How so? I loved the movie, but don't know the history behind it. Could you explain?
Thanks.
The great charge right toward the end. The main problem I had with the book and the movie was little mention at all of LT Miram. He was the only Medal of Honor winner that day. He came by North Georgia College while he was at the Mountain Ranger camp and talked to us. A year later, the poor guy looked and acted like he was still in shock.
The battle of Ia Drang was actually TWO battles. I haven't read the book in a while, but after they get mauled in the first great fight, the soldiers are marching to their pickup area when they get attacked again. What was wrong with the ending in the movie was that there was no final victory over the North Vietnamese army they faced that day. It was a bit of a stalemate, although we clearly gave more than we got. The big heroic charge into the VN headquarters simply did not happen. I'm looking around here for the book to give you a better answer, but I can't find it amongst the hundreds on the bookshelves. Homeschoolers, you know.
Anyway, I believe there are a couple of Freepers who were at Ia Drang. I don't remember which ones. Maybe Aloha Ronnie? Not sure.