[The Thin Man]

Thanks for the ping. I loved the opening quote "War is an ugly thing ....." It looks like a book I'm going to have to find.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

GARRY OWEN (U.S. 7th Air Cavalry Salute)

...4-More ..please see my Bookmarked Freerepublic Thread titled =

'WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE...& YOUNG...4-FREEDOM'

...4-Purchasing the Book go to our U.S. 7th Air Cavalry IA DRANG-1965 website = www.lzxray.com ..

...4-More on ..'WE WERE SOLDIERS'..The Movie .. go to.. www.WeWereSoldiersFILM.com ..especially the Movie Forum...

...Snow Bunny,I am so deeply touched by your Loving Thread in Honor of the Heroism of Others that I witnessed in the -Valley of Death- that was IA DRANG-1965. You have honored them greatly.

Signed:..ALOHA RONNIE,Vet/Battle of IA DRANG-1965 ...S-1 Personnel Clerk, IA DRANG Landing Zone Falcon... ...I will NEVER FORGET typing up Lt. Col. HAL G. MOORE's (MEL GIBSON) -Letters of Condolances- to the Families and Love Ones of our Young Hero Soldiers who were killed or wounded there, some of whom I personally carried from helicopter to helicopter in the stench of our Battle.

GARRY OWEN (U.S. 7th Air Cavalry Salute)

[Snow Bunny]

The Thin Man, thank you so much for responding to the thread. And if you want further information about the book ALOHA RONNIE was the one that told me about it. He served there and knows this battle very well.He was very helpful to me. p> Thank you again so much , I am so glad you you came to the thread.