We Were Soldiers 23 years old
400 U.S paratroopers. 4,000 Vietnamese soldiers. 12,000 miles away from home. 1 man led them into battle.

The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Credits
We Were Soldiers Cast
Name | Character |
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Chris Klein He was 22, now 45 years old | as 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan |
Sam Elliott He was 57, now 80 years old | as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley |
Barry Pepper He was 31, now 54 years old | as Joe Galloway |
Madeleine Stowe She was 43, now 66 years old | as Julie Moore |
Jon Hamm He was 30, now 53 years old | as Capt. Matt Dillon |
Johnny Trí Nguyễn He was 28, now 51 years old | as Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited) |
Keri Russell She was 25, now 48 years old | as Barbara Geoghegan |
Mel Gibson He was 46, now 69 years old | as Lt. Col. Hal Moore |
George Cheung He was 53, now 76 years old | as NVA Officer (uncredited) |
Greg Kinnear He was 38, now 61 years old | as Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall |
Tim Abell He was 43, now 66 years old | as Army Intelligence Officer |
Randy Oglesby He was 53, now 76 years old | as Lt. Col. List (uncredited) |
Dylan Walsh He was 38, now 61 years old | as Capt. Robert Edwards |
Ryan Hurst He was 25, now 48 years old | as Sgt. Ernie Savage |
Marc Blucas He was 30, now 53 years old | as 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick |
Desmond Harrington He was 25, now 48 years old | as Sp4 Bill Beck |
Daniel Roebuck He was 38, now 61 years old | as Medevac CO |
Taylor Momsen She was 8, now 31 years old | as Daughter Julie Moore |
Brian Tee He was 24, now 47 years old | as Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama |
Robert Bagnell | as 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings |
Luke Benward He was 6, now 29 years old | as David Moore |
Patrick St. Esprit He was 46, now 69 years old | as General in Hallway |
Jsu Garcia He was 38, now 61 years old | as Capt. Tony Nadal |
Bellamy Young She was 32, now 55 years old | as Catherine Metsker |
Clark Gregg He was 39, now 62 years old | as Capt. Tom Metsker |
Blake Heron He was 20, 35 years old when he died | as Sp4 Galen Bungum |
Devon Werkheiser He was 10, now 33 years old | as Steve Moore |
Dan Beene | as Cab Driver |
Keith Szarabajka He was 49, now 72 years old | as Diplomatic Spook |
Joseph Hieu | as NVA Officer |
Josh Daugherty He was 27, now 50 years old | as Sp4 Robert Ouellette |
Vincent Angell | as Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera |
Stephen Zapotoczny | as Edwards' Radio Operator |
Erik MacArthur He was 25, now 48 years old | as Sp4 Russell Adams |
Mark McCracken He was 41, now 64 years old | as Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman |
Simbi Khali She was 30, now 53 years old | as Alma Givens |
Shepard Koster He was 37, now 60 years old | as Reporter |
Đơn Dương He was 44, 54 years old when he died | as Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An |
Ben Allison He was 35, now 58 years old | as Lt. Cochran (uncredited) |
Michael Tomlinson He was 24, now 47 years old | as Col. Tim Brown |
Will Klipstine He was 28, now 51 years old | as Private Davey (uncredited) |
Jim Grimshaw | as Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard |
Vien Hong | as Mr. Nik |
Justin Gordon He was 23, now 46 years old | as French Officer (uncredited) |
We Were Soldiers Crew
Name | Department |
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Amanda Mackey as Casting. | Production |
William Hoy as Editor. He was 47 (now 70) years old | Editing |
William Hoy as Associate Producer. He was 47 (now 70) years old | Production |
Thomas E. Sanders as Production Design. He was 49 (64) years old when He died | Art |
Cathy Sandrich as Casting. | Production |
Sig De Miguel as Local Casting. | Production |
Laura Perlman as Music Editor. | Sound |
Arne Schmidt as Unit Production Manager. | Crew |
Arne Schmidt as Executive Producer. | Production |
Rajeev Malhotra as Additional Post-Production Supervisor. | Production |
Paul Flinchbaugh as Assistant Sound Editor. | Sound |
Marc Fishman as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 32 (now 55) years old | Sound |
Steve Bowen as Digital Color Timer. | Editing |
Kevin Kavanaugh as Art Direction. | Art |
Lon Bender as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 2 (now 25) years old | Sound |
Naaman Marshall as Set Designer. | Art |
Daniel T. Dorrance as Supervising Art Director. | Crew |
Jim Lemley as Executive Producer. He was 36 (now 59) years old | Production |
Lee Scott as Temp Music Editor. He was 53 (46) years old when He died | Crew |
Eveleen Bandy as Associate Producer. | Production |
Gary Fettis as Set Decoration. He was 52 (now 75) years old | Art |
Danielle Lemmon Zapotoczny as Co-Producer. | Production |
Daniel B. Foster as Set Dressing Artist. | Costume & Make-Up |
Cliff Fleming as Aerial Coordinator. He was 52 (now 75) years old | Crew |
Todd Bryant as Stunts. He was 38 (now 61) years old | Crew |
Randall Wallace as Director. He was 52 (now 75) years old | Directing |
Randall Wallace as Producer. He was 52 (now 75) years old | Production |
Randall Wallace as Screenplay. He was 52 (now 75) years old | Writing |
Bruce Davey as Producer. He was 52 (now 75) years old | Production |
Dean Semler as Director of Photography. He was 59 (now 82) years old | Camera |
Stephen McEveety as Producer. He was 48 (now 71) years old | Production |
Nick Glennie-Smith as Original Music Composer. He was 50 (now 73) years old | Sound |
Nick Glennie-Smith as Conductor. He was 50 (now 73) years old | Sound |
Harold G. Moore as Novel. | Writing |
Stephen Zapotoczny as Co-Producer. | Production |
Michael T. Boyd as Costume Design. | Costume & Make-Up |
Allan Graf as Stunt Coordinator. He was 52 (now 75) years old | Crew |
Allan Graf as Second Unit Director. He was 52 (now 75) years old | Directing |
Dick Wood as Special Effects Supervisor. He was 66 (now 89) years old | Visual Effects |
Shauna L. Kroen as Production Accountant. | Production |
Ian Eyre as Special Effects Assistant. | Crew |
Nerses Gezalyan as Foley Mixer. | Sound |
Lee Stepp as Transportation Captain. | Crew |
Tim Boggs as ADR Editor. He was 43 (now 66) years old | Sound |
Ashley Irwin as Orchestrator. | Sound |
Daren Dochterman as Production Illustrator. He was 34 (now 57) years old | Art |