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unusual facts about We Were Soldiers



3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

In 2002, screenwriter Randall Wallace depicted the first part of the battle in the film We Were Soldiers starring Mel Gibson.

Blake Heron

After appearing in television hits such as Boston Public (2000), Family Law (1999) and Guardian, he took on the role of Specialist Galen Bungum in We Were Soldiers (2002).

Joseph L. Galloway

In We Were Soldiers, a 2002 film based on his 1992 book, Galloway is portrayed by actor Barry Pepper.

Julia Compton Moore

Julia Compton Moore (February 10, 1929 – April 18, 2004) was a U.S. Army daughter, wife, and mother, who was depicted in the film We Were Soldiers by actress Madeleine Stowe.

Rick Rescorla

The two participated in the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang, which Moore would later describe in a 1992 book he co-authored We Were Soldiers Once… And Young, (from which the 2002 Mel Gibson film We Were Soldiers would be adapted).


see also

Duke Divinity School

Randall Wallace (Did not graduate, but did attend) - Hollywood Screenwriter, producer and director, involved with Braveheart, The Man in the Iron Mask, Pearl Harbor, and We Were Soldiers

Sgt. MacKenzie

The original recording is on the ClanWallace live album and it was this recording that inspired Randall Wallace and Mel Gibson to contact Seoras about using the track on the film "Once we were Soldiers" Seoras waved his rights but remains the holder of the production rights returned to him three years after the films release.