plainWe Were Soldiers - Movie 2002 - Behind the Scenes 3 of 3. \"Getting It Right\"\n\n-\n\nWe Were Soldiers (film)\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers\n\nWe Were Soldiers is a 2002 war film that dramatized the Battle of Ia Drang in November 1965, the first major engagement of American troops in theVietnam War. The film was directed by Randall Wallace and stars Mel Gibson. It is based on the book We Were Soldiers Once -And Young by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway, both of whom were at the battle.\n\n-\n\nPlot\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers#Plot\n\n-Notable musical elements\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers#Notable_musical_elements\n\n-\n\nWe Were Soldiers (2002)\nhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/\n\nDirector: Randall Wallace\n\nWriters (WGA): Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway (book \"We Were Soldiers Once-and Young\")\nRandall Wallace (screenplay)\n\nCast: verified as complete\n\nMel Gibson - Lt. Col. Hal Moore \nMadeleine Stowe - Julie Moore \nGreg Kinnear - Maj. Bruce \'Snake\' Crandall \nSam Elliott - Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley \nChris Klein - 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan \nKeri Russell - Barbara Geoghegan \nBarry Pepper - Joe GallowayDuong Don - Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An \nRyan Hurst - Sgt. Ernie Savage \nRobert Bagnell - 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings \nMarc Blucas - 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick \nJosh Daugherty - Sp4 Robert Ouellette \nJsu Garcia - Capt. Tony Nadal \nJon Hamm - Capt. Matt Dillon \nClark Gregg - Capt. Tom Metsker \nDesmond Harrington- Sp4 Bill Beck \nBlake Heron - Sp4 Galen Bungum \nErik MacArthur - Sp4 Russell Adams \nDylan Walsh - Capt. Robert Edwards \nMark McCracken - Capt. Ed \'Too Tall\' Freeman \nEdwin Morrow - Pfc. Willie Godboldt \nBrian Tee - Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama \nSloane Momsen - Cecile Moore \nBellamy Young - Catherine MetskerSimbi Khali - Alma Givens (as Simbi Kali Williams)Jim Grimshaw - Maj. Gen. Henry KinnardForry Smith - Sfc. Carl PalmerSteven Nelson - Sp5 Charlie \'Doc\' LoseVincent Angell - Capt. Robert \'Doc\' CarreraMichael Tomlinson - Col. Tim BrownKeith Szarabajka - Diplomatic SpookTim Abell - Army Intelligence OfficerPatrick St. Esprit - General in HallwayMike White - Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant (as Michael John White)Daniel Roebuck - Medevac COMaia Lien - Army WifeDan Beene - Cab Driver (as Danny Beene)Taylor Momsen - Julie MooreJoshua McLaurin - Greg Moore (as Josh McLaurin)Devon Werkheiser - Steve MooreLuke Benward - David MooreBillinjer C. Tran - Viet Minh SergeantVien Hong - Mr. NikJoseph Tran - NVA PrisonerJoseph Hieu - NVA OfficerLam Nguyen - NVA Soldier with BayonetDiep Bui - NVA Wife (as Zoë Bui) \nAndrew Wallace - French Bugler \nNicholas Hosking - French Captain \nMichael Giordani - French Lieutenant \nShepard Koster - Reporter (as Shep Koster) \nKate Lombardi - Reporter \nIngrid Semler - Reporter \nJason Powell - Sgt. Robert Stokes \nDoug C. Cook - Capt. Ray Lefebvre \nSean Thomas Bunch -Trooper on Fire \nF. Lee Reynolds - Chopper Crewman \nStephen Zapotoczny - Edwards\' Radio Operator \nFrank Kostenko Jr. - Foxhole Trooper \nBen Allison - Lt. Cochran (uncredited) \nBrian Carpenter - Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara (uncredited) \nChris Cate - Soldier (uncredited) \nCliff Fleming - Capt. JonMills (uncredited) \nBrendan Ford - Jump Coordinator (uncredited) \nKelli Franklin - Mrs. Charlie Hastings (uncredited) \nChristian Gibson - Soldier (uncredited) \nJustin Gordon - French Officer (uncredited) \nLyndon Johnson - Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) \nDerrell Keith Lester - Black Private(uncredited) \nWill Klipstine - Private Davey (uncredited) \nMatthew Lang - 1st Lt. John Arrington (uncredited) \nDanny Le Boyer - Sergeant (uncredited) \nMatt Mangum - Pvt. Soprano (uncredited) \nJohnny Nguyen - Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited) \nRandy Oglesby - Lt. Col. List (uncredited) \nJonathan Parks Jordan - White Private (uncredited) \nJohn Paul Rice - Pvt. John Henry (uncredited) \nKeni Thomas - Sergeant (uncredited)\n\n-\n\nSEE ALSO:\n\nBattle of Ia Drang\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ia_Drang\n\nWe Were Soldiers Once... And Young (Book)\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers_Once_..._And_Young\n\nHal Moore\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Moore\n\nJulia Compton Moore\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Compton_Moore\n\nJoseph L. Galloway\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_L._Galloway\n\n- Battle, Compton, Drang, Galloway, Hal, Ia, Joseph, Julia, Moore, of, Soldiers, Vietnam, War, We, Were