Compare And Contrast We Were Soldiers And Platoon

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We Were Soldiers v. Platoon

The Vietnam War was a tragedy for many families. Many families lost husbands, sons, brothers, daughters, wives, sisters and friends. A lot of lives were lost from than one country and for many different reasons. To a lot of people the war seemed to go on forever, almost as if it was endless. The Vietnam War is a part of history that will never be forgotten. Loved ones that fought in the Vietnam War that gave their lives will never be forgotten. The Vietnam War was the first war that was put on television and it brought the horrifying incidents of the Vietnam War to families at home in the United States right into their home. Since before the Vietnam War ended, documentaries and movies have been made on it. I have …show more content…

Also, there is no officers around except for a few scenes, and it is mostly run by staff sergeant Barnes played by Tom Berenger and sergeant Elias played by William Dafoe. Platoon is focused on the enlisted men which are divided between a staff Sergeant and a sergeant whose views on the war are completely different. In Platoon, the men act like they do not care, they show no respect for each other and do not help one another. Half of the platoon uses drugs and are stoned which is usually not allowed in the armed services. There is no organization, no team work, and eventually men start fighting and killing each other. Soldiers in Platoon who were going to or on their way to Vietnam were not prepared enough and were some what oblivious as to what they were getting into or fighting …show more content…

There are plenty of officers around explaining what is going on, why Lieutenant Colonel Moore which is played by Mel Gibson, is sent to Vietnam and why his veteran soldiers are taken away. The Movie We Were Soldiers focuses on the whole battalion fighting in the Vietnam War in the Ia Drang Valley. There are officers and enlisted men that show a lot of team work, organization, support each other, and die for each other. We Were Soldiers also shows how men honorably fought to carry out their mission, followed orders, gave respect to commanding officers and each other. Another aspect of the movie We Were Soldiers shown was the families of soldiers and officers who went to war. We Were Soldiers gave a brief look at what wives went through back at home while their husbands were off fighting the war. The saddest part of what the wives went through was when the military sent a cab to deliver telegrams telling wives their husbands have died. Platoon has shown no look at the home life while men were fighting in the

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