Hal Moore

Harold G. "Hal" Moore (born February 13, 1922) is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General. He was most famous as the lieutenant colonel in command of the 1st battalion, U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, at the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14 - 16, 1965, in Vietnam.

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February 13 - 1922 - U.S. Army - Lieutenant General - Lieutenant colonel - Battalion - U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment - Battle of Ia Drang - 1965

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Born in Bardstown, Kentucky, his chances of obtaining an appointment to the United States Military Academy were reduced due to the demographics of the area; Moore therefore moved to Washington, D.C. to complete his high school education, and attended George Washington University for two years before receiving his appointment from a Georgia congressman in 1942. He graduated from West Point in 1945. He attended graduate studies at George Washington & Harvard Universities.

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Bardstown, Kentucky - United States Military Academy - Washington, D.C. - George Washington University - Georgia - 1942 - 1945

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Moore was commissioned as a second lieutenant, in 1945, and retired in 1977. Gen. Moore was the first of his class (1945) to be promoted to Brigadier General, Major General, and Lieutenant General. After his retirement, Moore served as the Executive Vice President of the Crested Butte Ski Area, Colorado. Moore was portrayed by Mel Gibson in We Were Soldiers (2002) which was the film version of Moore's book We Were Soldiers Once...And Young.

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Second lieutenant - 1977 - Retirement - Executive Vice President - Crested Butte Ski Area - Colorado - Mel Gibson - We Were Soldiers - 2002 - Book - We Were Soldiers Once...And Young

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