What is your favorite all time military themed movie?

Blackhawk Down. Those guys did a pretty good job of actually being Soldiers. They spent a week with their military counterparts prior to filming and did a humble job not overacting their parts or making huge factual changes. Sure, there were some factual points missed, but overall they did a great job of showing a military action as it is: dirty, ugly, heartbreaking, awkward, and real... all without making it "Hollywood".<div><br><div>A close second would be We Were Soldiers. Great movie. My old 1SG played an extra in that movie. It was a great idea to cast Basic Trainees and Drill Sergeants as extras.&nbsp;</div></div>

Sir, I would have to go with "Band of Brothers."  The story was phenomenal.  I read about three or four books about their unit also.  When I was a Platoon Sergeant in Afghanistan, my platoon and I watched an episode every day while we were preparing for missions.  After the end of each episode we talked about what those Soldiers went through, the lessons learned and how they could be applied today in our current conflict.  I believe it was a useful tool to bring our platoon even closer together.

Sargent York