[discostu]

One character was actually an amalgamism of about 6 guys (can't remember which character). That whole hand raising out of the dirt scene was a fabrication (as the guy said "we were yelling our heads off before our rescuers were even in sight, everybody still alive was quite visibly alive"). And that closing scene where he pays respect to the enemy never happened. I think there were a couple more but that's all I can remember. And of course the death notice thing was pure Hollywood in the timing (nobody got notices while the battle was still happening for reasons that are obvious upon reflection), but that was so powerful they are completely forgiven.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

NEVER FORGET...& ALOHA 2-discostu...

...2/Lt. JACK GEOGHAGEN's Character was that 6-Man .."WE WERE SOLDIERS".. Role that included 2/Lt. WALTER MARM's storming of a Machine Gun nest all by himself that gave his fellow SkyTroopers on the line more encouragement to fight on...

...and a future Congressional Medal of Honor for himself.

GARRY OWEN, Sir