RIP LTG(R) Hal Moore

Started by bayonetbrant, February 11, 2017, 08:27:21 PM

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bayonetbrant

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May another brave one rest in peace.
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airboy

Quote from: bayonetbrant on February 11, 2017, 08:27:21 PM
http://m.wsfa.com/wsfa/db_330846/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=KDoj9KDM

I wonder if Airboy ever ran into him

General Moore was a member of my Parish.  I saw him pretty regularly at Mass until about 5-6 years ago when his health declined.

Here is the local newspaper story with pictures of his family and the highway Alabama named for him:
http://www.oanow.com/news/local/we-were-soldiers-hero-passes-the-celebrated-life-story-of/article_0717084e-f08a-11e6-9fcb-636a74eceacb.html


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airboy

General Moore's Funeral Mass is Friday Morning, 8:30am (central time) at St. Michaels in Auburn, AL.