The top mistakes in In the Valley of Elah http://www.moviemistakes.com/film7273 en Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:55:46 +0000 138686 At 1:18:07, Deerfield breaks Det. Sanders' nose. Later, the day after (specifically at 1:23:45), when the police find the dead woman in the bathroom, Det. Sanders touches her nose for a couple of seconds in a gesture of sadness. If that nose was really broken she would not be able to do that for that amount of time. 134241 The "Fort Rudd" (said to be in New Mexico) Army staff person shown calling on the telephone at 1:17:42 shows double A patches. This shows that he is with the 82nd All American airborne unit based out of Fort Bragg in North Carolina.