As many of you may now have already heard, a true American Hero has left
us. Lt. General Hal Moore (who commanded the 7th Cavalry during the
Battle of the Ia Drange Valley of Tears November 1965) has quietly
passed away just shy of his 95th birthday. He has now boarded the last
chopper for a final flight out of the LZ with his beloved wife Julia and
his trusted friend CSM Basil Plumley to a better place where he will be
greeted by formations of his former Sky Troopers who stand
at attention awaiting to salute his arrival. He represented the best of
us during the worst of times.He was a true Gentleman warrior. He will
forever bear a special place in the heart of this proud son of a former
1st Air Cavalry Sky Trooper and many others who descend from them. Like
his best friend Joe Galloway, many of us owe Lt. General Hal Moore a
debt of gratitude. For if he had not told his story many of us whose
fathers served there and could not speak while they were alive we would
never have known of the sacrifice and bravery of the American Soldier at
the base of the Chu Pong Massif. For now that he is gone, there will
never be another Gentlemen Warrior like him. Godspeed General and thank
you for a lifetime of service and the example you set of which we could
only dream of emulating. God Bless & Godspeed.
Garry Owen
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