ocsfollowme Posted February 11, 2017 Share #1 Posted February 11, 2017 After reading the book and watching the movie LTG Moore was one of my influences in joining the Army. Doing PT while in OCS at Fort Benning and running through the streets as seen in the movie from where his wife delivered the letters was chilling and I will never forget. Rest In Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted February 11, 2017 Share #2 Posted February 11, 2017 Student of mine relayed the news. Really sad to see him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted February 11, 2017 Share #3 Posted February 11, 2017 RIP...Sir... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted February 11, 2017 Share #4 Posted February 11, 2017 Rest in Peace Hero Lay me down in the cold cold groundWhere before many more have goneLay me down in the cold cold groundWhere before many more have gone When they come I will stand my groundStand my ground Ill not be afraid Thoughts of home take away my fearSweat and blood hide my veil of tears Once a year say a prayer for meClose your eyes and remember me Never more shall I see the sunFor I fell to a Germans gun Lay me down in the cold cold groundWhere before many more have goneLay me down in the cold cold groundWhere before many more have gone Where before many more have gone In memory of Sgt. Charles Stuart MacKenzieSeaforth HighlandersWho along with many others gave up his lifeSo that we can live free We will remember them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted February 12, 2017 Share #5 Posted February 12, 2017 R.I.P. Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 12, 2017 Share #6 Posted February 12, 2017 “You had to get on the ground with your troops to see and hear what was happening. You have to soak up firsthand information for your instincts to operate accurately. Besides, it’s too easy to be crisp, cool, and detached at 1, 500 feet; too easy to demand the impossible of your troops; too easy to make mistakes that are fatal only to those souls far below in the mud, the blood, and the confusion"...... .....“It was the final act of a North Vietnamese soldier who was killed. Before he died he took a hand grenade and held it against the stock of his weapon. Then he had gotten on his knees and bent over double. If anybody tried to get his weapon they were going to activate that hand grenade. When I saw the dedication of those two Vietnamese with their hand grenades, I said to myself: We are up against an enemy who is going to make this a very long year.” ― Harold G. Moore, We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young: Ia Drang-The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniformcollector Posted February 12, 2017 Share #7 Posted February 12, 2017 Always looked up to this man! A true hero and a great person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted February 12, 2017 Share #8 Posted February 12, 2017 Slow hand salute, Sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 12, 2017 Share #9 Posted February 12, 2017 You're In The Best Of Company in Fiddlers Green Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted February 13, 2017 Share #10 Posted February 13, 2017 R.I.P. General. A true American Hero has departed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMariner Posted February 13, 2017 Share #11 Posted February 13, 2017 Saw this yesterday and was sad to hear that he had passed on! A true american hero and a great man! RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted February 13, 2017 Share #12 Posted February 13, 2017 RIP General. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytiger Posted February 13, 2017 Share #13 Posted February 13, 2017 He was my Brigade Commander in late 66. He briefed my unit on an Op we were supporting the next day ( with Rocket Artillery Helicopters). Being a WO1 at the time I was sort of in the back and heard him rather then getting a good view of him. He was already a legend by then. Hand Salute Sir! You will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted February 13, 2017 Share #14 Posted February 13, 2017 Ninety-four is a good run, as I wish all men of his stature should enjoy. One heck of a soldier and leader. RIP Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted February 14, 2017 Share #15 Posted February 14, 2017 He was a great American. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted February 14, 2017 Share #16 Posted February 14, 2017 Another shot of Col. Moore in Vietnam. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormrider59 Posted February 28, 2017 Share #17 Posted February 28, 2017 I have a lot of respect for this man, I was an avid reader of his columns in Armchair General and I am very sad to learn of his passing. RIP and Godspeed, General! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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