Mel Gibson Lt. Col. Hal Moore Greg Kinnear Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall Madeleine Stowe Julie Moore Sam Elliott Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley Chris Klein 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan Keri Russell Barbara Geoghegan Barry Pepper Joe Galloway Clark Gregg Capt. Tom Metsker Marc Blucas 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick Jsu Garcia Capt. Tony Nadal Blake Heron Sp4 Galen Bungum Josh Daugherty Sp4 Robert Ouellette Jon Hamm Capt. Matt Dillon Dylan Walsh Capt. Robert Edwards Erik MacArthur Sp4 Russell Adams Mark McCracken Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman Desmond Harrington Sp4 Bill Beck Ryan Hurst Sgt. Ernie Savage Brian Tee Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama Bellamy Young Catherine Metsker Jim Grimshaw Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard Vincent Angell Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera Michael Tomlinson Col. Tim Brown Keith Szarabajka Diplomatic Spook Tim Abell Army Intelligence Officer Patrick St. Esprit General in Hallway Mike White Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant Daniel Roebuck Medevac CO Taylor Momsen Daughter Julie Moore Devon Werkheiser Steve Moore Luke Benward David Moore Vien Hong Mr. Nik Joseph Hieu NVA Officer George Cheung NVA Officer (uncredited) Justin Gordon French Officer (uncredited) Danny Le Boyer Sergeant (uncredited) Matt Mangum Pvt. Soprano (uncredited) Johnny Trí Nguyễn Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited) John Paul Rice Pvt. John Henry (uncredited)