Question 1

What real-life connection did Sam Elliott have with the soldier he portrayed?

Accepted Answer

Sam Elliott became so close to the real Basil L. Plumley and his family that during Plumley's funeral with military honors, Elliott sat in the front row beside Plumley's daughter as she received the folded flag.

Question 2

How did the real Harold G. Moore and Joseph Lee Galloway research the North Vietnamese perspective for their book?

Accepted Answer

They traveled back to Vietnam after the war and met the real Nguyen Huu An to understand the North Vietnamese battle strategy at Ia Drang, with Moore claiming they had no bitterness and respected each other as soldiers.

Question 3

Why did the real Joseph Lee Galloway step out of the theater during a scene in the movie?

Accepted Answer

Galloway explained that the scene was his nightmare for 36 years and he didn't want to see it again, though he still approved the film.

Question 4

What surprising background did some of the Vietnamese actors in the film have?

Accepted Answer

Some Vietnamese actors in the movie had actually been in the North Vietnamese Army.

Question 5

What historical event does 'We Were Soldiers' depict?

Accepted Answer

The film tells the story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.

Question 6

What real-life connection did Sam Elliott have with the soldier he portrayed?

Accepted Answer

Sam Elliott became so close to the real Basil L. Plumley and his family that he sat in the front row beside Plumley's daughter during his funeral with military honors.

Question 7

How did the real Harold G. Moore and Joseph Lee Galloway research the North Vietnamese perspective for their book?

Accepted Answer

They traveled back to Vietnam after the war and met the real Nguyen Huu An to understand the North Vietnamese battle strategy at Ia Drang, with Moore claiming they had no bitterness and respected each other as soldiers.

Question 8

Why did the real Joseph Lee Galloway step out of the movie theater during a scene?

Accepted Answer

He stepped out because the scene depicted his nightmare for 36 years, and he didn't want to see it again, though he still approved the film.

Question 9

What is the story of We Were Soldiers about?

Accepted Answer

It depicts the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.

Question 10

Who plays Lt. Col. Hal Moore in the film?

Accepted Answer

Mel Gibson portrays Lt. Col. Hal Moore.

We Were Soldiers

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