 | The Green Berets - Movie 1968 - Closing Scene & Song Finale - The Green Berets (film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Berets_%28film%29 The Green Berets is a 1968 film featuring John Wayne, George Takei, David Janssen, Jim Hutton, and Aldo Ray, nominally based on the eponymous 1965 book by Robin Moore, but the screenplay has little relation to the book. Thematically, The Green Berets is strongly anti-communist and pro-Saigon. It was produced in 1968, at the height of American involvement in the Vietnam War, the same year as the Tet offensive against the largest cities in southern Vietnam. John Wayne was prompted by the anti-war atmosphere and social discontent in the U.S. to make this film in countering that. He requested and obtained full military co-operation and material from President Lyndon Baines Johnson. The U.S. Army's strict control of the script's depictions and equipment were reasons why Columbia Pictures, (who had bought the book's pre-publication film rights), and producer David L. Wolper, (who also tried to buy the same rights), changed their minds about making The Green Berets themselves. John Wayne had always been a steadfast supporter of American involvement in the war in Vietnam. He had entertained the soldiers in Vietnam, and wanted The Green Berets to be a tribute to them. He co-directed the film, and turned down the "Major Reisman" role in The Dirty Dozen World War II anti-Nazi commando action movie to do so. The film's first scene illustrates that contention when Green Beret tour guides at Fort Benning, Georgia, show civilian visitors to the U.S. Infantry School the Soviet- and Chinese-made weapons issued to the soldiers and guerillas of the communist NVA and VC, in pursuit of world domination. - Plot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Berets_%28film%29#Plot - Realism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Berets_%28film%29#Realism Although the film portrays the Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army as sadistic tyrants, it does, however, show them as a capable and willing enemy that will not go down easy. The film also shows that unlike America's previous wars, this one had no front lines, meaning that the enemy can show up and attack at almost any position. The film also shows the sophisticated spy ring of the VC and NVA, perhaps their greatest asset. - Glorification of the war http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Berets_%28film%29#Glorification_of_the_war - Technical errors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Berets_%28film%29#Technical_errors The oft quoted criticism that the film closes with the sun "setting in the east" by Da Nang is in fact wrong. Critics presume that the film ends in the evening, while in fact, the penultimate scene is set at night, and the last scene is the helicopters landing in the morning. The final shot shows Wayne and a young Asian boy walking along a coastline with the sun near the horizon in the background. Critics frequently mention this, presuming the movie ends at dusk, rather than dawn, and believe that the sun is setting rather than rising. However, following the movie's timeline, the last shot occurs in the morning, and the sun is correctly understood to be "rising in the east" INCORRECT: the movie's timeline points to dusk, since the team is picked up by helicopters in the afternoon, after performing a Skyhook extraction of a North Vietnamese general. The airfield is on Vietnam's coastline near Da Nang, which faces East. It is, in truth, a colossal error. Also, the scene begins in bright daylight and darkens. When the sun comes up, it gets lighter.). The story occurs in southern Vietnam, which does not have pine trees, so viewers think it does not resemble Vietnam. If it took place in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, it would be correct as that region does have pine trees and Georgian terrain like that of Fort Benning. The weapons of the Vietcong guerrillas and NVA soldiers, while mostly American and British, are accurate, as Chinese copies of them were exported to the NVA and Vietcong. At the time, few modern Russian and Chinese assault rifles, i.e. the AK-47, had been captured by the Americans or Hollywood. - Trivia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Berets_%28film%29#Trivia - External links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Berets_%28film%29#External_links - The Green Berets (1968) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063035/ Directors: Ray Kellogg John Wayne Writers: James Lee Barrett (screenplay) Robin Moore (novel) Cast (Cast overview, first billed only) John Wayne - Col. Mike Kirby David Janssen - George Beckworth Jim Hutton - Sgt. Petersen Aldo Ray - Sgt. Muldoon Raymond St. Jacques - Doc McGee Bruce Cabot - Col. Morgan Jack Soo - Col. Cai George Takei - Captain Nim Patrick Wayne - Lt. Jamison Luke Askew - Sgt. Provo Irene Tsu - Lin Edward Faulkner - Capt. MacDaniel Jason Evers - Capt. Coleman Mike Henry - Sgt. Kowalski Craig Jue - Hamchunk - |
 | The Green Berets - Movie 1968 - Opening Credits & Title Song - The Green Berets (film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Berets_%28film%29 The Green Berets is a 1968 film featuring John Wayne, George Takei, David Janssen, Jim Hutton, and Aldo Ray, nominally based on the eponymous 1965 book by Robin Moore, but the screenplay has little relation to the book. Thematically, The Green Berets is strongly anti-communist and pro-Saigon. It was produced in 1968, at the height of American involvement in the Vietnam War, the same year as the Tet offensive against the largest cities in southern Vietnam. John Wayne was prompted by the anti-war atmosphere and social discontent in the U.S. to make this film in countering that. He requested and obtained full military co-operation and material from President Lyndon Baines Johnson. The U.S. Army's strict control of the script's depictions and equipment were reasons why Columbia Pictures, (who had bought the book's pre-publication film rights), and producer David L. Wolper, (who also tried to buy the same rights), changed their minds about making The Green Berets themselves. John Wayne had always been a steadfast supporter of American involvement in the war in Vietnam. He had entertained the soldiers in Vietnam, and wanted The Green Berets to be a tribute to them. He co-directed the film, and turned down the "Major Reisman" role in The Dirty Dozen World War II anti-Nazi commando action movie to do so. The film's first scene illustrates that contention when Green Beret tour guides at Fort Benning, Georgia, show civilian visitors to the U.S. Infantry School the Soviet- and Chinese-made weapons issued to the soldiers and guerillas of the communist NVA and VC, in pursuit of world domination. - Plot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Berets_%28film%29#Plot - Realism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Berets_%28film%29#Realism Although the film portrays the Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army as sadistic tyrants, it does, however, show them as a capable and willing enemy that will not go down easy. The film also shows that unlike America's previous wars, this one had no front lines, meaning that the enemy can show up and attack at almost any position. The film also shows the sophisticated spy ring of the VC and NVA, perhaps their greatest asset. - Glorification of the war http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Berets_%28film%29#Glorification_of_the_war - Technical errors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Berets_%28film%29#Technical_errors The oft quoted criticism that the film closes with the sun "setting in the east" by Da Nang is in fact wrong. Critics presume that the film ends in the evening, while in fact, the penultimate scene is set at night, and the last scene is the helicopters landing in the morning. The final shot shows Wayne and a young Asian boy walking along a coastline with the sun near the horizon in the background. Critics frequently mention this, presuming the movie ends at dusk, rather than dawn, and believe that the sun is setting rather than rising. However, following the movie's timeline, the last shot occurs in the morning, and the sun is correctly understood to be "rising in the east" INCORRECT: the movie's timeline points to dusk, since the team is picked up by helicopters in the afternoon, after performing a Skyhook extraction of a North Vietnamese general. The airfield is on Vietnam's coastline near Da Nang, which faces East. It is, in truth, a colossal error. Also, the scene begins in bright daylight and darkens. When the sun comes up, it gets lighter.). The story occurs in southern Vietnam, which does not have pine trees, so viewers think it does not resemble Vietnam. If it took place in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, it would be correct as that region does have pine trees and Georgian terrain like that of Fort Benning. The weapons of the Vietcong guerrillas and NVA soldiers, while mostly American and British, are accurate, as Chinese copies of them were exported to the NVA and Vietcong. At the time, few modern Russian and Chinese assault rifles, i.e. the AK-47, had been captured by the Americans or Hollywood. - Trivia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Berets_%28film%29#Trivia - External links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Berets_%28film%29#External_links - The Green Berets (1968) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063035/ Directors: Ray Kellogg John Wayne Writers: James Lee Barrett (screenplay) Robin Moore (novel) Cast (Cast overview, first billed only) John Wayne - Col. Mike Kirby David Janssen - George Beckworth Jim Hutton - Sgt. Petersen Aldo Ray - Sgt. Muldoon Raymond St. Jacques - Doc McGee Bruce Cabot - Col. Morgan Jack Soo - Col. Cai George Takei - Captain Nim Patrick Wayne - Lt. Jamison Luke Askew - Sgt. Provo Irene Tsu - Lin Edward Faulkner - Capt. MacDaniel Jason Evers - Capt. Coleman Mike Henry - Sgt. Kowalski Craig Jue - Hamchunk - |
 | The Return of The Blues Brothers: Soul Man - 1995 From "The Return of The Blues Brothers" - recorded at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on 1/24/95. "Soul Man" features Elwood (Dan Aykroyd), Brother Zee (Jim Belushi), Mighty Mack Blues (John Goodman), Sam Moore, Steve "The Colonel" Cropper and the Sacred Hearts Band and more! |
 | We Were Soldiers - Movie 2002 - Behind the Scenes 1 of 3 - We Were Soldiers - Movie 2002 - Behind the Scenes 1 of 3. "Getting It Right" - We Were Soldiers (film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers We Were Soldiers is a 2002 war film that dramatized the Battle of Ia Drang in November 1965, the first major engagement of American troops in the Vietnam War. The film was directed by Randall Wallace and stars Mel Gibson. It is based on the book We Were Soldiers Once -And Young by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway, both of whom were at the battle. - Plot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers#Plot - Notable musical elements http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers#Notable_musical_elements - We Were Soldiers (2002) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/ Director: Randall Wallace Writers (WGA): Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway (book "We Were Soldiers Once-and Young") Randall Wallace (screenplay) Cast: verified as complete Mel Gibson - Lt. Col. Hal Moore Madeleine Stowe - Julie Moore Greg Kinnear - Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall Sam Elliott - Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley Chris Klein - 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan Keri Russell - Barbara Geoghegan Barry Pepper - Joe Galloway Duong Don - Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An Ryan Hurst - Sgt. Ernie Savage Robert Bagnell - 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings Marc Blucas - 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick Josh Daugherty - Sp4 Robert Ouellette Jsu Garcia - Capt. Tony Nadal Jon Hamm - Capt. Matt Dillon Clark Gregg - Capt. Tom Metsker Desmond Harrington - Sp4 Bill Beck Blake Heron - Sp4 Galen Bungum Erik MacArthur - Sp4 Russell Adams Dylan Walsh - Capt. Robert Edwards Mark McCracken - Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman Edwin Morrow - Pfc. Willie Godboldt Brian Tee - Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama Sloane Momsen - Cecile Moore Bellamy Young - Catherine Metsker Simbi Khali - Alma Givens (as Simbi Kali Williams) Jim Grimshaw - Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard Forry Smith - Sfc. Carl Palmer Steven Nelson - Sp5 Charlie 'Doc' Lose Vincent Angell - Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera Michael Tomlinson - Col. Tim Brown Keith Szarabajka - Diplomatic Spook Tim Abell - Army Intelligence Officer Patrick St. Esprit - General in Hallway Mike White - Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant (as Michael John White) Daniel Roebuck - Medevac CO Maia Lien - Army Wife Dan Beene - Cab Driver (as Danny Beene) Taylor Momsen - Julie Moore Joshua McLaurin - Greg Moore (as Josh McLaurin) Devon Werkheiser - Steve Moore Luke Benward - David Moore Billinjer C. Tran - Viet Minh Sergeant Vien Hong - Mr. Nik Joseph Tran - NVA Prisoner Joseph Hieu - NVA Officer Lam Nguyen - NVA Soldier with Bayonet Diep Bui - NVA Wife (as Zoë Bui) Andrew Wallace - French Bugler Nicholas Hosking - French Captain Michael Giordani - French Lieutenant Shepard Koster - Reporter (as Shep Koster) Kate Lombardi - Reporter Ingrid Semler - Reporter Jason Powell - Sgt. Robert Stokes Doug C. Cook - Capt. Ray Lefebvre Sean Thomas Bunch - Trooper on Fire F. Lee Reynolds - Chopper Crewman Stephen Zapotoczny - Edwards' Radio Operator Frank Kostenko Jr. - Foxhole Trooper Ben Allison - Lt. Cochran (uncredited) Brian Carpenter - Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara (uncredited) Chris Cate - Soldier (uncredited) Cliff Fleming - Capt. Jon Mills (uncredited) Brendan Ford - Jump Coordinator (uncredited) Kelli Franklin - Mrs. Charlie Hastings (uncredited) Christian Gibson - Soldier (uncredited) Justin Gordon - French Officer (uncredited) Lyndon Johnson - Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) Derrell Keith Lester - Black Private (uncredited) Will Klipstine - Private Davey (uncredited) Matthew Lang - 1st Lt. John Arrington (uncredited) Danny Le Boyer - Sergeant (uncredited) Matt Mangum - Pvt. Soprano (uncredited) Johnny Nguyen - Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited) Randy Oglesby - Lt. Col. List (uncredited) Jonathan Parks Jordan - White Private (uncredited) John Paul Rice - Pvt. John Henry (uncredited) Keni Thomas - Sergeant (uncredited) - SEE ALSO: Battle of Ia Drang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ia_Drang We Were Soldiers Once... And Young (Book) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers_Once_..._And_Young Hal Moore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Moore Julia Compton Moore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Compton_Moore Joseph L. Galloway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_L._Galloway - |
 | We Were Soldiers - Movie 2002 - Behind the Scenes 2 of 3 - We Were Soldiers - Movie 2002 - Behind the Scenes 2 of 3. "Getting It Right" - We Were Soldiers (film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers We Were Soldiers is a 2002 war film that dramatized the Battle of Ia Drang in November 1965, the first major engagement of American troops in the Vietnam War. The film was directed by Randall Wallace and stars Mel Gibson. It is based on the book We Were Soldiers Once -And Young by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway, both of whom were at the battle. - Plot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers#Plot - Notable musical elements http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers#Notable_musical_elements - We Were Soldiers (2002) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/ Director: Randall Wallace Writers (WGA): Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway (book "We Were Soldiers Once-and Young") Randall Wallace (screenplay) Cast: verified as complete Mel Gibson - Lt. Col. Hal Moore Madeleine Stowe - Julie Moore Greg Kinnear - Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall Sam Elliott - Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley Chris Klein - 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan Keri Russell - Barbara Geoghegan Barry Pepper - Joe Galloway Duong Don - Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An Ryan Hurst - Sgt. Ernie Savage Robert Bagnell - 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings Marc Blucas - 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick Josh Daugherty - Sp4 Robert Ouellette Jsu Garcia - Capt. Tony Nadal Jon Hamm - Capt. Matt Dillon Clark Gregg - Capt. Tom Metsker Desmond Harrington - Sp4 Bill Beck Blake Heron - Sp4 Galen Bungum Erik MacArthur - Sp4 Russell Adams Dylan Walsh - Capt. Robert Edwards Mark McCracken - Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman Edwin Morrow - Pfc. Willie Godboldt Brian Tee - Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama Sloane Momsen - Cecile Moore Bellamy Young - Catherine Metsker Simbi Khali - Alma Givens (as Simbi Kali Williams) Jim Grimshaw - Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard Forry Smith - Sfc. Carl Palmer Steven Nelson - Sp5 Charlie 'Doc' Lose Vincent Angell - Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera Michael Tomlinson - Col. Tim Brown Keith Szarabajka - Diplomatic Spook Tim Abell - Army Intelligence Officer Patrick St. Esprit - General in Hallway Mike White - Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant (as Michael John White) Daniel Roebuck - Medevac CO Maia Lien - Army Wife Dan Beene - Cab Driver (as Danny Beene) Taylor Momsen - Julie Moore Joshua McLaurin - Greg Moore (as Josh McLaurin) Devon Werkheiser - Steve Moore Luke Benward - David Moore Billinjer C. Tran - Viet Minh Sergeant Vien Hong - Mr. Nik Joseph Tran - NVA Prisoner Joseph Hieu - NVA Officer Lam Nguyen - NVA Soldier with Bayonet Diep Bui - NVA Wife (as Zoë Bui) Andrew Wallace - French Bugler Nicholas Hosking - French Captain Michael Giordani - French Lieutenant Shepard Koster - Reporter (as Shep Koster) Kate Lombardi - Reporter Ingrid Semler - Reporter Jason Powell - Sgt. Robert Stokes Doug C. Cook - Capt. Ray Lefebvre Sean Thomas Bunch - Trooper on Fire F. Lee Reynolds - Chopper Crewman Stephen Zapotoczny - Edwards' Radio Operator Frank Kostenko Jr. - Foxhole Trooper Ben Allison - Lt. Cochran (uncredited) Brian Carpenter - Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara (uncredited) Chris Cate - Soldier (uncredited) Cliff Fleming - Capt. Jon Mills (uncredited) Brendan Ford - Jump Coordinator (uncredited) Kelli Franklin - Mrs. Charlie Hastings (uncredited) Christian Gibson - Soldier (uncredited) Justin Gordon - French Officer (uncredited) Lyndon Johnson - Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) Derrell Keith Lester - Black Private (uncredited) Will Klipstine - Private Davey (uncredited) Matthew Lang - 1st Lt. John Arrington (uncredited) Danny Le Boyer - Sergeant (uncredited) Matt Mangum - Pvt. Soprano (uncredited) Johnny Nguyen - Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited) Randy Oglesby - Lt. Col. List (uncredited) Jonathan Parks Jordan - White Private (uncredited) John Paul Rice - Pvt. John Henry (uncredited) Keni Thomas - Sergeant (uncredited) - SEE ALSO: Battle of Ia Drang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ia_Drang We Were Soldiers Once... And Young (Book) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers_Once_..._And_Young Hal Moore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Moore Julia Compton Moore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Compton_Moore Joseph L. Galloway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_L._Galloway - |
 | We Were Soldiers - Movie 2002 - Behind the Scenes 3 of 3 - We Were Soldiers - Movie 2002 - Behind the Scenes 3 of 3. "Getting It Right" - We Were Soldiers (film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers We Were Soldiers is a 2002 war film that dramatized the Battle of Ia Drang in November 1965, the first major engagement of American troops in the Vietnam War. The film was directed by Randall Wallace and stars Mel Gibson. It is based on the book We Were Soldiers Once -And Young by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway, both of whom were at the battle. - Plot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers#Plot - Notable musical elements http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers#Notable_musical_elements - We Were Soldiers (2002) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/ Director: Randall Wallace Writers (WGA): Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway (book "We Were Soldiers Once-and Young") Randall Wallace (screenplay) Cast: verified as complete Mel Gibson - Lt. Col. Hal Moore Madeleine Stowe - Julie Moore Greg Kinnear - Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall Sam Elliott - Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley Chris Klein - 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan Keri Russell - Barbara Geoghegan Barry Pepper - Joe Galloway Duong Don - Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An Ryan Hurst - Sgt. Ernie Savage Robert Bagnell - 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings Marc Blucas - 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick Josh Daugherty - Sp4 Robert Ouellette Jsu Garcia - Capt. Tony Nadal Jon Hamm - Capt. Matt Dillon Clark Gregg - Capt. Tom Metsker Desmond Harrington - Sp4 Bill Beck Blake Heron - Sp4 Galen Bungum Erik MacArthur - Sp4 Russell Adams Dylan Walsh - Capt. Robert Edwards Mark McCracken - Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman Edwin Morrow - Pfc. Willie Godboldt Brian Tee - Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama Sloane Momsen - Cecile Moore Bellamy Young - Catherine Metsker Simbi Khali - Alma Givens (as Simbi Kali Williams) Jim Grimshaw - Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard Forry Smith - Sfc. Carl Palmer Steven Nelson - Sp5 Charlie 'Doc' Lose Vincent Angell - Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera Michael Tomlinson - Col. Tim Brown Keith Szarabajka - Diplomatic Spook Tim Abell - Army Intelligence Officer Patrick St. Esprit - General in Hallway Mike White - Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant (as Michael John White) Daniel Roebuck - Medevac CO Maia Lien - Army Wife Dan Beene - Cab Driver (as Danny Beene) Taylor Momsen - Julie Moore Joshua McLaurin - Greg Moore (as Josh McLaurin) Devon Werkheiser - Steve Moore Luke Benward - David Moore Billinjer C. Tran - Viet Minh Sergeant Vien Hong - Mr. Nik Joseph Tran - NVA Prisoner Joseph Hieu - NVA Officer Lam Nguyen - NVA Soldier with Bayonet Diep Bui - NVA Wife (as Zoë Bui) Andrew Wallace - French Bugler Nicholas Hosking - French Captain Michael Giordani - French Lieutenant Shepard Koster - Reporter (as Shep Koster) Kate Lombardi - Reporter Ingrid Semler - Reporter Jason Powell - Sgt. Robert Stokes Doug C. Cook - Capt. Ray Lefebvre Sean Thomas Bunch - Trooper on Fire F. Lee Reynolds - Chopper Crewman Stephen Zapotoczny - Edwards' Radio Operator Frank Kostenko Jr. - Foxhole Trooper Ben Allison - Lt. Cochran (uncredited) Brian Carpenter - Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara (uncredited) Chris Cate - Soldier (uncredited) Cliff Fleming - Capt. Jon Mills (uncredited) Brendan Ford - Jump Coordinator (uncredited) Kelli Franklin - Mrs. Charlie Hastings (uncredited) Christian Gibson - Soldier (uncredited) Justin Gordon - French Officer (uncredited) Lyndon Johnson - Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) Derrell Keith Lester - Black Private (uncredited) Will Klipstine - Private Davey (uncredited) Matthew Lang - 1st Lt. John Arrington (uncredited) Danny Le Boyer - Sergeant (uncredited) Matt Mangum - Pvt. Soprano (uncredited) Johnny Nguyen - Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited) Randy Oglesby - Lt. Col. List (uncredited) Jonathan Parks Jordan - White Private (uncredited) John Paul Rice - Pvt. John Henry (uncredited) Keni Thomas - Sergeant (uncredited) - SEE ALSO: Battle of Ia Drang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ia_Drang We Were Soldiers Once... And Young (Book) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers_Once_..._And_Young Hal Moore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Moore Julia Compton Moore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Compton_Moore Joseph L. Galloway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_L._Galloway - |
 | We Were Soldiers - Movie 2002 - Return to Camp Holloway - We Were Soldiers - Movie 2002 - Return to Camp Holloway. Takes place after the battle. This scene was deleted from the theatrical release. - We Were Soldiers (film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers We Were Soldiers is a 2002 war film that dramatized the Battle of Ia Drang in November 1965, the first major engagement of American troops in the Vietnam War. The film was directed by Randall Wallace and stars Mel Gibson. It is based on the book We Were Soldiers Once -And Young by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway, both of whom were at the battle. - Plot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers#Plot - Notable musical elements http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers#Notable_musical_elements - We Were Soldiers (2002) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/ Director: Randall Wallace Writers (WGA): Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway (book "We Were Soldiers Once-and Young") Randall Wallace (screenplay) Cast: verified as complete Mel Gibson - Lt. Col. Hal Moore Madeleine Stowe - Julie Moore Greg Kinnear - Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall Sam Elliott - Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley Chris Klein - 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan Keri Russell - Barbara Geoghegan Barry Pepper - Joe Galloway Duong Don - Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An Ryan Hurst - Sgt. Ernie Savage Robert Bagnell - 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings Marc Blucas - 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick Josh Daugherty - Sp4 Robert Ouellette Jsu Garcia - Capt. Tony Nadal Jon Hamm - Capt. Matt Dillon Clark Gregg - Capt. Tom Metsker Desmond Harrington - Sp4 Bill Beck Blake Heron - Sp4 Galen Bungum Erik MacArthur - Sp4 Russell Adams Dylan Walsh - Capt. Robert Edwards Mark McCracken - Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman Edwin Morrow - Pfc. Willie Godboldt Brian Tee - Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama Sloane Momsen - Cecile Moore Bellamy Young - Catherine Metsker Simbi Khali - Alma Givens (as Simbi Kali Williams) Jim Grimshaw - Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard Forry Smith - Sfc. Carl Palmer Steven Nelson - Sp5 Charlie 'Doc' Lose Vincent Angell - Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera Michael Tomlinson - Col. Tim Brown Keith Szarabajka - Diplomatic Spook Tim Abell - Army Intelligence Officer Patrick St. Esprit - General in Hallway Mike White - Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant (as Michael John White) Daniel Roebuck - Medevac CO Maia Lien - Army Wife Dan Beene - Cab Driver (as Danny Beene) Taylor Momsen - Julie Moore Joshua McLaurin - Greg Moore (as Josh McLaurin) Devon Werkheiser - Steve Moore Luke Benward - David Moore Billinjer C. Tran - Viet Minh Sergeant Vien Hong - Mr. Nik Joseph Tran - NVA Prisoner Joseph Hieu - NVA Officer Lam Nguyen - NVA Soldier with Bayonet Diep Bui - NVA Wife (as Zoë Bui) Andrew Wallace - French Bugler Nicholas Hosking - French Captain Michael Giordani - French Lieutenant Shepard Koster - Reporter (as Shep Koster) Kate Lombardi - Reporter Ingrid Semler - Reporter Jason Powell - Sgt. Robert Stokes Doug C. Cook - Capt. Ray Lefebvre Sean Thomas Bunch - Trooper on Fire F. Lee Reynolds - Chopper Crewman Stephen Zapotoczny - Edwards' Radio Operator Frank Kostenko Jr. - Foxhole Trooper Ben Allison - Lt. Cochran (uncredited) Brian Carpenter - Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara (uncredited) Chris Cate - Soldier (uncredited) Cliff Fleming - Capt. Jon Mills (uncredited) Brendan Ford - Jump Coordinator (uncredited) Kelli Franklin - Mrs. Charlie Hastings (uncredited) Christian Gibson - Soldier (uncredited) Justin Gordon - French Officer (uncredited) Lyndon Johnson - Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) Derrell Keith Lester - Black Private (uncredited) Will Klipstine - Private Davey (uncredited) Matthew Lang - 1st Lt. John Arrington (uncredited) Danny Le Boyer - Sergeant (uncredited) Matt Mangum - Pvt. Soprano (uncredited) Johnny Nguyen - Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited) Randy Oglesby - Lt. Col. List (uncredited) Jonathan Parks Jordan - White Private (uncredited) John Paul Rice - Pvt. John Henry (uncredited) Keni Thomas - Sergeant (uncredited) - SEE ALSO: Battle of Ia Drang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ia_Drang We Were Soldiers Once... And Young (Book) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers_Once_..._And_Young Hal Moore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Moore Julia Compton Moore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Compton_Moore Joseph L. Galloway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_L._Galloway - |
 | DW GRIFFITH 1776 or the HESSIAN RENAGADE MARY PICKFORD 1776 or The Hessian Renegades 1910 cast: Owen Moore, James Kirkwood, Kate Bruce, Mary Pickford, Gertrude Robinson, Frank Powell, William A. Quirk, George O. Nicholls, Anthony O'Sullivan, Arthur Johnson summary: The Hessians, German mercenaries brought in by the British during the American Revolution, are depicted in this exciting adventure story. A young dispatch rider finds himself near his home but surrounded by Hessians, and tries to hide at his family's home. The Hessians arrive to search the home and their leader shoots the boy dead in the course of his search -- the rider's father vows revenge and the rider's sister takes the place of a Hessian sentry. The father rallies his neighbors, all old men and old women, who arrive with axes, clubs, and anything else they can carry, and they overwhelm and kill the Hessians. DW GRIFFITH AT THE BIOGRAPGH COMPANY by IRA H. GALLEN DAVID WARK GRIFFITH, was already thirty-three years old when he began with the Biograph Company. He was born in Crestwood, Kentucky, on January 22, 1815, the son of Jacob Wark Griffith, a former colonel in the Army of the Confederacy. The Civil War was a decade past when he was born; yet his family, his home and the entire social and cultural atmosphere of the Confederacy were to help shape the man who would become the father of all moving picture making. His deep chest and his articulate, compelling voice, complete with a touch of the Southern accent, completed the portrait of a logical and very rational mind. His first and last ambition, until fate would turn his attention into picture, was to be a writer, a dream that he had nurtured since he was six years old. His Southern background, aided and abetted by his father's military career, added a martial air to Griffith's character, but with the war but a memory, he turned himself to more scholarly pursuits. He dreamed of becoming a great literary figure, a dream that was to turn more specifically to the interest of becoming a dramatist. In furtherance of this goal, he started acting to better his feel of and for the theatre. Griffith was very young when his father passed away; with the family wealth also gone, he looked for work along with the other able members of his family. Jobs ranged from the indignity of a wire elevator operator to the somewhat more refined status as a salesman for Encyclopedia Britannica; but eventually his interests would join hands with economic need and Griffith turned to acting. But survival as an actor meant that he would dig ditches and pick hops among other odd jobs to survive the periods of unemployment that are so characteristic of theatre work. During this time in his life, free moments were spent reading, writing and in dreaming of goals yet unachieved. Griffith was a dreamer; when it came to his future, he had an ego matching his confidence in himself and his future. His dreams and attitudes brought LINDA ARVIDSON into his life. They were traveling together in a road show company and she was taken up in the Griffith personality and dreams. She shared his dreams and wanted to develop with him. After they had been married for two years, a time of continued traveling with theatre troupes, finds them back in New York City. Even as a youth, Griffith seemed an unlikely candidate for marriage. Within him there was that certain something that rendered him larger than the conventional concept of marriage seemed to require. Yet now he's married and new responsibilities goaded old ambitions. |
 | We Were Soldiers - Movie 2002 - The Church - We Were Soldiers - Movie 2002 - The Church. This scene was deleted from the theatrical release. Special Note: The real Hal Moore and his late wife Julie Moore (and possibly some of their grown children) appear in this scene at 2:18 - 2:21 on video clock. - We Were Soldiers (film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers We Were Soldiers is a 2002 war film that dramatized the Battle of Ia Drang in November 1965, the first major engagement of American troops in the Vietnam War. The film was directed by Randall Wallace and stars Mel Gibson. It is based on the book We Were Soldiers Once -And Young by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway, both of whom were at the battle. - Plot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers#Plot - Notable musical elements http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers#Notable_musical_elements - We Were Soldiers (2002) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/ Director: Randall Wallace Writers (WGA): Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway (book "We Were Soldiers Once-and Young") Randall Wallace (screenplay) Cast: verified as complete Mel Gibson - Lt. Col. Hal Moore Madeleine Stowe - Julie Moore Greg Kinnear - Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall Sam Elliott - Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley Chris Klein - 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan Keri Russell - Barbara Geoghegan Barry Pepper - Joe Galloway Duong Don - Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An Ryan Hurst - Sgt. Ernie Savage Robert Bagnell - 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings Marc Blucas - 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick Josh Daugherty - Sp4 Robert Ouellette Jsu Garcia - Capt. Tony Nadal Jon Hamm - Capt. Matt Dillon Clark Gregg - Capt. Tom Metsker Desmond Harrington - Sp4 Bill Beck Blake Heron - Sp4 Galen Bungum Erik MacArthur - Sp4 Russell Adams Dylan Walsh - Capt. Robert Edwards Mark McCracken - Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman Edwin Morrow - Pfc. Willie Godboldt Brian Tee - Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama Sloane Momsen - Cecile Moore Bellamy Young - Catherine Metsker Simbi Khali - Alma Givens (as Simbi Kali Williams) Jim Grimshaw - Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard Forry Smith - Sfc. Carl Palmer Steven Nelson - Sp5 Charlie 'Doc' Lose Vincent Angell - Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera Michael Tomlinson - Col. Tim Brown Keith Szarabajka - Diplomatic Spook Tim Abell - Army Intelligence Officer Patrick St. Esprit - General in Hallway Mike White - Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant (as Michael John White) Daniel Roebuck - Medevac CO Maia Lien - Army Wife Dan Beene - Cab Driver (as Danny Beene) Taylor Momsen - Julie Moore Joshua McLaurin - Greg Moore (as Josh McLaurin) Devon Werkheiser - Steve Moore Luke Benward - David Moore Billinjer C. Tran - Viet Minh Sergeant Vien Hong - Mr. Nik Joseph Tran - NVA Prisoner Joseph Hieu - NVA Officer Lam Nguyen - NVA Soldier with Bayonet Diep Bui - NVA Wife (as Zoë Bui) Andrew Wallace - French Bugler Nicholas Hosking - French Captain Michael Giordani - French Lieutenant Shepard Koster - Reporter (as Shep Koster) Kate Lombardi - Reporter Ingrid Semler - Reporter Jason Powell - Sgt. Robert Stokes Doug C. Cook - Capt. Ray Lefebvre Sean Thomas Bunch - Trooper on Fire F. Lee Reynolds - Chopper Crewman Stephen Zapotoczny - Edwards' Radio Operator Frank Kostenko Jr. - Foxhole Trooper Ben Allison - Lt. Cochran (uncredited) Brian Carpenter - Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara (uncredited) Chris Cate - Soldier (uncredited) Cliff Fleming - Capt. Jon Mills (uncredited) Brendan Ford - Jump Coordinator (uncredited) Kelli Franklin - Mrs. Charlie Hastings (uncredited) Christian Gibson - Soldier (uncredited) Justin Gordon - French Officer (uncredited) Lyndon Johnson - Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) Derrell Keith Lester - Black Private (uncredited) Will Klipstine - Private Davey (uncredited) Matthew Lang - 1st Lt. John Arrington (uncredited) Danny Le Boyer - Sergeant (uncredited) Matt Mangum - Pvt. Soprano (uncredited) Johnny Nguyen - Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited) Randy Oglesby - Lt. Col. List (uncredited) Jonathan Parks Jordan - White Private (uncredited) John Paul Rice - Pvt. John Henry (uncredited) Keni Thomas - Sergeant (uncredited) - SEE ALSO: Battle of Ia Drang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ia_Drang We Were Soldiers Once... And Young (Book) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers_Once_..._And_Young Hal Moore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Moore Julia Compton Moore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Compton_Moore Joseph L. Galloway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_L._Galloway - |
 | The Return of The Blues Brothers: Sweet Home Chicago - 1995 From "The Return of The Blues Brothers" - recorded at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on 1/24/95. "Sweet Home Chicago" features Elwood (Dan Aykroyd), Brother Zee (Jim Belushi) - Look for other clips with Mighty Mack Blues (John Goodman), Sam Moore, Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, the Sacred Hearts Band and more! |
 | The Return of The Blues Brothers: Hard To Handle - 1995 From "The Return of The Blues Brothers" - recorded at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on 1/24/95. "Hard to Handle" features Elwood (Dan Aykroyd), Brother Zee (Jim Belushi) - Look for other clips with Mighty Mack Blues (John Goodman), Sam Moore, Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, the Sacred Hearts Band and more! |
 | History of the Mormons in California - Mormon Battalion 1/3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Zsvml57PE is a video describing how to learn more about the Mormon Church. This is from the film "More Precious Than Gold." The Mormon Battalion was the only religious "unit" in American military history serving from July 1846 to July 1847 during the Mexican-American War. They provided funds from their salaries and allowances to assist the Mormon exodus west, such as part of their clothing allowances they provided to Brigham Young to help finance the Latter-day Saint's move to the Salt Lake Valley. The battalion was a volunteer unit of 500 soldiers, nearly all Mormon men with regular army officers in command and key staff positions along with Mormon company officers. The battalion made a grueling march from Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Diego, California. The Mormon Battalion were mostly members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who were fleeing religious persecution in Nauvoo, Illinois. The battalion's march and service was instrumental in helping secure new lands in several Western states, especially the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 of much of southern Arizona. The march also opened a southern wagon route to California. Veterans of the battalion played significant roles in America's westward expansion in California, Utah, Arizona and other parts of the West. President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Brigham Young, sent Elder Jesse C. Little to Washington, D.C. to seek assistance from the federal government for the Mormon trek west. After several interviews with President James Polk in early June 1846, the offer to enlist some 500 men after the Mormons arrived in California was accepted. Yet, orders through military channels were misread and an army officer went to the Mormon camps in Iowa to enlist men into a battalion consisting of all Mormons. The battalion was mustered into volunteer service on July 16, 1846 by Captain James Allen of the famous 1st U.S. Dragoons. Dispatched by Colonel (later Brigadier General) Stephen Kearny, Allen met no success in recruiting until Brigham Young and other members of the Twelve gave public approval. Eventually some 500 men volunteered into this unique "federal" unit, which was not structured as a more typical militia or state volunteer organization. Several large families, some soldier's wives and a number of teen age boys accompanied the battalion, making it appear more as a pioneer party than a military force. The Mormon Battalion would be part of the Army of the West under General Kearny, a tough and seasoned veteran, that would have two regiments of Missouri volunteers, a regiment of New York volunteers who would travel by ships to California, artillery and infantry battalions, Kearny's own 1st US Dragoons, and the battalion of Mormons. The Mormon Battalion arrived in San Diego, California on January 29, 1847 after a march of some 1,900 miles from Iowa. For the next five months until their discharge on July 16, 1847 in Los Angeles, the battalion trained and also performed occupation duties in several locations in southern California. The most significant service the battalion provided in California and during the war, was as a reliable unit under Cooke that General Kearny could rely on to block Fremont's mutinous bid to control California. The construction of Fort Moore was one measure Cooke employed to protect legitimate military and civil control under Kearny. Some 22 Mormon men died from disease or other natural causes during their service. About 80 of the men re-enlisted for another six months of service. A few of the men escorted John C. Fremont back east for his court-martial. A few discharged veterans worked in the Sacramento area for James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill. Henry Bigler recorded the actual date, January 24, 1848, in his diary (now on display at the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA) when gold was discovered. This gold find started the California Gold Rush the next year. For more information, visit http://www.mormon.org |
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