Posted on 11/06/2007 10:15:31 AM PST by La Enchiladita
Operation Gratitude is delighted to announce that a very special American, Lt. Gen. Hal Moore (Ret.), will join Operation Gratitude Volunteers at the National Guard Armory in Van Nuys, CA on Saturday, December 1 to assemble thousands of Care Packages to be shipped to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for the Holidays. Lt. Gen. Moore, a legendary Military leader, who co-authored the NY Times #1 best-seller We Were Soldiers Once...and Young, will also be our special guest speaker during our lunch-break starting at Noon.
As a very special gift to be included in every Holiday Care Package, General Moore, through the generosity of Wild Goose Ministries in Vail, Co., has donated 70,000 copies of his most recent inner story, "A General's Spiritual Journey." This beautiful work represents Hal Moore's faith-filled journey from childhood to the battlefield and into his golden years, as told to, and memorialized by, his friend and "Driver."
(Excerpt) Read more at opgratitude.com ...
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I Met Aloha Ronnie Yesterday (Operation Gratitude)
http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58051
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Yay!!!! Glad you made it. I didn’t, my bad; had a scheduling conflict many miles away. I couldn’t see the photo of you and friend, it’s a red ‘x’.
The important thing is you saw your General again, and a buddy...:)
Bump for Aloha Ronnie!!!
In case you didn’t know, Mrs. Moore passed away three years ago. There was a couple there that have taken care of the General since that time. The wife cooks for him, and interestingly she happens to look like Paula Dean. Since they are from Alabama and Paula is from Georgia they share the same passion for good ol’ country cooking. It is the friendship that they share that led to the book. The publisher donated 70,000 copies to Operation Gratitude for inclusion in the boxes, and copies for all of the volunteers.
Lt General Moore is one class act! Amazing man!
One of THE best books and movie of the Viet Nam War.
God Bless LTG. Moore and the rest of our Vets.
I just love that man. Thanks for sharing pictures of him and thanks for this thread.
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NEVER FORGET
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Operation Gratitude Photo Gallery:
Lt. Gen. HAL MOORE visits...
http://www.opgratitude.com/view_album.php?album=62
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NEVER FORGET
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Thanks, ALOHA RONNIE!! The best OpGratitude photo album I’ve seen yet....so sorry I had to miss that wonderful day.
Vietnam Veterans bump.
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Please see ALOHA RONNIE Post No. 46...
GARRY OWEN, Sir
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Lt. Gen. HAL MOORE =
ARMCHAIR GENERAL Magazine Board Member
http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com
http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=133
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From Armchair General Magazine Publisher ERIC WEIDER:
I met Aloha Ronnie Yesterday
http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58051
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NEVER FORGET
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CLARITY =
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Who Owns the Vietnam War?
http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58906
(See Poster Miss Saigon’s most insightful thread postings)
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NEVER FORGET
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..Lt. Gen. HAL G. MOORE (Ret.)..visits Operation Gratitude, December 1, 2007, receiving it’s very 1st FREEDOM Award..
https://www.operationgratitude.com/about-us/photo-gallery/nggallery/gallery/lt-gen-hal-moore-visits (Photos)
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