[ALOHA RONNIE]

...The real kicker was when I first arrived at our IA DRANG Alumni Weekend Conference over 2,200 Miles from Home.

...As I rounded the corner outside our Conference Hotel's Entrance and started to talk to some fellow IA DRANG Vets... ...out comes ..JOE GALLOWAY.. yelling out...

.."Why, it's ..ALOHA RONNIE"..

..."I want you to go right upstairs to the Hotel Restaurant and say Hello to the General and Mrs. MOORE."

...As Lt. Col. HAL G. MOORE said at the Battle of IA DRANG-1965 and Full Colonel HAL G. MOORE then said at the Battle of BONG SON-1966 ...it was just...

.."OUTSTANDING"..!

[RonDog]

...The real kicker was when I first arrived at our IA DRANG Alumni Weekend Conference over 2,200 Miles from Home.

...As I rounded the corner outside our Conference Hotel's Entrance and started to talk to some fellow IA DRANG Vets... ...out comes ..JOE GALLOWAY.. yelling out...

.."Why, it's ..ALOHA RONNIE"..

..."I want you to go right upstairs to the Hotel Restaurant and say Hello to the General and Mrs. MOORE."

...As Lt. Col. HAL G. MOORE said at the Battle of IA DRANG-1965 and Full Colonel HAL G. MOORE then said at the Battle of BONG SON-1966 ...it was just...

.."OUTSTANDING"..!

That would be ..JOE GALLOWAY.. and ...Lt. Col. HAL G. MOORE..., the co-authors of the book!
Right, ALOHA RONNIE?

From amazon.com:
We Were Soldiers Once...and Young:
Ia Drang: The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam

You have some pretty AMAZING friends, Ron!

[Snow Bunny]

It means a lot to me sharing this with you in your posts about it Ronnie.Thank you ALOHA RONNIE

[goldilucky]

That must have been one special alumni you'll never forget!