Julia Compton Moore

The wife of an Army colonel during the Vietnam era, Moore was appalled by the way the military notified families of soldiers' deaths: by sending a telegram to the family via taxi. She demanded of the base commander a list of families who would get telegrams, and followed the taxi around so no one would be alone when they got a notice. Her successful campaign to change the notification method was chronicled in a 2002 movie We Were Soldiers, based on a book she wrote with her husband. She died April 18 from cancer. She was 75. From This is True for 18 April 2004 Suggestions for further reading: We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - the Battle That Changed the War... by Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway Amazon Price: $9.50 Customer Review: I was not in Viet Nam, I lived through that time as a college student. This book made the War as real to me as it could have been to somebody who wasn't there. As bad as my memories of Viet Nam were from the 1960's;...this book broke my heart. It is ...   We were Soldiers Once...And Young: Ia Drang--The Battle That Changed The War ... by Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway Amazon Price: $19.80 Customer Review: Ordering from Amazon is easy, and received book in a timely manner. Love Amazon, will order from them again soon. Would recommend ordering from Amazon, great company and trustworthy.   We Were Soldiers Once -And Young by Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway Amazon Price:   Signed General Hal Moore & Joe Galloway Limited Edition Book: We Were Soldier... by Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway Amazon Price: Customer Review: This review is of a book is also published in hardcover and softcover. I doubt that anyone will buy an expensive leather-covered book who doesn't at least know about the regular editions, but if you don't this is one to consider. Earlie...   We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang--The Battle That Changed the War ... by Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway Amazon Price: Customer Review: I am very disappointed in this purchase as it was a broken item and the seller has yet to make it right. After contacting him and returning the product I have yet to receive the credit deserved for this product. The last tape is broken and cannot b...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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