...After I came back from Vietnam in 1966 I immediately went to work, and continued till 1997, for Matson Navigation Company which is the main Steamship Carrier of Container Freight, Autos and at the time Luxury Liner passengers to Hawaii ...thus my .."ALOHA RONNIE"..!!
...Since this also included shipping Autos of Military Familes to Hawaii whose spouses were heading to War over the decades (Some were Multiple Repeats!!!) ...I was blessed to be able to keep tabs thru them on what MOOORE & PLUMLEY were still doing for our country's Protectors.
See:
http://www.Matson.com ...PLUMLEY was at our Ft. Benning Pre-Screening of .."WE WERE SOLDIERS".. in February 2002 and at its Los Angeles Premiere in March, looking really fine.
...PLUMLEY doesn't attend our Annual IA DRANG Alumni Conference in Washington, D.C. any longer, but I believe he still does lecture our Military Personnel about the Battle of IA DRANG-1965, on occasion, as does Gen. MOORE.
...PLUMLEY =
...The real ..'Lion in Winter'
Thanks for the info on what CSM Plumley and Col. Moore are doing today.
Please accept my respect for your people that didn't make it, we never have enough good men to have any to waste, it would be good if they could be back with us tonight in the flesh instead of the spirit.
The volunteer American fighting man has no peer when well lead and trained by such as General Moore and CSM Plumley. As many enemy fine light infantrymen found out that day.I never saw anything like LZ X-Ray in my time in Viet Nam except in nightmares.
Regards, Paul