We Were Soldiers Once...and YoungWe Were Soldiers Once and Young by Lt. General Hal Moore and Joseph Galloway is a harrowing and powerful account of one of the most significant battles in the Vietnam War. In November 1965, the men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, led by Lt. Col. Hal Moore, were airlifted by helicopter into the Ia Drang Valleya place that would soon become synonymous with intense and bloody combat. Almost immediately, the 450 men found themselves surrounded and