Lt. General's Birthday

Today is the birthday of  Harold "Hal" Moore Jr., US Army lieutenant general, author; led 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment at 1965 Battle of Ia Drang Valley; his best-known book, co-authored with combat journalist Joe Galloway, is We Were Soldiers Once . . . And Young, an account of that battle.  We Were Soldiers Once And Young (with co-author Joseph L. Galloway), which was adapted into the film "We Were Soldiers," which was filmed at Fort Hunter Liggett and Fort Benning; Moore was played by Mel Gibson. 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. ~ Michael S. Pauley