I Russell L. Ross lzalbany65@aol.com was never in the Hal G. Moore Museum.
I was at LZ X-Ray, and LZ ALBANY wasnt an AMBUSH!, I was in the 2/7 Recon PLT. I was an RTO. Moore did not like McDade, he was first chosen by Kinnard for the 11 Air Assault in 1963, Moore wrote a letter to Kinnard ask for a battalion but but no answer back. Moore got the call in 1964
From what pictures and stories you have displayed about Hal G. Moore is fiction We Were Soldiers Once and Young as is We Are Soldiers Still, Mike Guardia's Books Hal Moore A Soldier Once and Always, Hal G. Moore on Leadership winning when out gunned and outmanned. Hal G. Moore A Life in Pictures are FICTION! you have pictures of Hal G. Moore wearing the 11 Air Assault Badge, he has no orders for that award.
Hal G. Moore did have soldiers of color in his units, but NONE were ever in his Command group ie: S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4, S-5, same for Division and other Commands G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, G-5.
Hal G. Moore left MIA's at LZ X-Ray Nov 14-16 1965 using Landing Zone Albany Nov 17-18 1965 as an excuse in April 1966 Hal G. Moore flew back to LZ X-Ray to retrieve his MIA's he found 4 troops, Hal G. Moore left one troop from Landing Zone Albany who is still missing to this day! A sp/4 Hiemer!
FICTION: Fabrication applies particularly to a false but carefully invented statement or a series of statements, in which some truth is sometimes interwoven, the whole usually intended to deceive.
"The Greatest Hero" from "Sergio Aragon's GROO the wanderer. Marvel GROO 70 October 1990
"People everywhere are smitten - With a tale that is written.
Once a hero's deeds are known - They're as good as etched in stone.
Every word, folks take to heart - And think this makes them very smart.
Amazing how the very wise - Never stop to realize- That what they read may not be true-
Groo Moral: Even when the words are true the may not speak the truth.
We Were Soldiers Once And Young is FICTION as to Hal G. Moore, Reporter? Joe Lee Galloway, Vincent Cantu, Jack P. Smith, Larry Gwin, Rick Rescrola, Salvator Fantino, and George Forrest.
Hal G. Moore was the Col. Klink, George A. Custer of the Vietnam War.
Hal G. Moore and George A. Custer, both talked about the new rifles they had that won battle they were in.
George A. Custer wrote glowingly about the Spencer Rifle Spencer Rifle History
Hal G. Moore spoke glowingly about the M-16 Rifle
He knew nothing, nothing, About Air Assault. ( using helicopters as transport )
Page 17 Hal G. Moore's new concepts & techniques were written in the 1950's FM 57-35 Army Transport
Aviation-Combat Operations, 1963 FM 57-35 Airmobile Operations, by Officers he worked with? in 1957.
Hal G. Moore LIES "in 1957 "I was in on the concept of Airmobility with Gavin, Norton, Seneff Williams".
Hal G. Moore claim's 2 1/2 years writing, 1 1/2 years training in Airmobile tactics in the 11 Air Assault Division
Test, for a total of 4 years and yet he retained nothing about Airmobile tactics.
FACT: At the pentagon, Hal G. Moore was in the R&D branch of Air Mobility, his job was developing new Airborne equipment and synchronizing Army-Air Force requirements for airborne operations.
It had nothing to do with Air Assault, and working with helicopters.
Hal G. Moore didn't even know they were writing the air assault manual 57-35 Army Transport Aviation-Combat Operations in 1957.
Hal G. Moore knew nothing about Air Assault tactics!
Hal G. Moore did not include anyone from his Battalion Staff the S-2, S-3, S-4, when he and only Bruce Crandall made the plans for the Assault on LZ X-Ray.
S-2 is the Intel guys
S-3 is operations
S-4 is the supply people
Page 37 Bruce Crandall "Hal G. Moore wanted Aviation present, to be part of his Staff".
FACT: Hal G. Moore, Bruce Crandall or his ALO ( Air Liaison Officer ) had to coordinate the flight time from Plei Me to X- Ray, flight routes, fire support, bringing in resupply and a Medevac Huey.
Hal G. Moore couldn't plan the operation with out Bruce Crandall ( Aviation ) present.
Page 60 As Bruce Crandall flared the Huey to land at Landing Zone X-Ray, as the door-gunners opened fire and Hal G. Moore & his troops starts firing their weapons!
Fact: FM 57-35 Army Transport Aviation-Combat Operations in 1957-1963.
There is no firing from the helicopter during flight, landing or any other time.
Pity the troop to their right a face full of hot brass, left ear drums ringing, brass on floor or getting caught in the Huey's controls.
Hal G. Moore who had been listening to the battle of Landing Zone Albany on the radio at Pleiku, volunteered for the 1st Battalion 7th Cavalry to go to Columbus to guard the artillery.
So the 2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry could go and reinforce Landing Zone ALBANY.
MYTHS: of The Ia Drang Valley: Some Officers even Kinnard stated that Hal G. Moore, volunteered to go into Landing Zone ALBANY, but he didn't. read more
