@@nicholascichocki5991 yeah the a1 skyraider is one of my favorite planes, great at ground attack, beast plane could carry weapons payload of a WW2 b17 flying fortress bomber
@@GeneralCormy it is 60% accurate, if you bother to read the book which I did. They left out the LZ Albany part and the final bayonet charge by the Americans did not occur in reality.
This was the first movie about Vietnam that portrayed our soldiers as being good men and professionals. As movies I enjoyed The Boys from Company C, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Hamburger Hill, but they all had a slant that all the soldiers that served in Nam where stoners, disenfranchised, racist, or sociopaths. Im not naive enough to not recognize that those tropes had merit, but it was nice to see our guys portrayed as being better then that.
Có cố làm phim giả tạo chiến thắng đến đâu và ca ngợi những người lính Mỹ đến mấy thì luôn có một sự thật: Mỹ đã xâm lượt Việt Nam, chia cắt và đem bom đạn, chất độc da cam ném xuống Việt Nam. Và cũng có một sự thật, người Mỹ đã thua nhục nhã và cút về nước như một con chó ghẻ.
I would recommend reading his his book. We where soldiers once and young ! Lt Col. Moore was hard as nails. He was highly respected. By the men who served with him.
Great movie- great story of a great leader. RIP Gen Moore I am sure Then Col Moore, bore the scars of loosing so many men. The rest of his life as well.
@@matthewfitzgerald7061 A lot of soldiers do, of course. Being a trained killer goes against human nature. It may have been worse still for a pilot, who isn't up close and personal with the enemy. It must've been hard when the only guys you know for sure that you killed were your own. He has my sympathy.
I'M AGAINIST WARS, CONFLICTS AND ARGUES BUT THE WORLD WHERE WE LIVE IS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT THESE. THAT'S PITY THAT AMERICANS AND VIETNAMESE LOST TEN THOUSANDS OF YOUNG GUYS. R.I.P. 🔥⚘ 😔😦😭
I know we speak of the WWII Soldiers as being the "Greatest Generation" and no doubt they were truly magnificent. But I believe that every generation of American Solider is the "Greatest Generation" especially our brave Soldiers of the "Vietnam Generation."
@HR - 11SJ - Brampton Centennial SS (2502) Oh really? So you mean the soldiers who have done 4-5 tours in Afghanistan and Iraq aren't doing "Jack Shit"? Never knowing when and IED will blow off their legs or arms...if they are lucky. Never knowing when a motar round might come exploding through the roof of their hut. Never knowing if that little kid is caring a grenade. Not getting any parades when they finally return home. Waiting for 6 months to receive hospital support from the VA. Tell those guys there are no "major conflicts" going on. Now...I'm going to tell you something...so pay close attention...You are a Fvcking asshole. Deal with it you piece of sh!t.
@HR - 11SJ - Brampton Centennial SS (2502) the Conflicts are Different. The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen are equally as good! In the Second World War they only had a Wool Shirt and a Steel Helmet for protection. Many served for the duration of the war, however, few individuals served more than 30 total days in Combat! Less than 1% of 1% experienced 100 days of Frontline Combat! Even when whole Divisions (15,000-20,000 Men fought, less than 5,000 would be Infantry) For example, the Battle of Foy an American counter attack near Bastogne, only 2 Companies, fewer than 300 Men were All who engaged in Combat that day for the entire 101st Airborne Division! (see the episode of Band of Brothers, there are highlights on CZcams) I Deployed Twice as an Infantry NCO and twice more with SOCOM between 2004 and 2011. I was in little firefights with just two other Soldiers against anything from one, to a dozen Hajis. I also participated in "Operation Woodstock" a Brigade Sized attack against the insurgents who were pulling back from Fallujah. Mostly it was Squad and Platoon scale actions.
The real Joe Galloway refused to look directly or shake hands with actor Brian Tee (Who played Jimmy Nakayama) because it was too painful for him (He lives with those images he described when the nape struck them every night).
Joe met with Jimmy's wife and daughter at one of the Ia Drang reunions. He held Jimmy's daughters hands and they both just sat and cried. I hope he feels her hands now, some of the time. I'm sure he'll never forget Jimmy. www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/article44224602.html
I know we give the AF a bunch of shit, but that CAS is like God's Angels coming down and there is nothing more beautiful in the fucking world. God Bless ya'll
Hal Moore knew that he would he would have to sacrifice some, to save them all. Without Broken Arrow they would have been overrun. Heavy lies the crown when such decisions need to be made.
Fuck, I feel like I need some therapy just seeing it in a movie. Those men saw some shit. I just can't imagine being Charlie and having to just shake that off and keep working.
That radio operator must have had nightmares about that for the rest of his life. Unless we we there we can not imagine what mental scars veterans of any war have to live with.
The radio officer did an outstanding job at calling out the coordinates under heavy pressure... Daaaamn... All that napalm incinerating the NVA right before your very eyes... Crazy
@@johns5638 The 2002 film We Were Soldiers was based on the true story of the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang in Vietnam. The Americans were new to the country, and a US battalion, led by Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore (played by Mel Gibson) is drawn into a trap that leads to an extended bloody battle. It's all exaggerated heavily like any film that's "based on a true story." Just because it's based on a true story doesn't make it 1:1 with it, guy above is praising the radio man for keeping his cool when any veteran will tell you that when shit hits the fan their asshole is clenched and they can be scared too but most of the time it's channeled into anger to keep them fighting otherwise they'll end up scared shitless laying in their piss. Stop romanticizing war lol.
I really feel bad for Charlie in this scene a missed no doubt cost 2 of his buddies and he has to live with that but also amazed he focused and did his job even after that although im sure he was wired which is why but i am convinced and sure the grief hit him later
Yeah I feel for the guy but in the book Hal Moore shows great leadership by telling him to “forget about that one” as he knew that he was the one keeping them alive
Horrible.. But it happens. At least tge Colonel gave him a pass and some kind words. He knew he'd have to carry thst burden the rest of his life. The worst possible death to watch your brothers go through. The horror..
@@Elvanance "C" Company on the ridge-line was eventually overwhelmed by Human wave attacks, they did not have any casualties due to air support or errant drops. Bob Edwards and C company held on as long as they could. As Joe Galloway said.. everything that didn't hit C Company flew right through the command post where he was lying flat to the ground. Eventually the enemy came pouring into the LZ through C Company's position. After Broken Arrow Hal Moore sent reinforcements to the front lines,. This is where the story of Rick Rescorla begins as he took command up on the ridge line. He turned 2 men fox-holes into 3 Men Fox-holes and had them dug deeper. He sang to his men to lift their spirits, he crawled 150 yards out to see the ridge line from the enemies perspective and re-registered interlocking fields of fire. After that, casualties on the ridge line, of the men in Rescorla's command, stopped. Napalm drops at LZ Albany were thought to have caused many friendly casualties, under jungle canopy.
This was a great film. The book by LTG Moore was even better. I have always wondered why the analysts in this scene are staring at a map board of a single American element surrounded by 9 enemy elements but are surprised when they here the "Broken Arrow" radio traffic.
nor were there A-6s. That's the problem with period accurate films... you either have to use something that looks close (like a T-6 Texan being turned into an A6M Zero), or use CGI. But done right, it works out fine.
@@nguyenanhquy4775 Yes friend, whenever I meet any American whether personally or in online communities I always ask whether they know how valuable their individual Vote for the "entire" world. Somehow I find them ignorant. and you can the people who glorify their sons death in a war which has no value for their mainland
That’s why we will now be using weapons that carry payloads previously unseen by mankind. With the advent of more technology and far less dependency on oil, we can shatter the regimes that harm us into thousands of pieces. Iran, should be on notice, that would make a great parking lot.
You know I don't know of a whole lot of Invaders that when the "liberators" come barging into the capitol city the native residents are clamoring to get on the supposed Invaders transports to get out.
Doesn't matter if they changed the ending scene the way they did. Or left out the ambush of US troops leaving the scene of this battle. It's Hollywood.
I'm pretty sure that they used the phrase broken arrow in the book which meant that an American division was being over run and to vector all attack aircraft to go and assist them.
@@joshuahadley776 Doesn't Broken Arrow mean you're acknowledgeing your imminent death by the enemy's attack and calling in suicidal artillery or air support literally on your own position as a last resort?
There are two arguments about incendiary weapons. They are highly effective at their specific role and that they are too horrific to use. I can see both sides of that argument. If I were a combat soldier, I'd certainly rather eat some bullets or explosives than get napalmed.
@@AnthonySkubic "No hiding increased US involvement in Vietnam" LBJ announced troop increase on national tv months before this battle happened. They almost doubled the amount of troops. Footage of that announcement is even in this movie Every american already knew that US involment in Vietnam was increased
@@haskapaska I have not read the book, but my interpetation of the line was the lie of the VC being untrained farmers that posed no threat was about to be exposed. Our gov and media at the time advised the American public that the VC where no match for our military. The idea of a battalion of elite US forces being over run by untrained farmers certainly would have had negative impact on the US population for what was already a unpopular political intervention. That is my humble opinion.
I met a guy that was in this battle and when he came back he was nuttier than a fruit cake. I rode motorcycles with him and when we went to a bar with him he would go back and wanted to kill some people. He was bad !
Ayanami Rei .... it did happen... do some research this film had a lot of historical aspects from two books “we were soldiers once and young” I think and another on the reporter that was in there, his book that retelling those events
Oh yes they did, but they learned pretty freakin quick they better not. That was the whole point of this fight...for each side to test the other. This scene happened that way in the real battle whether you accept it or not. BTW it was much worse for the NVA and VC on day 2 once the broken lines you see were reinforced, artillery was dialed in, Rescorla reconfigured men along lines where C-Company got hammered and anything that charged got mowed down...until they simply stopped charging our lines...they were quick learners.... Read the Book
Every bit of that movie was based on actual events. The VC at that battle were MAIN FORCE VC, organized into military regiments to fight alongside the NVA.
@eviltreemonster I doubt it, the film takes some licenses, such as encrypting the American forces at only 400 soldiers or certifying the first M16 of a very good weapon when its beginnings were dismal
Jon Little well after training probably just as good as anyone else🤷🏼♂️. Also, if he had gone we might not have such a great president right now Trump 2020
Jon Little, As President, he took out two known terriosts, built up our military, tapping down our number of troops in Afghanistan to wind down the war, helped with a peace deal with Israel and one of the Saudi Arabia countries, broke up the Isis Calaphate which Obama created when he withdrew troops from Iraq. Yeah, I'll be voting for President Trump again.
I didn't get that impression when I watched it. The opening scene narration even says that "This story is a testament to the Young Americans who died in the 'Valley of Death', and a tribute to the young men of the Peoples Army of Vietnam who died by our hand in that place." It's a fairly well balanced movie that shows the terrible sacrifice that both sides made in the battle.
For all you ladies who feel they want a piece of this ...... think about it for a sec because most men want no part of going through this . Don't get me wrong , females have a place in combat , just not in the first wave IMO .
Considering that there are many times more male cowards that avoid military service than females who do want to, you might want to tone down your machismo bullshit a notch.
Meligoth that’s because there’s a lot more men in the armed forces than women so obviously there is going to be more. Also, if you’re referring to draft dodging women aren’t drafted
@@josephwebb5663 Well no I was not referring to draft dodging women . I was simply referring to how the feminazi element wants females if front line infantry (as well as other direct combat roles) regardless of effects on said females .
That A-1 Skyraider deserves an Oscar award for Best Supporting Actor! 👏👍🇺🇸
Totally...I sport wood every time I watch it.
The a1 skyraider proved itself in Korea and vietnam as a great attack aircraft
A1 skyraider is a beast airplane and one of the best ground attack aircraft ever, proved itself in Korea and vietnam
Outstanding Aircraft. Low level Hugger.
@@nicholascichocki5991 yeah the a1 skyraider is one of my favorite planes, great at ground attack, beast plane could carry weapons payload of a WW2 b17 flying fortress bomber
One of the greatest Vietnam film’s ever. Showed the true horror of this war.
And to think this battle was only the beginning of the war
This film fucking sucked, hollywood wankfest not accurate at all.
That last stupid charge against the NVA base kind of ruined the movie.
@@GeneralCormy it is 60% accurate, if you bother to read the book which I did. They left out the LZ Albany part and the final bayonet charge by the Americans did not occur in reality.
@@GeneralCormy this was very accurate this was the first fight in Vietnam when the sergeants crew got spread out I watched a doc ot was very accurate
This was the first movie about Vietnam that portrayed our soldiers as being good men and professionals. As movies I enjoyed The Boys from Company C, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Hamburger Hill, but they all had a slant that all the soldiers that served in Nam where stoners, disenfranchised, racist, or sociopaths. Im not naive enough to not recognize that those tropes had merit, but it was nice to see our guys portrayed as being better then that.
Ivan Drago most of them were better than that and it’s shitty that they weren’t welcomed home properly
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I miss the good old days.
I recall Broken Arrow being a nuclear arms incident.
It usual means that but people have used the word if they were in deep shit and were being overwhelmed which is what we see here.
It actually means American Unit Surrounded and incapacitated.
Like I said but not as formal. Thank you.
Có cố làm phim giả tạo chiến thắng đến đâu và ca ngợi những người lính Mỹ đến mấy thì luôn có một sự thật: Mỹ đã xâm lượt Việt Nam, chia cắt và đem bom đạn, chất độc da cam ném xuống Việt Nam. Và cũng có một sự thật, người Mỹ đã thua nhục nhã và cút về nước như một con chó ghẻ.
@Hammerschlägen M Like he said, you dont wanna know.
I would recommend reading his his book. We where soldiers once and young ! Lt Col. Moore was hard as nails. He was highly respected. By the men who served with him.
One of the best books I have ever read. Truly an amazing read
The meaning of broken arrow has changed. Apparently now it means the military has lost control of a nuclear weapon. But I loved this movie.
We used that term to denote an aircraft down with a nuclear weapon on board. This was at Offutt AFB in 1980-83.
Great movie- great story of a great leader.
RIP Gen Moore
I am sure Then Col Moore, bore the scars of loosing so many men. The rest of his life as well.
I reckon all soldiers do. Some prefer to die than live with the terrible guilt of the screams and slaughter.
Some leader though, to instantly keep his FO on the job, even after the mistake, " You're keeping us alive here, son "
@@flankspeed i heard a rumor that the pilot who made that strike later killed himself about 4 years later.
@@matthewfitzgerald7061 A lot of soldiers do, of course. Being a trained killer goes against human nature. It may have been worse still for a pilot, who isn't up close and personal with the enemy. It must've been hard when the only guys you know for sure that you killed were your own.
He has my sympathy.
I'M AGAINIST WARS, CONFLICTS AND ARGUES BUT THE WORLD WHERE WE LIVE IS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT THESE. THAT'S PITY THAT AMERICANS AND VIETNAMESE LOST TEN THOUSANDS OF YOUNG GUYS. R.I.P. 🔥⚘ 😔😦😭
Murphy's law: 'Friendly fire, isn't friendly.'
I love the way Halo: Reach put it - friendly fire isn't.
I know we speak of the WWII Soldiers as being the "Greatest Generation" and no doubt they were truly magnificent. But I believe that every generation of American Solider is the "Greatest Generation" especially our brave Soldiers of the "Vietnam Generation."
@Patrick Tuohy Agreed Patrick.
@HR - 11SJ - Brampton Centennial SS (2502) Oh really? So you mean the soldiers who have done 4-5 tours in Afghanistan and Iraq aren't doing "Jack Shit"? Never knowing when and IED will blow off their legs or arms...if they are lucky. Never knowing when a motar round might come exploding through the roof of their hut. Never knowing if that little kid is caring a grenade. Not getting any parades when they finally return home. Waiting for 6 months to receive hospital support from the VA. Tell those guys there are no "major conflicts" going on. Now...I'm going to tell you something...so pay close attention...You are a Fvcking asshole. Deal with it you piece of sh!t.
@HR - 11SJ - Brampton Centennial SS (2502) the Conflicts are Different.
The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen are equally as good!
In the Second World War they only had a Wool Shirt and a Steel Helmet for protection. Many served for the duration of the war, however, few individuals served more than 30 total days in Combat!
Less than 1% of 1% experienced 100 days of Frontline Combat!
Even when whole Divisions (15,000-20,000 Men fought, less than 5,000 would be Infantry)
For example, the Battle of Foy an American counter attack near Bastogne, only 2 Companies, fewer than 300 Men were All who engaged in Combat that day for the entire 101st Airborne Division! (see the episode of Band of Brothers, there are highlights on CZcams)
I Deployed Twice as an Infantry NCO and twice more with SOCOM between 2004 and 2011.
I was in little firefights with just two other Soldiers against anything from one, to a dozen Hajis. I also participated in "Operation Woodstock" a Brigade Sized attack against the insurgents who were pulling back from Fallujah.
Mostly it was Squad and Platoon scale actions.
The real Joe Galloway refused to look directly or shake hands with actor Brian Tee (Who played Jimmy Nakayama) because it was too painful for him (He lives with those images he described when the nape struck them every night).
cripplehawk that’s more horrifying to hear than watching this movie based off of that.
😢😢
Thankfully he doesn't have to suffer that anguish any more.
Joe met with Jimmy's wife and daughter at one of the Ia Drang reunions. He held Jimmy's daughters hands and they both just sat and cried. I hope he feels her hands now, some of the time. I'm sure he'll never forget Jimmy. www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/article44224602.html
I know we give the AF a bunch of shit, but that CAS is like God's Angels coming down and there is nothing more beautiful in the fucking world. God Bless ya'll
I'm the grandson, and I watched the whole movie. so good.
My next door neighbor was a us army medic who served in Vietnam war during late 1960s, he is still friends with some veterans still around today
Holly crap!!! That's sum fire Power,we did what they said to do,God bless us all😳🤫
Can't imagine the gruesome calculus that allows friendly fire to be part of a "fine" performance. Bet that radioman needed some serious therapy.
Hal Moore knew that he would he would have to sacrifice some, to save them all. Without Broken Arrow they would have been overrun. Heavy lies the crown when such decisions need to be made.
@@adamr6794 Amen
Friendly fire is a common occurrence in war.
Fuck, I feel like I need some therapy just seeing it in a movie. Those men saw some shit. I just can't imagine being Charlie and having to just shake that off and keep working.
The guy was not a radio operator! He was a FAC, Forward Air Controller
Loved this film
ia drang was Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore's finest hour. The Kentuckian is one of this state's greatest sons.
Wait , I think I remember watching this as a child but I could never ever remember it after I grew up
Joe Galloway said when some Americans got hit with napalm they did a strange dance it was horrible.
2:53 when you get a typical artillery/air strike friendly fire in Company of Heroes
That radio operator must have had nightmares about that for the rest of his life. Unless we we there we can not imagine what mental scars veterans of any war have to live with.
BASED on a true story...BASED!
@coco fake hrmmm yea....
The radio officer did an outstanding job at calling out the coordinates under heavy pressure...
Daaaamn...
All that napalm incinerating the NVA right before your very eyes...
Crazy
that actor read his lines well?
Do you people actually believe this was REAL?
@@volgawolfhounds741 Do you have proof that it's not?
@@johns5638 The 2002 film We Were Soldiers was based on the true story of the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang in Vietnam. The Americans were new to the country, and a US battalion, led by Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore (played by Mel Gibson) is drawn into a trap that leads to an extended bloody battle.
It's all exaggerated heavily like any film that's "based on a true story."
Just because it's based on a true story doesn't make it 1:1 with it, guy above is praising the radio man for keeping his cool when any veteran will tell you that when shit hits the fan their asshole is clenched and they can be scared too but most of the time it's channeled into anger to keep them fighting otherwise they'll end up scared shitless laying in their piss.
Stop romanticizing war lol.
@@ichemosabe I know that full well. But that's not proof.
When have I romanticed war? Nothing in what I said suggests that I do.
Press "F4" to forgive tk.
A great book made into an awesome movie. Both are highly recommended!
That when you know the situation has gone fubar. When you got to call in massive amounts of air power to rectify the problem.
fucked up beyond all recognition
I really feel bad for Charlie in this scene a missed no doubt cost 2 of his buddies and he has to live with that but also amazed he focused and did his job even after that although im sure he was wired which is why but i am convinced and sure the grief hit him later
Brook Grimes actually it was more than two. Several got shot after the immediate nape ignition so it would be worse than just two.
Yeah I feel for the guy but in the book Hal Moore shows great leadership by telling him to “forget about that one” as he knew that he was the one keeping them alive
Just that look as the last 2 exploded, like “what the fuck have I done” 😬 haunting
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Great movie!
the look of horror on charlie's face at 3:02 goes to show how horrible being caught in a napalm fire would be
Especially when he called in the wrong coordinates and killed scores of his fellow soldiers.
@@ShadowMoon878 There were 2 friendly casualties from Napalm.
Horrible.. But it happens. At least tge Colonel gave him a pass and some kind words. He knew he'd have to carry thst burden the rest of his life. The worst possible death to watch your brothers go through. The horror..
@@adamr6794 2 shown, but charlie company got destroyed
@@Elvanance "C" Company on the ridge-line was eventually overwhelmed by Human wave attacks, they did not have any casualties due to air support or errant drops. Bob Edwards and C company held on as long as they could. As Joe Galloway said.. everything that didn't hit C Company flew right through the command post where he was lying flat to the ground. Eventually the enemy came pouring into the LZ through C Company's position. After Broken Arrow Hal Moore sent reinforcements to the front lines,. This is where the story of Rick Rescorla begins as he took command up on the ridge line. He turned 2 men fox-holes into 3 Men Fox-holes and had them dug deeper. He sang to his men to lift their spirits, he crawled 150 yards out to see the ridge line from the enemies perspective and re-registered interlocking fields of fire. After that, casualties on the ridge line, of the men in Rescorla's command, stopped.
Napalm drops at LZ Albany were thought to have caused many friendly casualties, under jungle canopy.
He's going to have live that the rest his life
The A6 is a nasty aircraft 🤙👹
Ayyyyeee the A-6 Intruder
What a bloody mess, looks like hell to me. Still a dam good movie.👍😁😎😎
Its like the patriot except this time Mel Gibson is an empire solider killing regular people fighting to defend their own country
This was a great film. The book by LTG Moore was even better. I have always wondered why the analysts in this scene are staring at a map board of a single American element surrounded by 9 enemy elements but are surprised when they here the "Broken Arrow" radio traffic.
Broken Arrow...There's no hiding it now..
I'm guessing at the time of filmin this movie there were no more airworthy F-100s
Adam Newton Thud. It was developed to be a tactical nuclear bomber.
Especially the naval variant!
nor were there A-6s. That's the problem with period accurate films... you either have to use something that looks close (like a T-6 Texan being turned into an A6M Zero), or use CGI. But done right, it works out fine.
Cant comlane planes are not cheap
@@brianwesley28 THUD = F-105 Not F-100
When you girlfriend goes postal on you and you have to use code words like Broken Arrow
PINEAPPLES!.. #KevinHart
I've have used a barred turkey feather all my acher
My face when I saw Thanos snapped the avengers away 3:12
No one left behind.
My hands when I’m writing a in class essay
God's own chilli pot, right there...
What do you say to a guy that just killed his fellow troops accidentally? That would be rough.
Hastings! Army I know that voice
The vietcong never die
the plane use for this operation F-100 SUPER SABRE, napal bomb
Keep invading , we will get good Hollywood movies 😂😂😂
Your statement is ironic
@@nguyenanhquy4775
Yes friend, whenever I meet any American whether personally or in online communities I always ask whether they know how valuable their individual Vote for the "entire" world. Somehow I find them ignorant. and you can the people who glorify their sons death in a war which has no value for their mainland
That’s why we will now be using weapons that carry payloads previously unseen by mankind. With the advent of more technology and far less dependency on oil, we can shatter the regimes that harm us into thousands of pieces. Iran, should be on notice, that would make a great parking lot.
@@nguyenanhquy4775 Moronic is the better word.
You know I don't know of a whole lot of Invaders that when the "liberators" come barging into the capitol city the native residents are clamoring to get on the supposed Invaders transports to get out.
The VC sure taking their time walking huh?
Whoops!
Funny all of the advisors they had to make it accurate and they misuse the "broken arrow" terminology
Doesn't matter if they changed the ending scene the way they did. Or left out the ambush of US troops leaving the scene of this battle. It's Hollywood.
True. But you have to admit that "Broken Arrow" is a badass phrase.
Broken Arrow was the code used in 1965.
I'm pretty sure that they used the phrase broken arrow in the book which meant that an American division was being over run and to vector all attack aircraft to go and assist them.
@@joshuahadley776 Doesn't Broken Arrow mean you're acknowledgeing your imminent death by the enemy's attack and calling in suicidal artillery or air support literally on your own position as a last resort?
Hell of a way to go friendly fire! 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
USA NO1
There are two arguments about incendiary weapons. They are highly effective at their specific role and that they are too horrific to use. I can see both sides of that argument.
If I were a combat soldier, I'd certainly rather eat some bullets or explosives than get napalmed.
Ever seen a CBU go off delivering Anti Personel Munitions?
@@jonathanoconnor9546 Every see a guy get burned and live for a while before dying?
So when the guy says, "there's no hiding it now," what specifically does he mean?
No hiding increased US involvement in Vietnam
@@AnthonySkubic Thank you.
@@AnthonySkubic
"No hiding increased US involvement in Vietnam"
LBJ announced troop increase on national tv months before this battle happened.
They almost doubled the amount of troops.
Footage of that announcement is even in this movie
Every american already knew that US involment in Vietnam was increased
@@haskapaska I have not read the book, but my interpetation of the line was the lie of the VC being untrained farmers that posed no threat was about to be exposed. Our gov and media at the time advised the American public that the VC where no match for our military. The idea of a battalion of elite US forces being over run by untrained farmers certainly would have had negative impact on the US population for what was already a unpopular political intervention. That is my humble opinion.
I met a guy that was in this battle and when he came back he was nuttier than a fruit cake. I rode motorcycles with him and when we went to a bar with him he would go back and wanted to kill some people. He was bad !
Just asking,
If what Charlie did happen real life
1. What will in the report said?
2. Will Charlie be charged of something?
Ayanami Rei .... it did happen... do some research this film had a lot of historical aspects from two books “we were soldiers once and young” I think and another on the reporter that was in there, his book that retelling those events
@@Lord_IckisDickus Alright, thank you. will take a look at the books.
i know they were farmers but why they always use the farmer hat-_-
unrealistic scene, the vietcong never fought in the open field, they only ambushed to avoid the bombing by the usaf
It's just a movie, for entertainment...
Oh yes they did, but they learned pretty freakin quick they better not. That was the whole point of this fight...for each side to test the other. This scene happened that way in the real battle whether you accept it or not. BTW it was much worse for the NVA and VC on day 2 once the broken lines you see were reinforced, artillery was dialed in, Rescorla reconfigured men along lines where C-Company got hammered and anything that charged got mowed down...until they simply stopped charging our lines...they were quick learners.... Read the Book
Well i guess they do so if they are ordered by that nva base commander
Every bit of that movie was based on actual events. The VC at that battle were MAIN FORCE VC, organized into military regiments to fight alongside the NVA.
@eviltreemonster
I doubt it, the film takes some licenses, such as encrypting the American forces at only 400 soldiers or certifying the first M16 of a very good weapon when its beginnings were dismal
That is the true story of war.sad to watch this story
Yeah just think if Trump wood not had his bone spur he would have been over there what do you think his odds would have been surviving
Jon Little well after training probably just as good as anyone else🤷🏼♂️. Also, if he had gone we might not have such a great president right now
Trump 2020
Jon Little, As President, he took out two known terriosts, built up our military, tapping down our number of troops in Afghanistan to wind down the war, helped with a peace deal with Israel and one of the Saudi Arabia countries, broke up the Isis Calaphate which Obama created when he withdrew troops from Iraq. Yeah, I'll be voting for President Trump again.
Why didn't they use the bombers in the first place?
Phillip Distel : It was 1965. Ia Drang was the first pitched battle between USA and the NVA.
They had to draw them out first. That mountain was like an ant hill
Anyone else felt chill down there spine when the napulm exploded? It was so unnatural like a gateway to hell opened.
judging from the youtube clips featuring this movie it seems like a big fat us glorifying movie, but i could be wrong since i havent seen the movie
I didn't get that impression when I watched it. The opening scene narration even says that "This story is a testament to the Young Americans who died in the 'Valley of Death', and a tribute to the young men of the Peoples Army of Vietnam who died by our hand in that place." It's a fairly well balanced movie that shows the terrible sacrifice that both sides made in the battle.
@@sicfaciuntomnes5604 i mean i havent seen it and i can only get so much from 5 minute youtube clips so you're probably right
wilheim wilheim so watch the movie.
For all you ladies who feel they want a piece of this ...... think about it for a sec because most men want no part of going through this . Don't get me wrong , females have a place in combat , just not in the first wave IMO .
Considering that there are many times more male cowards that avoid military service than females who do want to, you might want to tone down your machismo bullshit a notch.
Meligoth
that’s because there’s a lot more men in the armed forces than women so obviously there is going to be more. Also, if you’re referring to draft dodging women aren’t drafted
@@josephwebb5663 Well no I was not referring to draft dodging women . I was simply referring to how the feminazi element wants females if front line infantry (as well as other direct combat roles) regardless of effects on said females .
Choosing to only use a handgun is ridiculous nonsense.
Michael John Clint Eastwood is never ridiculous
Read To Cratisto
*Vietnam flashback*
i'm allergic to cats
That's not right
🖕usa & israel y lose in war vietnam
Omg 😲 how awful
Imperialists
hmm...says the guy whose leader "Mao Ze Dong"killed a 100 million of his OWN PEOPLE!
Tim Tucker how often does USA actually conquer a country?
Mel Gibson average at best.