Review of We Were Soldiers (2002) by Becca E — 28 Mar 2009
I've seen a lot of war films and I'm partial to World War II, for my own taste, but this is one of the best war movies outside of WWII that I have seen. It tells the true story of not just the men who fought but the impact it had the wives and families left behind.
"Beautiful morning, Sergeant!".
"What are you a fucking weatherman now?".
"In Saigon, Hal Moore's superiors congratulated him for killing over 1,800 enemy soldiers. Then ordered him to lead the Seventh Cavalry back into the valley of death. He led them and fought beside them for 235 more days. Some had families waiting. For others, their only family would be the men they bled beside. There were no bands, no flags, no Honor Guards to welcome them home. They went to war because their country ordered them to. But in the end, they fought not for their country or their flag, the fought for each other.".
"We who have seen war, will never stop seeing it. In the silence of the night, we will always hear the screams. So this is our story, for we were soldiers once, and young.".
This review of We Were Soldiers (2002) was written by Becca E on 28 Mar 2009.
We Were Soldiers has generally received positive reviews.
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