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Rain Day, watched 'We Were Soldiers'
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Jan 25, 2024, 4:25 PM
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with Mel Gibson and Sam Elliot!! Great movie about a real event!!
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They changed Ft Benning to his name
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Jan 25, 2024, 4:31 PM
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not Mel, the dude in the movie
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Re: They changed Ft Benning to his name
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Jan 25, 2024, 4:35 PM
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Lt. Gen. Hal Moore
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Yes.. awesome movie.***
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Jan 25, 2024, 4:32 PM
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Re: Rain Day, watched 'We Were Soldiers'
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Jan 25, 2024, 4:53 PM
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Yes! I like
We were soldiers
Lone survivor
American sniper
Blackhawk down
Saving private Ryan
Full metal jacket
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Re: Rain Day, watched 'We Were Soldiers'
Jan 26, 2024, 7:55 PM
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Hacksaw ridge is another great to add to this good list.
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Is it streaming? If so, which one is it on? That's a good one!***
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Jan 25, 2024, 5:28 PM
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Re: Is it streaming? If so, which one is it on? That's a good one!***
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Jan 25, 2024, 7:37 PM
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I have the DVD
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Re: Rain Day, watched 'We Were Soldiers'
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Jan 25, 2024, 5:37 PM
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That is a good movie, I've watched over the past couple of years 3 times!!!
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Re: Rain Day, watched 'We Were Soldiers'
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Jan 25, 2024, 6:01 PM
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with Mel Gibson and Sam Elliot!! Great movie about a real event!!
"We were soldiers once, and young."
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Re: Rain Day, watched 'We Were Soldiers'
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Jan 25, 2024, 6:06 PM
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The book is even better. Highly recommend it.
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Re: Rain Day, watched 'We Were Soldiers'
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One of my most cherished items is the book. Lt Gen Moore, Sgt Major Basil Plumley and Joe Galloway wrote sentiments' and autographed the book for me.
I am friends with the family of acting 1st Sgt. Glenn Kennedy C/1/7. Charlie company went into the battle with 5 officers and 106 men. When they were evacuated to LZ Fox the were combat ineffective. Sgt. Kennedy was in command of the remaining 47 men in C/1/7.
Unfortunately, SFC Kennedy, was killed at Bong Son the following spring, the second big fight for 1st. Cav.
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Re: Rain Day, watched 'We Were Soldiers'
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Jan 26, 2024, 3:16 AM
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One of the best war movies ever made. It’s in my top 100 movies list.
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Liked Sam Elliott's portrayal, as he was a carbon copy of
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Jan 26, 2024, 6:01 AM
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the First Sergeant I served with on the DMZ in Korea...a tough-minded fire breather, who served with the Army Airborne throughout WWII, Korea and three tours of Vietnam.
Top started every sentence with "sonuvab*tch," sneered at the troops usually greeting them with "What the f*** do you want, p*ssant," would get about two inches from their faces while chewing them out, yet, there wasn't a troop that wouldn't want him next to them in hostile action.
He lived well into his 90's, and we continued our phone conversations and letter writing up until shortly before his death. One of the finest men I knew, who made my job as a young CO much easier.
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Re: Liked Sam Elliott's portrayal, as he was a carbon copy of
Jan 26, 2024, 9:17 AM
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In real life Sgt. Major Plumley was nothing like the part played by Sam Elliot.
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My absolute favorite war movie!***
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Jan 26, 2024, 9:05 AM
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Re: My absolute favorite war movie!***
Jan 26, 2024, 10:08 AM
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It's also mine, with 'Saving Private Ryan' a close second!!
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Re: My absolute favorite war movie!***
Jan 26, 2024, 5:29 PM
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As far as movies go it was just a good movie. It does not really portray the reality of this fight. Had it not been for fast movers providing close air support, arty and some brave Huey pilots it would have been a different story.
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