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| {{Infobox Military Person | |||
| |name=Harold G. Moore | |||
| |born= {{Birth date and age|1922|2|13}} | |||
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| |caption=LTC Moore and North Vietnamese casualties during the ] | |||
| |nickname=Hal | |||
| |allegiance= ] | |||
| |branch= ] | |||
| |serviceyears=1945-1977 | |||
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| |awards=]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>Combat Infantryman Badge | |||
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| |laterwork=author<br/>President of the ] Ski Area, ] | |||
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| '''Harold Gregory "Hal" Moore, Jr.''' (born February 13, 1922) is a former ] in the ]. Moore is a recipient of the ], which is the second highest military decoration of the United States Army. He was the ] in command of the 1st ], ], 3rd Brigade, ], at the ] on November 14–16, 1965, in Vietnam. Today he is the "Honorary Colonel" of the ]. | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| Born in ], Moore's chances of obtaining an appointment to the ] were reduced due to the ] of the area. Moore therefore moved to ], where he completed his high school education, and attended ] for two years before receiving his appointment from a ] congressman in 1942 (despite having never before been to Georgia). | |||
| He graduated from ] in 1945 and attended graduate studies at George Washington and ] universities, obtaining a Masters degree in international relations. | |||
| Moore was commissioned as a ] in 1945. Moore was the first of his class (1945) to be promoted to ], ], and ]. After his ] in 1977, Moore served as the ] of the ] Ski Area, ]. | |||
| Hal Moore is best known for the ], well-detailed in his 1992 book '']'', which was made into a movie in 2002, entitled '']''. The Battle of Ia Drang began in November 1965 when 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the ], ]. Unbeknownst to Moore and his commanders, this clearing was adjacent to more than 4,000 North Vietnamese soldiers, who quickly surrounded the small unit. Encircled by enemy soldiers with no clear ] (LZ) that would allow them to leave, Lieutenant Colonel Moore managed to persevere despite overwhelming odds that led to a sister battalion only two-and-a-half miles away being massacred. Moore's dictum that "there is always one more thing you can do to increase your odds of success" and the perseverance and courage of his entire command are credited with this astounding outcome. | |||
| Importantly, despite the fact that Moore's spirited defense led to more than a 4-to-1 ratio between North Vietnamese casualties and US casualties, Moore considers the battle a draw because the US left the area and allowed the North Vietnamese to reassert control. Many consider the battle a microcosm of the war. | |||
| Hal Moore and his deceased wife, ],<ref name="gallowayvietnamstory">{{cite news | |||
| |last =Galloway | |||
| |first =Joseph L. | |||
| |title =Vietnam story: The word was the Ia Drang would be a walk. The word was wrong | |||
| |publisher =U.S. News & World Report | |||
| |date =1990-10-29 | |||
| |url =http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/soldiers/vietnam_901029.htm | |||
| |accessdate = 2007-04-29}}</ref> have five children and numerous grandchildren. | |||
| ==Selected awards== | |||
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| *2003 USO Patriot Award | |||
| ==Writings by Hal Moore== | |||
| *'']'' (with co-author ]), which was adapted into the film '']'', which was filmed at ] and ]; Moore was played by ]. | |||
| *LTG Hal Moore and Joseph L. Galloway have co-authored another book together, a follow-up to their highly successful first title. '''We Are Soldiers Still; A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam''' was highly anticipated and published in 2008. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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| ==Trivia== | |||
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| Moore was known as "Yellow Hair" to his troops at the battle at Ia Drang, for his blonde hair, and as a tongue-in-cheek homage referencing Lieutenant Colonel ], commander of the same unit (7th Cavalry) at the ] just under a century before. | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * on ''We Were Soldiers Once...And Young'' | |||
| * on ''We Are Soldiers Still'' | |||
| * produced by the | |||
| * retrieved June 3, 2008 | |||
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