We+Were+Soldiers+EC

We Were Soldiers is an amazing movie. it's about a general in the army, who has to lead the first attack in vietnam, and what he faces. in the beginning it shows his home, and his family. then he goes to the battlefield. he says that he will be the first one on the battlefield and the last one off of the field. meanwhile, people at home are losing their husbands/fathers/brothers, and it shows how his wife goes through with that. she tells the cab company to bring the letters of death to her house so she can deliver them. The US troops get hammered, and a cameraman in the midst of the battle is given a gun, there are no noncombatants in that battle.

From a history perspective, i learned a lot. the movie really shows that the soldiers didn't have it very good. terrible conditions, and awful enemies. but it shows that the enemy wasn't very different than the US soldiers. the enemy prayed to their god, we prayed to ours for victory. the enemy had wives and children at home, and so did we. It puts it in another perspective i think.

i thought that this movie was great. i loved the movie, one of my favorite movies that i have ever seen. i liked it because it was true, it was full of action, and it was amazing action. and it seemed like it was very realistic, from a viewers point of view and a historical point of view. the actors were great, and i loved the plot, and i love learning about wars, and what they were like.