When Trumpets Fade (1998)

Directors

John Irvin

Cast

Ron Eldard, Zak Orth, Frank Whaley, Dylan Bruno, Dan Futterman

The story

Private David Manning of the 28th Infantry Division survives the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest and unwillingly accepts a battlefield promotion to sergeant by his company commander, Captain Roy Pritchett. Attempts to be discharged under Section 8 as mentally unfit due to combat stress are fruitless, and Manning takes charge of a platoon of inexperienced replacement soldiers. When Manning puts Private Warren Sanderson on point for a patrol, Sanderson gets separated from the squad and is scorned by his peers when he returns.

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