2002 – Getting Into A Different Uniform
The Vietnam War had a huge impact on the United States. Many soldiers came back home with PTSD, a condition that wasn’t understood at the time. In his project for 2002, Sam starred in the movie, We Were Soldiers. This book adaptation was written by a war journalist and a Vietnam war veteran.
The book was titled We Were Soldiers Once…And Young. Sam co-starred with fellow-movie star and director Mel Gibson. The film focused not only on the soldiers right before the first Vietnam War but also on the expectant wives waiting for them back home.