Lt. Gen. Hal Moore dies; depicted in film 'We Were Soldiers'

[John Morris]

I am very saddened personally, one of my all time heroes, Lt. General Hal Moore dies today. Many of you may of known of him before the popular Mel Gibson Movie "We Were Soldiers" but for me, I did not know about him until that gritty and realistic movie came to the big screen.

LTC (rank at the time) Hal Moore, historians and the men who were there said Mel Gibson nailed it, that was Hal Moore.

After seeing the movie I immediately researched this man and found out he also was in the Korean War as well.

 

Knowing this legend is no longer among the living leaves a void in our living history that is passing away each and every day at an alarming rate. I have this to say, we owe our lives as Americans and our way of life to the men like LTG Hal Moore and all those who served under these giant leaders. We'll always and forever be in your debt Sir.

 

Rest in Peace, I know you have a lot of brothers in heaven waiting on your arrival, my gosh, can you imagine the reception up there? The men he lead, the men who fought and died while in his command, they were proud to be with him in battle, and I am sure they are proud to have him once again in their midst.

 

Links of Interest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Moore

http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/hal-moore-portrayed-by-actor-mel-gibson-in-we-were-soldiers-dies-at-age-94

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/lt-gen-hal-moore-dies-depicted-in-film-we-were-soldiers-1.453672

http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0010423/bio

 

[lew]

Brave man, courageous leader. RIP.  Crisp hand salute.

[Dadio]

He had been around,I see the airborne wings, infantry medal, 7th Cavalry patch,wish I could remember what all the ribbons were. there are some more paratrooper medals and looks like a flying medal too. There is that silver and gold medal and the bottom (his right) one with the green oak leaves on it that look pretty impressive too.

Like Gen. McCarther said, "Old Soldiers Never Die, they Just Fade Away",

Herb

[Stick486]

sorry to hear this...

he knew his business, was hardcore w/ a solid grip on reality and FWIW, for while, he was my ''boss''...

crisp salute...

[John Morris]

1 hour ago, Dadio said:

He had been around,I see the airborne wings, infantry medal, 7th Cavalry patch,wish I could remember what all the ribbons were. there are some more paratrooper medals and looks like a flying medal too. There is that silver and gold medal and the bottom (his right) one with the green oak leaves on it that look pretty impressive too.

Like Gen. McCarther said, "Old Soldiers Never Die, they Just Fade Away",

Herb

Herb, go to this link  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Moore and scroll down to the "Military Awards" section to see the medals and descriptions that Hal Moore possesses.

Edited February 12, 2017 by John Morris

[Chips N Dust]

This is very sad new. Thank you for the information

[Gene Howe]

A proud and humble salute to a great man and a great soldier.

RIP, General.

[p_toad]

Taps seems somehow inadequate for our finest...  

[Fred Wilson]

Our Hero Legends are slowly leaving this earth to reside forever is a much better place.  Making room for younger Hero (soon to be) Legends.

 

Thanks, sire, for letting us know

[Fred W. Hargis Jr]

I saw that on the news. Great American, and a valiant soldier. RIP, General!

[HandyDan]

Thanks for passing this on.  I often wonder how him and others would view our kinder gentler approach.