re: 'We Were Soldiers' hero passes; the celebrated life story of a soldier, a leader

R.I.P. Hal - a hero in an era when real men like him were all around us but were not well respected by the new-age radicals.

When I moved back to Leesville, LA in '98 I bought a house next door to a classmate of mine. Her husband was a retired Colonel who had served with Moore. He had an autographed copy of his book. Loaned it to me to read.

Until then I was unaware of that epic battle. My neighbor died last summer. That cohort of heroes is leaving us rapidly.