The top mistakes in In the Valley of Elah http://www.moviemistakes.com/film7273 en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:55:35 +0000 146127 The license plate on the blue Ford Taurus is 674-H2T. Format for New Mexico standard issue yellow plates is 123-ABC (three numbers, the Zia sun, followed by three letters). 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.