We Were Soldiers (2002) featured a cast of 87 tracked actors. Of these, 39 (93%) are still alive today and 3 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Sam Elliott, age 82. This film starred Mel Gibson and Madeleine Stowe.
93% still with us· verified cast45% of full cast · incl. 45 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 93% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 51 yrs
Deaths by Year
1973
2011
2017
Cast87 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mel Gibson Lt. Col. Hal Moore | Lt. Col. Hal Moore | Living | 03/01/1956 | 70 | — | 46 |
 Madeleine Stowe Julie Moore | Julie Moore | Living | 18/08/1958 | 68 | — | 44 |
 Greg Kinnear Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall | Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall | Living | 17/06/1963 | 63 | — | 39 |
 Sam Elliott Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley | Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley | Living | 09/08/1944 | 82 | — | 58 |
 Chris Klein 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan | 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan | Living | 14/03/1979 | 47 | — | 23 |
 Keri Russell Barbara Geoghegan | Barbara Geoghegan | Living | 23/03/1976 | 50 | — | 26 |
 Barry Pepper Joe Galloway | Joe Galloway | Living | 04/04/1970 | 56 | — | 32 |
 Đơn Dương Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An | Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An | Deceased | 27/08/1957 | 54 | 08/12/2011 | 45 |
 Ryan Hurst Sgt. Ernie Savage | Sgt. Ernie Savage | Living | 19/06/1976 | 50 | — | 26 |
 Robert Bagnell 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings | 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Marc Blucas 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick | 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick | Living | 11/01/1972 | 54 | — | 30 |
 Josh Daugherty Sp4 Robert Ouellette | Sp4 Robert Ouellette | Living | 14/02/1975 | 51 | — | 27 |
 Jsu Garcia Capt. Tony Nadal | Capt. Tony Nadal | Living | 06/10/1963 | 62 | — | 39 |
 Jon Hamm Capt. Matt Dillon | Capt. Matt Dillon | Living | 10/03/1971 | 55 | — | 31 |
 Clark Gregg Capt. Tom Metsker | Capt. Tom Metsker | Living | 02/04/1962 | 64 | — | 40 |
 Desmond Harrington Sp4 Bill Beck | Sp4 Bill Beck | Living | 19/10/1976 | 49 | — | 26 |
 Blake Heron Sp4 Galen Bungum | Sp4 Galen Bungum | Deceased | 11/01/1982 | 35 | 08/09/2017 | 20 |
 Erik MacArthur Sp4 Russell Adams | Sp4 Russell Adams | Living | 15/10/1976 | 49 | — | 26 |
 Dylan Walsh Capt. Robert Edwards | Capt. Robert Edwards | Living | 17/11/1963 | 62 | — | 39 |
 Mark McCracken Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman | Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman | Living | 01/08/1960 | 66 | — | 42 |
Edwin EdVanzd Pfc. Willie Godboldt | Pfc. Willie Godboldt | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Brian Tee Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama | Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama | Living | 15/03/1977 | 49 | — | 25 |
 Sloane Momsen Cecile Moore | Cecile Moore | Living | 20/12/1996 | 29 | — | 6 |
 Bellamy Young Catherine Metsker | Catherine Metsker | Living | 19/02/1970 | 56 | — | 32 |
 Simbi Khali Alma Givens | Alma Givens | Living | 28/04/1971 | 55 | — | 31 |
 Jim Grimshaw Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard | Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Forry Smith Sfc. Carl Palmer | Sfc. Carl Palmer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Steven Nelson Sp5 Charlie 'Doc' Lose | Sp5 Charlie 'Doc' Lose | Living | 07/03/1975 | 51 | — | 27 |
 Vincent Angell Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera | Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Michael Tomlinson Col. Tim Brown | Col. Tim Brown | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Keith Szarabajka Diplomatic Spook | Diplomatic Spook | Living | 02/12/1952 | 73 | — | 50 |
 Tim Abell Army Intelligence Officer | Army Intelligence Officer | Living | 01/07/1958 | 68 | — | 44 |
 Patrick St. Esprit General in Hallway | General in Hallway | Living | 18/05/1954 | 72 | — | 48 |
Mike White Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant | Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant | Living | 21/10/1961 | 64 | — | 41 |
 Daniel Roebuck Medevac CO | Medevac CO | Living | 04/03/1963 | 63 | — | 39 |
Maia Lien Army Wife | Army Wife | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dan Beene Cab Driver | Cab Driver | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Taylor Momsen Daughter Julie Moore | Daughter Julie Moore | Living | 26/07/1993 | 33 | — | 9 |
Joshua McLaurin Greg Moore | Greg Moore | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Devon Werkheiser Steve Moore | Steve Moore | Living | 08/03/1991 | 35 | — | 11 |
 Luke Benward David Moore | David Moore | Living | 12/05/1995 | 31 | — | 7 |
Billinjer C. Tran Viet Minh Sergeant | Viet Minh Sergeant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Vien Hong Mr. Nik | Mr. Nik | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Joseph Tran NVA Prisoner | NVA Prisoner | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Joseph Hieu NVA Officer | NVA Officer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nguyễn Ngoc Lâm NVA Soldier with Bayonet | NVA Soldier with Bayonet | Living | 24/12/1975 | 50 | — | 27 |
 Diep Bui NVA Wife | NVA Wife | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Andrew Wallace French Bugler | French Bugler | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nicholas Hosking French Captain | French Captain | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Michael Giordani French Lieutenant | French Lieutenant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Shepard Koster Reporter | Reporter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kate Lombardi Reporter | Reporter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ingrid Semler Reporter | Reporter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jason Powell Sgt. Robert Stokes | Sgt. Robert Stokes | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Doug C. Cook Capt. Ray Lefebvre | Capt. Ray Lefebvre | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sean Bunch Trooper on Fire | Trooper on Fire | Living | 07/01/1971 | 55 | — | 31 |
F. Lee Reynolds Chopper Crewman | Chopper Crewman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Stephen Zapotoczny Edwards' Radio Operator | Edwards' Radio Operator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Frank Kostenko Jr. Foxhole Trooper | Foxhole Trooper | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ben Allison Lt. Cochran (uncredited) | Lt. Cochran (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Brian Carpenter Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara (uncredited) | Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Chris Cate Soldier (uncredited) | Soldier (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 George Cheung NVA Officer (uncredited) | NVA Officer (uncredited) | Living | 08/02/1949 | 77 | — | 53 |
Greg Craft Soldier (uncredited) | Soldier (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Donald DeNoyer Soldier (uncredited) | Soldier (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Cliff Fleming Capt. Jon Mills (uncredited) | Capt. Jon Mills (uncredited) | Living | 25/06/1950 | 76 | — | 52 |
 Brendan Ford Jump Coordinator (uncredited) | Jump Coordinator (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kelli Franklin Mrs. Charlie Hastings (uncredited) | Mrs. Charlie Hastings (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Christian Gibson Soldier (uncredited) | Soldier (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
William Gibson Soldier (uncredited) | Soldier (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Anthony Gilbert Soldier (uncredited) | Soldier (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Justin Gordon French Officer (uncredited) | French Officer (uncredited) | Living | 31/10/1978 | 47 | — | 24 |
 Shannon M. Hart Army Wife (uncredited) | Army Wife (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kimby Jagnandan Spectator (uncredited) | Spectator (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Deceased | 27/08/1908 | 64 | 22/01/1973 | 94 |
Derrell Keith Lester Black Private (uncredited) | Black Private (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Will Klipstine Private Davey (uncredited) | Private Davey (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Matthew Lang 1st Lt. John Arrington (uncredited) | 1st Lt. John Arrington (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Danny Le Boyer Sergeant (uncredited) | Sergeant (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Blake Lena Soldier (uncredited) | Soldier (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Matt Mangum Pvt. Soprano (uncredited) | Pvt. Soprano (uncredited) | Living | 15/05/1975 | 51 | — | 27 |
 Johnny Tri Nguyen Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited) | Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited) | Living | 16/02/1974 | 52 | — | 28 |
 Randy Oglesby Lt. Col. List (uncredited) | Lt. Col. List (uncredited) | Living | 01/01/1949 | 77 | — | 53 |
 Jonathan Parks Jordan White Private (uncredited) | White Private (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John Paul Rice Pvt. John Henry (uncredited) | Pvt. John Henry (uncredited) | Living | 11/09/1978 | 48 | — | 24 |
Keni Thomas Sergeant (uncredited) | Sergeant (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Phong Atwood Vo North Vietnamese Soldier - South Vietnamese and Villager (voice) (uncredited) | North Vietnamese Soldier - South Vietnamese and Villager (voice) (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |