Saving Private Ryan
...the most decisive battles of World War Two. America would call this a victory.
History would call it D-Day. But for Captain Miller and his squad of young soldiers,
the day after the landing on Omaha Beach would change all of there lives. They
would get a special order from Washington ordering them to go on a personnel
mission to save one life. One soldier lost three of his brothers in combat. One on
Omaha Beach, one on Utah Beach, and the other in New Guinea. They realize this is
not a simple mission to save a life but a test of their honor and duty. Their sole
obsession-and their last hope for redemption.
Upon arriving at Omaha Beach Captain Miller was faced with many problems.
The Germans were awaiting the arrival of the American forces and attacked the ships
landing on the beach before the troops were even able to exit the boats. Many of
Millers men were lost on the beach along with many men from many other companies.
Miller lead his mean along a wall on the beach and over took German forces to escape
with most of this troop in tact. What he didn't realize was that on of the men lost on
the beach was a Private Ryan.
Captain Miller continued to lead his men into enemy territory despite the loss
of some of his men. He then reached a friendly base set up. Upon arriving at the base
he received orders that his mission would be changing. He was told of the Private
Ryan that died at the Omaha beach invasion. He was also told of the other two Ryan
boys from Iowa that had already died in the war. He wasn't really sure why he was
being told this. Then the worst part came. He was ordered to try to find the one
remaining Ryan brother. No one was sure where he was or if he was even alive. He
was told of an earlier incident where three brothers from Iowa had all been killed in
the war and the mother was left alone. The United States army was now...
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