refuse it but Beckwith insisted he take it. By the time the fight at LZ Xray took place a month later Galloway already knew Moore and Plumley and carried a few weapons of his own.
Ladies, I love watching you two react to these movies! GREAT JOB and I'll be back for sure!
Love your commentary. The both of you seem so much more knowledgeable about film, combat, reasoning by the characters, etc.
Great reaction ladies. I remember looking at the Life Magazine article in high school of the photos of this battle.
33:08 ''That's A Nice Day, Sergeant Savage.''
- Sergeant Major Basil Plumley [The senior enlisted man in the Batallion.]
That same sergeant that was such a leader and yelling at everybody to stay down and stay down and really being nasty but he was a good leader is the very same sergeant that was so nice wishing the sergeant major a good morning and talking about it being a beautiful day... Shows how somebody can be so nice and sweet but when push comes to shove and you're in survival mode you know how to keep yourself alive and others alive as well..
FYI IF YOU'RE IN THE STREET YOU START HEARING FIRES FROM GUNS YOU HIT THE GROUND AND DON'T RUN BECAUSE CHANCES ARE YOU'RE GOING TO BE SHOT.
GET FLAT ON THE GROUND AND IF YOU CAN'T SEE ANYBODY SHOOTING ANYTHING THEN CRAWL WHEREVER THE HELL YOU HAVE TO GO AND IT HURTS BUT DON'T GET UP
Sergeant Major Basil Plumley had been in the Army since the early 40s in World War II. During that war he made all four combat parachute jumps with the 82nd Airborne Division (the red-white-blue patch on his right shoulder). Sicily, Salerno in Italy, Normandy for D-Day, and Holland. Truly a remarkable soldier who understood and inspired his soldiers.
The Colonels wife pretended to be asleep because she knew it would be harder for him to leave if she was awake. So she ran out to watch him leave, but he didn't have to see her cry.
Why did they send them there? Because the Air-Cavalry was their new toy and they wanted to try it out. There were careers to be made at Headquarters. As Santa Anna said at The Alamo, "Soldiers are like so many chickens." Cavalry has never been intended for shock troops. They were for reinvorcement and for pursuit af a defeated enemy. As is pointed out in the film, once they are dropped in, they can't be evacuated, when the odds are 10-1.
The Vietnamese general had great care and respect for his soldiers. There were many similarities between the 2 leaders
Paul Hardcastle released a song in 1985 titled " 19 "... strongly recommend watching the video that's all I ever saw or heard of the song. 19 is the average age of the US soldier in the Vietnam War. If you're any good at math you will understand what the word average means. The average age in World War II was 26 years old that's the difference between Vietnam other Wars.
The "lost platoon" wasn't ordered to that location, they followed their Lt who was chasing the scout. This put them outside the planned perimeter. However, their location was on or near the main trails and that interfered with enemy movements. If they had hot been there blocking physically and with the artillery, the NVA might possibly have overrun the LZ.
The smell thing may have had to do with their diet. Likewise the NVA could sometimes smell Americans from the soap they used or cigarettes, including that smell in the clothes.
The Army had been cut back a lot prior to Vietnam. The Airborne was still being formed when it was sent to Vietnam. This caused many problems, including too few notification teams. There may have only been two in the entire division at that time. So, the telegrams happened.
Great Post!!! On the return trip with some of those they fought against Then Colonel An who was a 4 Star General said he ordered his men to wipe out the Lost Platoon. An lamented that their will to live was stronger than the will of his men to wipe them out. There are several in depth interviews worth watch if you haven't seen them with Bob Edwards (C-Company Commander overrun on "The Ridge) Tony Nadal (A-Company Commander in the "Creek Bed" Joe Marm (Medal of Honor recipient of this fight) and Earnie Savage (The man who inherited Command of the "Lost Platoon")
thank you, your wonderful my dad was there.
The broken arrow scene was so brutal. Mel Gibson may have lost his mind later in his career but he has always been willing to show the true chaos and emotion that comes with fighting wars and never shies away from some realistic battle scenes
As a Teen Boy in the 60's early 70's , we all waited for iur Draft Notice to come when we turned 18. The Lottery started in 1969 for those born in 1950 and 1951, being born in 1956 we were the last year in the Lottery, but our Troops were pulling out so I didn't need to go. You try not to think about it, if you can measure up, not let your fellow soldiers down, but you do. It had been 10 years, seeing our Uncles, Older Brothers go to Vietnam, some not coming back, the ones who did, changed forever. The average age was 19-20 years old, but they were no longer young, ever again. Those who were wounded and dying, always ask for a message to either their Mother, their Wife, or their Children. Women should know this, that you are always our Last Thoughts...
Another great war movie I think is "Apocalypse Now". Watch the extended version or uncut version. It's a crazy movie.
About Sergeant Major Basil Plumley:
"Beware the old man in a young man's profession."
Enough said.
You guys are right. It is tough speaking to someone and then they are gone and you're burying them. I did multiple tours in the army and was on funeral detail when I was stateside. It is not nice when your overseas and it is not nice being stateside seeing others go and come back in a box.
Wow that has to be so tough. We appreciate you ❤️
Something I always loved with this movie is it shows Moore's wife being his equivalent back on the homefront, taking care of the families like he's taking care of his men. Despite being a loving, obedient wife, she's still a stronger woman than any of these fictional "strong females" Hollywood produces.
God rest Julia Moore's soul.
I have an old buddy, Airborne Ranger. He said the unofficial motto is "FIDO"... Fuck It, Drive On... seems that's what these fellows are doing.
It's so true war makes no sense this world would be amazing if everyone collectively just got together to make it better.
This is a great film ladies but I think it will be a rough watch for you two beautiful ladies.
This was a true event that took place in Vietnam. The very first battle. And now you might understand a little bit of why people get so emotional about the national anthem and the American flag
I saw an interview with the real Joe Galloway. He said that the real life Jimmy Nakayama (burn victim) survived two months after his evac before dying from his injuries.
Jimmy died 2 days after he was flown out of LZ X-Ray. Unknown to him was that his daughter Nikki had actually been born a week earlier. Jimmy's wife and daughter eventually met with Joe Galloway around the time the movie came out. Trudi and Nikki started to attend reunions of those who fought at LZ X-Ray. Jimmy surrendered his commission of 2nd Lieutenant in the Idaho National Guard to join the Army as a Private so he , like every other man before him in the Nakayama family could fight for America. Meeting Trudi and Nikki helped Joe find some closure but never enough to escape the nightmares he carried through his own life. At the reunions Joe, Trudi and Nikki would hold hands in a small circle and just cry.
I don't know how but you two seem to understand a lot about war and combat are you veterans? I enjoy your reactions you understand people the good and the bad that they go through. Take care of yourselves again thank you.
KOKODA good WW2 movie my grandfather was one them that survived the misson ridge battle in that film & walked out
Well done Ladies - your best reaction. Thank you for the video!
Jyn and Ryl - You mentioned how young the soldiers looked, actually the average age of those who saw combat during the Vietnam War was 22. Have you ladies reviewed Saving Private Ryan? If not, let me suggest it to you. General Sherman during the American Civil War summed it up with his famous quote, "War is hell".
Great reaction. You are great together.
This was one of the best movies ever made.
We all love your movie channel. You will hit 100k in no rime. keep it up and don't quit. Ginger San Francisco USA
There are some moving cut scenes on the DVD one depicts the women in church which also features the real Hal Moore and his wife.
The scene where the grenade explodes, and the soldier's face is on fire: that's white phosphorus. It ignites spontaneously on contact with air, and it is almost impossible to put out once it starts burning. It will even burn through concrete given enough time. The other soldier was using his bayonet to dig the burning phosphorus out of the other man's face, so it didn't burn down any further.
Nowadays it's a war crime to use white phosphorus as a munition. But the Israelis have used it against the Palestinians and the USA and Russia both have used it against Taliban in Afghanistan. There is a loophole - it cannot be used as a munition, but it can be used as a smokescreen. Oops, some of our smokescreen generating rounds accidentally got too close to the enemy. Bad luck, right?
Always a difficult Film to watch.
This movie is about the Battle of Ia Drang which was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) in November 1965.
I believe the battle of this movie was the first major battle of the U.S. army in Vietnam .
Ladies, this IS what it means to be soldier, to fight for your country, your people, and the man next to you. The sacrifice of men and women of the US armed forces is what the red in the American flag represents.
Please also the movie Platoon (1986).
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30:42 with those bombardments, basically the US forces are using the air drops as a literal wall to stop the constantly advancing and penetrating Vietcong forces… inches away and inches too close and inches past the point of instant death, are the only desperate defense the American forces had as there were under siege-being swarmed by the Vietcong, while being hopelessly outnumbered….😮
Google Jimmy Nakayama. There is a lovely article about how he met and married his high school sweetheart and how his daughter is all grown up. As a father I know that in the end Jimmy and all fathers want is their babies to grow up, healthy and happy.
I've seen this movie so many times because it's the most realistic and all of its based on a true story and it is so good. They went in with 395 Americans versus 4000 North Vietnamese and then about another thousand or so Viet Cong came in
... It was so sad they had to call in napalm that got so close and even killed some of their own.. the night the Vietnamese got up to the guys in the field without water, and cut off from the other platoons, the Vietnamese went down to grab them by the bootstraps but the Americans shot at them and started hitting the Vietnamese in the heads with their own helmets and it seems like the Vietnamese lost more than the Americans that night. The commander should have told him to sit put but I guess he was trying to help but it was a nightmare.. you ladies are right because they do turn into animals in war and those young men wouldn't have thought that a day and a half or 2 days prior before they landed there.
I suffer with CPTSD 2 - 3hrs sleep ,nightmares flash backs anxiety attacks
My cousin went and made it back. I would have loved to go I know it was bad but at least I would have taken someone’s place who didn’t want to go.
you keep mentioning how they are just standing there in the middle of the firefight, there are periods in history where individuals become the main character and don plot armor, Sgt. Major Dan Daly , Sgt Reckless, Jamsheed the RPG God. there are just individuals who are built different. or have some sort of divine intervention.
During this time there were six or seven states that had segregation. For most Americans the idea of whites only was archaic at the time. The woman who didn't understand used a California accent. To her that would have been completely
The truly saddest part is when these men returned home. They were spit on, called baby killer, had urine thrown on them. These men suffered greatly through the rest of their lifes. During world war two its estimated that soldiers saw an estimated 50 days of actual combat for a year tour.
In Vietnam the soldiers saw over 200 days of actual combat time per year.
Excellent review lady’s 👍🏻
'The thin red line' cant wait for you to react to that one... best war movie ever... and it's an easy watch
My personal opinion, the best modern war series is Generation Kill. I would recommend that series to anyone, but would really like to see your take on the series as well. But if the series isn't interesting to you or you don't want a series, then I understand.
tears of the sun (2003)
Tough one
The thing about the private being able to smell them that's accurate, all cultures smell different because of diet, vietnamese use a fermented fish sauce on things very pungent smell and distinctive, like going into a apartment and knowing east Indians are cooking and apparently us white people smell like garlic
This is my favorite Vietnam movie
Hal Moore walked the walk. You need to see some videos of the actual man. this is a true story. Likewise I will say this about those Vietnamese soldiers, they are some of the finest infantry we have ever faced off with. Politics aside. What they accomplished during that war is pretty mind boggling. It's true we were handicapped politically on how our guys were forced to fight the war. I still think we could have succeeded had the politics been removed. However, give the NVA some respect, we dropped more ordinance on Vietnam then on all fronts in ww2. that associated number still blows my mind. Yet they never gave up, they kept fighting. They were also our allies in ww2 fighting the Japanese. It's a shame we did not keep them as our allies before the spread of communism. Most didn't even know what communism was, they simply wanted Vietnam to be free. Instead after ww2 ended we sided with the French Colonists of all people. We picked the wrong group to keep as allies.
I have nothing but respect for soldiers who put their lives on the line doing their jobs, and for the bonds that the horror of war forges between them.
The same cannot be said for politicians and war-mongers in the military industrial complex who spit on their memory by using the military as a prop to whip up Nationalist sentiment, or as a cudgel to make other countries more amenable to American business interests, then immediately forget about them the moment they've outlived their usefulness to the war machine.
May peace someday prevail, for all our sakes. ☮❤
This😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 had to be one the fucked war films I've watched, i love every single soldier on both sides THANK U FOR YOUR SERVICE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This was a true story written by the colonel and the reporter who were there thank you ladies for a a heart felt reaction
28:15. SPARTANS! Prepare for GLORY!!!