Goofs

The coffin is loaded into a Northwest Airlines DC-9 in Philadelphia, but the plane shown landing in Minneapolis is a Boeing 747. When it's time to unload the coffin in Minneapolis, the plane is again an DC-9. The next day, the coffin is loaded into an MD-80 for the flight to Billings, Montana, but the plane that lands in Billings is a NWA Airbus A319. Again, when the coffin is unloaded in the cargo area at the Billings airport for the trip by hearse to Wyoming, it is removed from an DC-9. NWA does operate all three aircraft types, but they were not shown consistently in the movie.

During the scene on the nighttime tarmac where the two escorts meet the camera cuts back and forth between the marine and the soldier. In one of the cuts the Air Assault badge on the sergeants left breast pocket flap jumps from centered (which is correct) to right justified (which is not). When the camera cuts back to him it is realigned.

Early in the movie during the scene where the flag-draped coffins arrive on the plane, there is a camera shot of the back loading ramp opening from inside the aircraft. If you watch closely you will notice the ramp is already wet with foot prints as it opens while the soldiers are waiting in the nighttime rain to transfer the coffins. This obviously wasn't the first take, since it makes you aware of the rain outside even before the door opens.

While riding in the transport vehicle from the mortuary center to the Philly airport LtCol Strobl's seat belt shoulder strap moves in between shots while speaking with the driver. You see his silver oak leaf, then it is covered, and then you see it again.

When military honors are rendered during the scene at the cemetery, there is no bugler playing Taps.

Military protocol says the casket will be loaded or carried feet first. During one of the scenes where they are loading the C-17 one of the caskets is being loaded with the blue of the American flag loaded first. The blue of the flag is always draped over the head/shoulder indicating the head is being loaded first.

When LtCol Strobl is reading the list of prior incidents in the lobby of the mortuary, one of the incidents is listed as having occurred at "Nellis AFB, NY". Nellis Air Force Base is in Nevada, not New York.

The US and Infantry insignia brass were improperly aligned on the Army's Sgt class A uniform.

When LtCol Strobl is meeting the family he is in dress uniform. His medals are correctly displayed but the ribbons are incorrect. When in dress uniform the ribbons are worn in opposite order as to have the highest ranking award closest to your heart.

During the scene when Kevin Bacon's character is going to "Square away" the uniform of the deceased, Chance's buckle does not have "military alignment". The above is incorrect. Per MCO 1020.34, the dress blue waist plate (buckle) is centered on the line of buttons.

When LtCol Strobl arrives at his motel room in Wyoming before the funeral, the information sheet on the table concerning the services has a misspelling: Cemetary (should be Cemetery).

Towards the beginning of the film, when the bodies are being unloaded from the plane in Dover, DE it's raining. But it's only raining on the tail end of the plane, the rest of the plane is bone dry because the sprinklers didn't reach that far forward.

In the parking lot where the funeral is to take place, LtCol Strobl is driving a vehicle with a Montana "57 county" license plate. There are no 57 county plates in Montana as the state only has 56 counties.

When asked to verify the remains, the camera jumps back in forth to the tagging of the remains which shows two completely different ID tags.

The story is set in 2004, however a newer 2007-2014 model Chevrolet Suburban is used to transport Strobl and the remains from the mortuary to the airport.

The flight into Billings, MT was filmed at the airport in Bozeman, MT.

While at Dover AFB getting his assignment, they tell the Colonel they will depart from Philadelphia International airport. The exterior and interior shots are not that of said airport.

When LtCol Strobl arrives at his motel room in Wyoming before the funeral, the information sheet on the table concerning the services uses the wrong word (Internment) regarding the burial. Internment means imprisonment. The correct word would be interment.

During the checking of the uniform to make sure "its squared away" it is mentioned that he was only a PFC and had six ribbons. PFC chance was a marine who died in combat so the number should be eight. As his rifle and pistol qualification ribbons are missing.