the movie we were soldiers was about the battle of ia drang.
the movie we were soldiers was about the battle of ia drang.
who was the movie we were soldiers about?
the battle of ia drang
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soldiers from the second helicopter successfully slid down and moved to gain control of the front of the roof and secure the lower decks. passengers attacked them, and were dispersed with shots fired towards their legs. the first attempt to secure the lower decks was met with violent resistance, allegedly including live fire. shortly afterward, a third helicopter arrived, carrying 14 soldiers. they successfully abseiled onto the ship, and the commander from the third helicopter met up with the commander from the second helicopter, after which the forces began moving towards the ship's bridge. they were attacked twice by activists, and responded with gunfire. the commandos reached the bridge after thirty minutes, and took command. upon orders from the soldiers, the captain instructed all activists to enter their cabins. at this stage, most of the activists assembled on the sides of the ship retreated into the hull. the speedboats approached for a third time, and most of the remaining activists again hurled objects at the boats. soldiers inside the boats then opened fire, taking careful aim to hit the resisting passengers and forcing the activists to disperse, enabling the soldiers to board from ladders. the soldiers were met with resistance, and responded with live fire. they managed to fight their way to the roof, where they met up with the rest of the force. an assessment was made, and three soldiers were found to be missing. a force was prepared to rush the passenger halls and locate the soldiers. according to the idf, soldiers spotted activists escorting the three captive soldiers onto the deck. one of the captive soldiers said that the activist guarding him waved to one of the idf naval vessels to show that they were holding israeli soldiers. at that point, he elbowed the activist in the ribs and jumped into the water, although the guard tried to hold him back. a second soldier also jumped into the water, while the third remained unconscious on the deck. idf soldiers dispersed the activists with non-lethal weapons, and rescued the unconscious soldier, while the two soldiers in the water were picked up by the speedboats. according to some accounts by activists and journalists, the captive soldiers were released after negotiations mediated by haneen zoabi, in which the idf agreed to airlift the wounded in exchange for their release.
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