Harold Gregory Moore Jr. (February 13, 1922 – February 10, 2017) was a United States Army lieutenant general and author. As a lieutenant colonel, he commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, at the Battle of Ia Drang in 1965, during the Vietnam War.

2017年2月16日 · WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- Retired Army Lt. Gen. Harold "Hal" Gregory Moore, co-author of the book "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young," died Friday at his home in Auburn, Alabama. He was...

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.

2025年3月4日 · Hal Moore is best known for leading the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment during the first major battle of the Vietnam War in the Ia Drang Valley in November 1965. Despite being badly ...

Hal is best known for his leadership in the first major battle of the Vietnam War in the Ia Drang Valley in November 1965. Within 20 minutes of landing at LZ X-RAY, the 7 th Cavalry, vastly outnumbered, was assaulted by hun­dreds of enemy furiously determined to over-run the LZ.

2019年2月27日 · “Hate war, love the American soldier,” was a mantra that legendary Lieutenant General Hal Moore not only believed, but also lived by. While Moore hated war itself, he loved every soldier who served with him as a brother.

Lt. General Harold G. Moore, the real-life protagonist portrayed by Mel Gibson in We Were Soldiers, talks with THE NEW AMERICAN about the movie, his book, and Vietnam.

Harold Gregory "Hal" Moore Jr. (February 13, 1922 – February 10, 2017) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. [1] He was also an author. Moore was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, which is the second highest military honor of the United States Army. Moore was born in Bardstown, Kentucky.

Harold Gregory Moore 'Hal' Graduate, U.S. Military Academy, Class of 1945 Engagements: • Korean War (1950 - 1953) • Vietnam War (1960 - 1973) Biography: Moore was born on 13 February 1922, in Bardstown, KY.

He is best known as the Lieutenant Colonel in command of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, at the Battle of Ia Drang, in 1965 during the Vietnam War; Moore was the "honorary colonel" of the Regiment. Moore was born on February 13, 1922, in Bardstown, Kentucky.