Colonel hal moore 7th cavalry theme

What the American troops quickly discovered was that they had walked into a trap

“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.

When he found himself and his troops outnumbered almost twelve to one at Ia Drang – the first major battle between American and North Vietnamese forces of the Vietnam War – he led from the front, and devoted every ounce of strength and determination he possessed to getting every one of his soldiers out of there alive.

His position at Ia Trang in November 1965 has been likened by many military historians to General Custer’s at Little Bighorn in 1876 – and many of the soldiers who served under Moore nicknamed him “Yellow Hair,” which was Custer’s nickname, seeing as both men commanded the 7th Cavalry Regiment.

Unlike that ill-fated 19th