- Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, Ia Drang Valley, Battle of, Vietnam, 1965, American Personnal narratives, American Personal narratives
Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both relevant and timeless for reading by all Marines. The Commandant's choice for 1993 was *We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young*.
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Earnest, grave, overwhelming and classical in form.
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- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
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- First published
- 1992
- Pages
- 500
- Publisher
- Corgi Adult, Flatsigned Press, HarperPerennial
- Editions
- 20
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9780345472649
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“The small bloody hole in the ground that was Captain Bob Edwards's Charlie Company command post was crowded with men.”
Harold Gregory Moore Jr. (February 13, 1922 – February 10, 2017) was a United States Army lieutenant general and author. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the U.S. military's second-highest decoration for valor, and was the first of his West Point class (1945) to be promoted to brigadier general, major general, and lieutenant general. Moore is remembered as the lieutenant colonel in command of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, at the Battle of Ia Drang in 1965, during the Vietnam War. The battle was detailed in the 1992 bestseller *We Were Soldiers Once… and Young*, co-authored by Moore and made into the film *We Were Soldiers* in 2002, which starred Mel Gibson as Moore;
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