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The movie that I selected for my critique is called “We Were Soldiers”, a movie set in November of 1965, during the Vietnam Conflict. Mel Gibson is a star in this movie that is directed by Randall Wallace. These two also worked together on another movie, which would prove to be a good example of leadership practices, called “Braveheart”. The first scene that I chose to analyze in “We Were Soldiers” is one that comes some 45 minutes into the movie. The United States Military has just gotten word that the French Army is a disaster over in North Vietnam, literally walking in and being gunned down. The United States decides to step in and use an aerial attack, the air cavalry, which is to be headed by Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Mel Gibson). The scene begins after the members of the air cavalry finish training, and are to leave for “la Drang Valley”(the Valley of Death) in North Vietnam the next day. The troops are gathered in formation on the infield of a stadium, facing the stands, which are filled with their family members. Facing the troops on a podium is Lt. Col. Hal Moore, who begins his address to the troops as helicopters pass by in the background. He begins his speech by commenting on the number of me