We Were Soldiers (2002)

Stars: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein, Barry Pepper
Music: Nick Glennie Smith
Writer: Randall Wallace
Producers: Bruce Davey, Stephen McEveety & Randall Wallace
Director: Randall Wallace

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The troops undergo machine gun training. The wives find out that their husbands' unit has been called up for duty. The 7th Cavalry receives their orders. Lt. Col. Moore and his men ride their horses into battle. The troops exit the Iriquois (Huey) to begin battle. North Vietnamese soldiers quietly advancing on the cut-off platoon. The first of the telegrams informing the wives of their husbands' death arrives.
Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An addresses his troops. Lt. Jack Geoghegan gets shot while trying to rescue one of his men. Joe Galloway prepares to defend himself. Dropping incendiary bombs on the North Vietnamese troops. However, one of the incendiary bombs is accidentally dropped on American soldiers. Searching for missing soldiers. The North Vietnamese prepare for the advancing Americans.
Lt. Col. Moore begins the American advance. The Americans are about to overrun the North Vietnamese position. Tallying up the North Vietnamese casualties. The press advance on Lt. Col. Moore. Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An contemplates the American victory at la Drang Valley. Joe Galloway breaks down while writing his acccount of the battle.

Trivia Questions

1. What year did the events in the movie take place?
1963
1966
1964
1965

2. What military operation did Lt. Col. Hal Moore volunteer for after The Korean War?
Test pilot
Test experimental parachutes
Test deep sea diving equipment
Testing new weapon

3. What religion was Hal Moore's wife?
Catholic
Methodist
Presbyterian
Jewish

4. What famous Native American did Moore tell a story about to his men?
Geronimo
Sacajawea
Crazy Horse
Sitting Bull

5. What did Lt. Jack Geoghegan and his wife Barbara name their baby girl?
Camille
Julie
Catherine
Victoria

6. According to Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley, exactly how many battle-ready troops did Moore have in his battallion?
435
395
275
350

7. What was the name of the landing zone that the 7th Cavalry used in the la Drang Valley?
X-Ray
November
Bravo
Foxtrot

8. Which platoon was it that got cut off from the main 7th Cavalry force?
2nd Platoon
1st Platoon
4th Platoon
3rd Platoon

9. Which American city did Joe Galloway say his two grandfathers met for the first time?
Santa Fe, NM
Baton Rouge, LA
Galveston, TX
Charleston, SC

10. What was the code word(s) for when the enemy breaks through an American line?
Broken Arrow
Crossroads
Backbiter
Achilles Heel