You will be missed General. If you haven't seen the movie, I highly recommend it; one of the great ones.
Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, portrayed by Mel Gibson in 'We Were Soldiers', dies at 94
Retired Lt. Gen. Harold G. "Hal" Moore, the American hero known for saving most of his men in the first major battle between the U.S. and North Vietnamese armies, has died at the age of 94.
Joseph Galloway, who with Moore co-authored the book "We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young," confirmed that Moore died late Friday in his sleep at his home in Auburn, Ala. Relatives said Moore had*recently suffered a stroke.
"There's something missing on this Earth now. We've lost a great warrior, a great soldier, a great human being and my best friend,” Galloway said. “They don't make them like him anymore," Galloway said.
Moore was best known for his actions at the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang, where he was a lieutenant colonel in command of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment. His actions were later reflected in the movie "We Were Soldiers" in which actor Mel Gibson portrayed Moore. The book tells what happened to virtually every trooper involved in the 34-day campaign and the climactic four-day battle in which 234 Americans died at landing zones X-Ray and Albany in November 1965.
http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-hal-moore-20170214-story.html
Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, portrayed by Mel Gibson in 'We Were Soldiers', dies at 94
Retired Lt. Gen. Harold G. "Hal" Moore, the American hero known for saving most of his men in the first major battle between the U.S. and North Vietnamese armies, has died at the age of 94.
Joseph Galloway, who with Moore co-authored the book "We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young," confirmed that Moore died late Friday in his sleep at his home in Auburn, Ala. Relatives said Moore had*recently suffered a stroke.
"There's something missing on this Earth now. We've lost a great warrior, a great soldier, a great human being and my best friend,” Galloway said. “They don't make them like him anymore," Galloway said.
Moore was best known for his actions at the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang, where he was a lieutenant colonel in command of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment. His actions were later reflected in the movie "We Were Soldiers" in which actor Mel Gibson portrayed Moore. The book tells what happened to virtually every trooper involved in the 34-day campaign and the climactic four-day battle in which 234 Americans died at landing zones X-Ray and Albany in November 1965.
http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-hal-moore-20170214-story.html