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Harold Gregory Moore Jr. (February 13, 1922 – February 10, 2017) was a United States Army lieutenant general and author. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the U.S. Army's second-highest decoration for valor, and was the first soldier in his West Point graduating class of 1945 to be promoted to brigadier general, major general, and lieutenant general.
Julia Compton Moore (February 10, 1929 – April 18, 2004) was the wife of Hal Moore, a United States Army officer.Her efforts and complaints in the aftermath of the Battle of Ia Drang prompted the U.S. Army to set up survivor support networks and casualty notification teams consisting of uniformed officers, which are still in use.
The two participated in the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang, which Moore would later describe in a 1992 book he co-authored We Were Soldiers Once… And Young, (from which the 2002 Mel Gibson film We Were Soldiers would be adapted); Rescorla is the soldier pictured on the book jacket cover. Moore described Rescorla as "the best platoon leader I ever saw".
The new name honors Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia. Moore’s three-decade military career was highlighted by his heroism as commander at the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War.
Must Be Santa" is a Christmas song written by Hal Moore and Bill Fredericks [1] and first released in November 1960 by Mitch Miller on Columbia 41814 (45 rpm). [2] A cover version by Tommy Steele reached Number 40 on the UK Singles Chart a year later. [3] Another cover, by Joan Regan made number 42 a week later. [4]
Dealing with some upsetting personal betrayal stuff from a new person in my life and trying to parce through what to learn from it,” t Mandy Moore Reveals 'Betrayal' by Someone 'Intimately ...
"My life and my career was to make her proud," the actor tells PEOPLE of his mom, who died in 2020. "I miss her tremendously."
Hal Moore continued the battle in a different landing zone, and after nearly a year, he returned home safely to Julia and his family. His superiors congratulate him for killing over 1,800 North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong soldiers. An older, now retired Moore visits the Vietnam War memorial and looks at the names of the soldiers who fell at ...