Hal Moore Basil Plumley autographed photo signed X Ray Ia Drang Vietnam

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Hal Moore and Basil Plumley signed 4x6 color photograph. General Hal Moore Vietnam "Battle of Ia Drang" in the film We Were Soldiers General Moore was portrayed by Mel Gibson. West Point Class of 1945. Recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross (2nd highest military decoration), Army Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, 3 Bronze Star (4th highest military decoration), 9 Air Medals. General Moore Commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, at the Battle of Ia Drang, in 1965 during the Vietnam War. After his service in the Vietnam War, Moore served at the Pentagon as the military liaison to the Assistant Secretary for International affairs in the Office of under Secretary of Defense. Basil L. Plumley was a career soldier and airborne combat infantryman in the United States Army who eventually achieved the rank of Command Sergeant Major. He is most famous for his actions as Sergeant Major of the US Army's 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, at the Battle of Ia Drang (Vietnam, 1965). Lieutenant General Hal Moore, who, as a Lieutenant Colonel, was Plumley's battalion commander during the Battle of Ia Drang, praised Plumley as an outstanding NCO and leader in the 1992 book about this battle, We Were Soldiers Once...And Young. The book was the basis for the 2002 film We Were Soldiers, in which Plumley was played by actorSam read more

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