Camp Holloway Discussion Forum Archive 04 - 01/01/04 to 02/10/06

Ia Drang Cav Fights - 40th Anniversary

The terrible fights at LZs X-Ray and Albany in the Ia Drang Valley described in Galloway and Moore's "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young" and in the movie "We Were Soldiers" were 40 years ago this week, 1965.

Ron Carey, Lumpy, and my wife and I were at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, The Wall, in DC last Friday for Veterans Day. The 1st Cav Ia Drang vets marched in a column of twos down from the West side to salute their dead on Panel 3 East before the usual ceremonies.

I have put together an 8-minute slide show on DVD about the occasion. I made a ton of copies, mailed some today to the usual Cav suspects, but have plenty available if you guys would like a copy. It turned out real nice.

Please just email me

hosco6@aol.com

with

SUBJECT: WALL SLIDE SHOW

and complete mail address. I'll just print the email, cut the address out, attach to the envelope and mail right away.

Trust me, it's a pretty good 8 minutes.

Bob K--