<P> At the end of the film, it is revealed that the landing zone immediately reverted to North Vietnamese hands after the American troops were airlifted out . Hal Moore continued the battle in a different landing zone, and after nearly a year he returns home safely to Julia and his family . His superiors congratulate him for killing over 1,800 North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong soldiers . An older Moore visits the Vietnam War memorial and sees the names of soldiers who fell at Ia Drang . </P> <Ul> <Li> Mel Gibson as Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Hal Moore </Li> <Li> Madeleine Stowe as Julia Moore </Li> <Li> Greg Kinnear as Major Bruce P. Crandall </Li> <Li> Sam Elliott as Sergeant Major Basil L. Plumley </Li> <Li> Chris Klein as 2nd Lieutenant Jack Geoghegan </Li> <Li> Luke Benward as David Moore </Li> <Li> Taylor Momsen as Julie Moore </Li> <Li> Devon Werkheiser as Steve Moore </Li> <Li> Keri Russell as Barbara Geoghegan </Li> <Li> Barry Pepper as Joe Galloway </Li> <Li> Mark McCracken as Captain Ed "Too Tall" Freeman </Li> <Li> Đơn Dương as NVA Lieutenant Colonel Nguyễn Hữu An </Li> <Li> Ryan Hurst as Sergeant Ernie Savage </Li> <Li> Marc Blucas as 2nd Lieutenant Henry Herrick </Li> <Li> Jsu Garcia as Captain Tony Nadal </Li> <Li> Jon Hamm as Captain Matt Dillon </Li> <Li> Clark Gregg as Captain Tom Metsker </Li> <Li> Blake Heron as Sp4 . Galen Bungum </Li> <Li> Desmond Harrington as Sp4 . Bill Beck </Li> <Li> Brian Tee as Pfc . Jimmy Nakayama </Li> <Li> Robert Bagnell as 1st Lieutenant Charlie Hastings, USAF </Li> <Li> Bellamy Young as Catherine LaPlante Metsker </Li> </Ul> <Li> Mel Gibson as Lieutenant Colonel / Colonel Hal Moore </Li> <Li> Madeleine Stowe as Julia Moore </Li>

We were soldiers is it a true story