General Hal Moore on Leadership

Left: Lt Col Hal Moore at the Battalion command post in LZ Xray on 15 Nov 65.

Harold Gregory "Hal" Moore, Jr. (born February 13, 1922) is a retired Lieutenant General in the United States Army. Moore is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, which is the second highest military decoration of the United States Army.

He was the lieutenant colonel in command of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, at the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14–16, 1965, in Vietnam.

Today he is the "Honorary Colonel" of the Regiment.




General Hal Moore was interviewd on Radio Free Mississippi in 2009 - Listen here