Starring Denzel Washington, Meg Ryanm, Lou Diamond Philips and Matt Damon
Directed by Edward Zwick
Following the 1991 Gulf War, Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling (Washington) is assigned to review the background of the late Captain Karen Walden (Ryan), who has been posthumously nominated for a medal of honor. As he begins the interviewing process, he uncovers several inconsistencies in the stories told by the late pilot's crew. The three officers, who may or may not have been saved by the captain's actions, all give drastically different accounts of the events leading up to Walden's death. Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling attempts to prove that Walden deserves to be the first woman ever to win the Medal of Honor.