Success!

Rating: 10/10 (2 March 2002)

I saw an interview with General Hal Moore yesterday and he stated that he wished for two things to come out of this movie: 1- That we hate war and 2- That we love the American warrior. I have to say that General Moore's vision for this movie has been accomplished. This movie is a work of success in all aspects.
As the son of a Viet Nam War hero who participated in the battle at Ia Drang Valley, the battle so eloquently depicted by this movie, I am excited to say that finally a movie is made that depicts our warriors for what they were: brave heroes who went out to do what their country asked them to do.
As far as war is concerned, this movie makes no excuses. War, in all of it's bloody and gory splendor, is clearly depicted so that we can at least minutely and ever so remotely feel what our brave troopers went through.

We owe a debt of gratitude to our soldiers and the movie "We Were Soldiers" is a perfect start! Go watch this one: it is a winner!!!