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Posted: 12/30/2001 6:35:02 PM EDT
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Just like Blackhawk Down, "We Were Soldiers Once" is a great book. Just like Black hawk it gives a minute to minute account of a horrendous battle. This was one of the first times that the US Army using the Air Cav locked horns with NVA regulars. I have reread it several times.
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Posted: 12/30/2001 6:46:19 PM EDT
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Quoted: .... US Army using the Air Cav locked horns with NVA regular..... Wabi I think you're right. Also I believe Gen. Giap used this battle as a sort of test. Think he decided to figure another way. Seems as if there was also some Lt. who wanted to get the Medal (MOH) - got himself killed and a bunch of his men pretty early in the battle. Purple Heart - no MOH. Battle was maybe in the Ia Drang ?? |
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Posted: 12/30/2001 6:57:22 PM EDT
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Hey 5subslr5, what the heck is the MOA? I don't see it in my book of military ribbons.
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Posted: 12/30/2001 6:59:00 PM EDT
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Yes it was Ia Drang. I haven't read the book yet but it's on my "must read" list. I saw the trailer last night at Black Hawk Down. Looks like the official website is down but you can see the trailer here.
[url]http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/we_were_soldiers/[/url] |
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Posted: 12/30/2001 7:10:10 PM EDT
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MOH maybe?
Medal of Honor? The company that strung itself out in a straight line that met with ambush with nearly all of its officers gathered together apart from their troops was poor. They were caught between two groups of enemy troops that cut them in two and then cut them to shreads. |
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Posted: 12/30/2001 7:14:08 PM EDT
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Quoted: MOH maybe? Medal of Honor? Well, it's obvious that none of you have any familiarity with the coveted "Minute-of-Angle-Medal-of-Honor. |
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Posted: 12/30/2001 7:21:22 PM EDT
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I believe the History Channel covered this battle as the definitive example of Air Mobile combat operations in Vietnam. Very nice segment, with A LOT of footage.
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