abstract:Uncommon Valor is a 1983 action/war film written by Joe Gayton and directed by Ted Kotcheff, about a Marine officer who puts together a team to try to rescue his son, who he believes is among those still held in Laos after the Vietnam War. The film stars Gene Hackman, Fred Ward, Reb Brown, Robert Stack, Michael Dudikoff, and in an early screen appearance, Patrick Swayze.
The White House statement said Monti "displayed immeasurable courage and uncommonvalor -- eventually sacrificing his own life in an effort to save his comrade, " but did not provide details of his actions.