History YMMV / WeWereSoldiers

** Creator/Ryan Hurst is Sergeant Ernie Savage, years before he was [[Series/SonsOfAnarchy Opie]] or [[Series/WalkingDead Beta.]]

* {{Narm}}: When the black woman's husband dies and she reacts to being notified of it by mumbling her BigNo in a hammy, incoherent and stereotypical way. This is partially mitigated by her realistic sobbing later.

* {{Narm}}: When the black woman's husband dies and she reacts to being notified of it by mumbling her BigNo in a hammy, incoherent and stereotypical way.

* TooDumbToLive: Lt. Herrick's response while under heavy fire and separated from the main body of troops is to yell for his men to "grab the wounded" and ''stand up'' in the face of said fire and try to make a run for it. He gets cut down before he can get another sentence out.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Moore's son is a pre-MiddleSchool [[Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide Ned Bigby]].
** Jon Hamm as Captain Dillon.

--> "Grab his legs!" *shudder*[[note]]His legs were so badly burnt, when Joe tried to lift them, Jimmy's skin ''slid off of his flesh in Joe's hands''.[[/note]]

* RetroactiveRecognition: Moore's son is a pre-MiddleSchool [[NedsDeclassified Ned Bigby]].

** Brian Tee (Jimmy Nakayama) would go on to appear in ''Film/TheWolverine''.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Pretty much anything that Sgt. Major Plumley says; amplified by the fact that he doesn't talk much through out the movie, as well as pretty much any situation where a friendly conversation on the battlefield is interrupted by a bullet whizzing by close enough to, say, pass between two men shaking hands, or to shatter the head of a flashlight clipped to an officer's uniform. It's almost a RunningGag.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: After taking the diary of a slain NVA soldier, Moore goes through the trouble of making sure the diary makes it back to the soldier's girlfriend.
** Another, though very macabre, is that after a battle, the Americans are respectful enough to gather up the dead NVA soldiers so that their comrades can collect them.

* {{Narm}}: Combined with UnfortunateImplications when the black woman's husband dies and she reacts to being notified of it by mumbling her BigNo in a hammy, incoherent and unfortunately stereotypical way.

* NightmareFuel: Literally invoked by the effects of napalm. ''Especially'' on poor Jimmy Nakayama...that's not creative liberty on Hollywood's part, that actually happened.

--> "Grab his legs!" *shudder*[[note]]His legs were so badly burnt, when Joe tried to lift them, Jimmy's skin ''slid off of his flesh in Joe's hands''.[[/note]]
* TearJerker: The taxi driver, delivering DeathNotification letters to widows, stops at Colonel Moore's house to ask his wife for directions to another house. She initially thinks her husband has died, and is not pleased to find out why she just got the scare of her life.
-->'''Julie Moore''': ''You [[PrecisionFStrike JACKASS]]! Do you know what this is?! [[WhatTheHellHero Do you know what you just did to me?!]]''
-->'''Taxi Driver''': (sheepishly) ''[[BearerOfBadNews I-I don't like this job, Ma'am]]. [[TheWoobie I'm just trying to do it.]] (continues toward cab)''
** Also, just before when Julie goes over to her neighbor's house to discover she had a cab driver come to her door who was NOT just asking for directions.
** As well as the montage of Julie and Barbara delivering the other letters to the wives.
** When Moore sifts through the diary of one of the slain NVA soldiers and finds a picture of the soldier's girlfriend inside.
** Jimmy Nakayama's excruciating burns by napalm and his plea to Joe to tell his family that he loved them.

-->'''Julie Moore''': ''You JACKASS! Do you know what this is?! [[WhatTheHellHero Do you know what you just did to me?!]]''

** When Moore sifts through the diary of one of the slain NVA soldiers and finds a picture of the soldier's girlfriend inside.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmimgMoments: After taking the diary of a slain NVA soldier, Moore goes through the trouble of making sure the diary makes it back to the soldier's girlfriend.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Pretty much anything that Sgt. Major Plumley says; amplified by the fact that he doesn't talk much through out the movie, as well as pretty much any situation where a friendly conversation on the battlefield is interrupted by a bullet whizzing by close enough to, say, pass between two men shaking hands, or to shatter the head of a flashlight clipped to an officer's uniform. It's almost a RunningGag.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: After taking the diary of a slain NVA soldier, Moore goes through the trouble of making sure the diary makes it back to the soldier's girlfriend.
** Another, though very macabre, is that after a battle, the Americans are respectful enough to gather up the dead NVA soldiers so that their comrades can collect them.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "Mansions of the Lord." Randall Wallace intended to use an Army equivalent of the Navy Hymn (Eternal Father), but discovered that no such song existed. So, he wrote one. So awesome it was played at President Reagan's funeral.

** The soundtrack version is sung by the [[MilitaryAcademy West Point]] cadet choir, and brings tears to this troper's eyes every time. All the more poignant when one realizes that the proud young men and women singing their hearts out are now Army officers leading their troops in combat.

--> "Grab his legs!" *shudder* [[hottip:*: His legs were so badly burnt, when Joe tried to lift them, Jimmy's skin ''slid off of his flesh in Joe's hands''.]]

* TearJerker: The taxi driver, delivering death notification letters to widows, stops at Colonel Moore's house to ask his wife for directions to another house. She initially thinks her husband has died, and is not pleased to find out why she just got the scare of her life.
-->'''Julie Moore''': ''You JACKASS! Do you know what this is?! Do you know what you just did to me?!''
-->'''Taxi Driver''': (sheepishly) ''I-I don't like this job, Ma'am. I'm just trying to do it. (continues toward cab)''

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Literally invoked by the effects of napalm. ''Especially'' on poor Jimmy Nakayama.
** And that's not creative liberty on Hollywood's part, that actually happened.

* {{Narm}}: Combined with UnfortunateImplications when the black woman's husband dies and she reacts to being notified of it by mumbling her BigNo in a hammy and unfortunately stereotypical way. [[TheUnintelligible Mn nn. Mnn nnn! Mnnnn Mnnnn!]]

* {{Narm}}: Combined with UnfortunateImplications when the black woman's husband dies and she reacts to being notified of it by mumbling her BigNo in a hammy and unfortunately stereotypical way.

* {{Narm}}: Combined with UnfortunateImplications when the black woman's husband dies and she reacts by mumbling her BigNo in a hammy and unfortunately stereotypical way.

** And thats not creative liberty on Hollywood's part, that actually happened.