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Lieutenant General Harold G. Moore (USA Retired)Founder, The National Endowment for The Public Trust
In November 1965, he and his under-strength battalion of 450 troopers fought and won the first major battle of the American War in Vietnam against over 2,000 North Vietnamese Regulars. Based on that battle, General Moore co-authored with journalist Joseph Galloway the #1 New York Times Bestseller, We Were Soldiers Once and Young published in 1992. The movie “We Were Soldiers,” based on the book and staring Mel Gibson as Lt. Col. Hal Moore, was released by Paramount in March 2002. General Moore returned to Vietnam seven times to met and walk battlefields with commanders who opposed him in battle. General Moore commanded two Infantry Companies in the Korean War. Other service includes NATO duty in Norway, command of the 17,000 man Infantry Division in Korea, command of a large Army post of over 35,000 in California, and Personnel Chief of the Army. After 32 years, General Moore retired from the Army. His proudest achievement is that in numerous battles and two wars he never lost a soldier P.O.W. or M.I.A. After retirement from the military, he was executive vice president of a major Colorado ski area for four years. General Moore holds two Combat Infantry Badges, The Purple Heart, and the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation’s second highest award for valor. He received accelerated promotions six times. In 2000, he was appointed “Doughboy of the Year” by the Army Chief of Infantry and received the President’s Award for the Arts from the Vietnam Veterans of America Association. In February 2003, General Moore was selected by the U.S. Military Academy Association of Graduates as a “Distinguished Graduate.” In 2005, General Moore received the Abraham Lincoln Award from the Union League of Philadelphia for Distinguished Service to the United States of America. He also received the John Reagan “Tex” McCrary Award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. A long time warrior for ethical leadership, Gen. Moore is the founder of The National Endowment for The Public Trust, based in Atlanta, GA, with Ambassador Andrew Young as Honorary Chair. This educational institution works to advance public trust and principled and just leadership in America. Several signature leadership projects unique in content and leadership are underway, including establishment of The Home of the Brave Center. Moore is an active national speaker on leadership principles and values. His lessons are highly sought after by corporate America, and he has been selected to speak in 2006 on National Public Radio’s “This I Believe” series. General Moore has five children. His wife, Julie, of 55 years passed away in April 2004. He lives in Auburn, AL and Crested Butte, CO. |
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General
Hal Moore was graduated from West Point in 1945 and completed advanced studies
at George Washington University and Harvard. He is a Master parachutist with
over 300 jumps and pioneered the sport of skydiving in the 1940’s. He was a
paratrooper in Japan and at Ft. Bragg, NC. While at Ft. Bragg, he volunteered
for the Army’s Airborne Test Section and, for three years, jump-tested
experimental parachutes and associated equipment for the Army, Air Force, and
C.I.A 135 times with several near-death experiences. He is a qualified Army
helicopter pilot.