For another incident occurring November 1965 read "The Day It Became the Longest War" by Lieutenant General Charles G. Cooper, USMC (Ret.) Proceedings May 1996.
We Were Soldiers Once. . .and Young, New York: Random House, 1992, co-authored by Joe Galloway and Army Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (ret.). Galloway is the only civilian to receive a medal from the U.S. Army for valor during the Vietnam War--a Bronze Star with Combat V for rescuing wounded soldiers under fire in the Ia Drang Valley in November 1965--we have not seen such a journalist since: hence it stands out for realistic treatment of exceptional bravery against overwhelming odds.
Galloway the man is not the weapons-averse pc caricature of the film.
Galloway:
I have a real problem with the Vietnam movies. The veterans, the people who were there, can't see very much in the Vietnam movies that tells them about what they did and what they saw. There's too much other baggage. And that was one reason the General [Hal Moore] and I wrote the book, and that's one reason Randall Wallace has made the movie; to give the veterans a chance to see something they can be proud of and say, "By God, that's the truth."
He was/is a helluva reporter.
Interesting interview with Mel Gibson, and Joey Galloway on the web site: www.We were Soldiers.com
Worth checking out.
They also have a remarkable soundtrack to the movie that is worth purchasing. dedicated to American Veterans. I am damned proud to own a copy!
Take care, and keep your powder dry!