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In reply to the discussion: I killed people in Afghanistan. Was I right or wrong? [View all]pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)27. The battle at LZ X-Ray lasted 3 days; LZ Albany was on the 4th day
When the column began marching from X-Ray to Albany, it was nearly 72 hours after the initial X-Ray landings and contact.
The X-Ray story alone provided way more than enough material for a feature-length film, and while accounts of both battles were included in the book, it's hard to see how both could have been depicted in a single movie.
The story of Hal Moore's battalion and the X-Ray battle is a compelling one, and that was the focus of the movie. Albany involved a sister battalion, with a whole different cast of characters--another reason why it might have been problematic to combine the two in one film.
From those I've talked to who were there, the movie basically got it right.
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