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Gregory "Matt" Dillon was required to enroll in ROTC at the University of Alabama. Upon graduation, he was required to give two years in the U.S. Army. He ended up serving 24 years, including three tours in Vietnam. He served as operations officer for then-Lt. Col. Hal Moore with the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division at the vicious battle of Landing Zone X-Ray in November 1965 In this edition of Veterans Chronicles, Col. Dillon explains the events that led up to the Battle of Ia Drang, how the fighting began, the saga of the lost platoon, the enemy's relentless assault on the second day of the battle, and how American air power proved to be a descisive factor in winning the battle.Dillon notes the heroism of the men who fought there and the tremendous leadership of Hal Moore. He also describes the actions in July 1969 that resulted in him receiving the Silver Star. And Dillon describes rescuing wounded men under heavy fire, the enemy AK-47 that he collected and thought he lost forever, and much more.

Jesse "Bud" Alley was born in Florida but grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. He joined Army ROTC while enrolled at Furman University. Not long after commissioning, he was assigned as a radio officer. After one more reassignment, his job was to make sure radios were in working order for the colonels in the new Air Cavalry Division.Because of the radio work and other training, Alley had never gone through an infantry training course or even flown in a helicopter when he was deployed to Vietnam in 1965. Within months he would be in the midst of some of the most intense combat of the war.In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," Alley walks us through the buildup to the Battle of Ia Drang. He also explains what he saw upon arriving at Landing Zone X-Ray after the brutal combat there. Alley then takes through the grueling march from X-Ray to Landing Zone Albany and almost immediately entering combat there. He also details the hours enduring what he calls a killing zone, and holding a soldier named Garrett Lee in his arms while Lee took his final breaths.Finally, Alley takes us on his journey to meet the family of Garrett Lee just two years ago and what that moment was like. He also tells about his trip back to Vietnam many years after the war.

In this special Veterans Day episode, The Stoner Budeez welcome a guest Budee, V, to honor those who served. Together, they delve into the intense history of the Battle of Ia Drang, the first major battle between U.S. forces and North Vietnamese troops during the Vietnam War, and discuss the powerful film "We Were Soldiers", which captures the harrowing experiences of those who fought. We also take a moment to wish a happy 249th birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps. Join us for a thoughtful blend of history, storytelling, and gratitude in honor of our veterans!

Air Cavalry was a new tactic employed during the Vietnam War. Jack List participated in those early days of air assault, including seeing action in the Ia Drang Valley, made famous in the movie “We Were Soldiers”. Jack served 30 years, 11 months and 25 days in the Army, retiring at the rank of Command Sergeant Major.   Jack was born in Germany and his father served in the German Army during World War II.  During his first tour in Vietnam he was notified by his grandmother that he had been drafted into the German Army! Jack was assigned to the 11th Air Assault “Test” Division that was evaluating the Air Assault concept. Jack would eventually serve as a Crew Chief with the newly minted 1st Air Cavalry. He became responsible for a UH-1 “Huey”.  Jack flew as a door gunner on missions and then had to patch up the aircraft upon return to base. The 1st Air Cavalry was based at Camp Radcliff, An Khe'. At the time it was the largest helicopter base in the world with more than 400 helicopters. On his first mission they launched 110 helicopters to support a Special Forces camp. “The thing that scared me the most was not the enemy shooting at us, it was potential for midair collisions.” The scenes at LZ X-Ray depicted in “We Were Soldiers” were just a small part of the larger Pleiku campaign. At LZ-Albany, further north in the Ia Drang valley, our troops suffered a 50% casualty rate. Jack described one of his missions where 5 of the 10 persons on board were wounded upon approach to the landing zone. He says he has no idea how he completed two tours without being wounded himself. His pilot trained other crew members so they would know the basics in case they had to fly the helicopter. Jack says that Sergeant Major Basil Plumley was an excellent leader and always had his troops well squared away. Col. Hal Moore went back into both LZ X-Ray and LZ Albany to retrieve remains.

In the fall of 1965 the Vietnam War was an event most Americans saw as a series of smaller battles leaving little to remember. That all would change when the First Cavalry Air Mobile Division flew into the Ia Drang Valley in the central highlands of South Vietnam. The Air Mobile Division was a new concept. Battalions would use helicopters to be transferred in and out as artillery support came in from above. This allowed troops to be quickly brought in and out for battle. The central highlands had few roads and challenging terrain, making air mobility the only viable mode of transportation. The Battle of the la Drang Valley would come to be remembered as one of the most iconic battles of the Vietnam War, and later would set the scene for the film We Were Soldiers based on the novel We Were Soldiers Once……And Young. It was the first major combat action between U.S. ground forces and the North Vietnamese Army. And it all began early one fall day. Travel to Germany with me here Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEE Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 347) — Travel back to the 1960s during the Vietnam War while historian Joshua Donohue unpacks the real events behind the 2002 film We Were Soldiers. From the crucial role of helicopter pilots in the heat of battle, to the heart-pounding "Broken Arrow" moment, discover what Hollywood got right and where it took creative liberties depicting the Battle of Ia Drang in We Were Soldiers. Where to watch We Were Soldiers now Where to start learning more of the true story We Were Soldiers Once...and Young Josh's article: Heroic Fight for Wake Island    Also mentioned in this episode Wikipedia's map of the battle Records about Ia Drang at the Library of Congress Did you enjoy this episode? Unlock ad-free episodes Get the BOATS email newsletter Leave a comment Support our sponsors Note: If your podcast app doesn't support clickable links, copy/paste this in your browser to find all the links: https://links.boatspodcast.com/347 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lieutenant Ronald E. Ray was deployed as a platoon leader in the Ia Drang Valley, right on the Cambodian border. After one of his patrols was surrounded by the enemy, Ray took nearly all of his men to rescue them. They successfully broke through enemy lines to reach their allies, where they took fire from all sides. Ray directed their defense while single handedly taking out multiple enemies and machine gun nests, in addition to using his body to protect two of his allies from a grenade explosion. Ray and his team weathered the storm, and Ray only agreed to be evac'ed after all of his men had reached safety.

It's been almost 50 years since the last American soldier came home from Vietnam. In this 1993 interview, Army Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and war correspondent Joe Galloway recall the first major battle of thwe war, in the Ia Drang Valley in1965.' Get We Were Soldiers Once… And Young by Joe Galloway & Hal MooreAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Adm. Elmo Zumwalt and Winnie Smith For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTube Photo by Ahodges7 #war #Vietnam #IaDrang #1960s

He's a real American hero! He received America's highest military honor, the Congressional Medal of Honor, and He earned it, believe me. It was November 14, 1965, Major Bruce Crandall flew a Huey helicopter assigned to lift troops into Ia Drang, which was to become known, in Vietnam, as the "Valley of Death." His mission to deliver the troops was done. But pretty soon he realized the plight of those troops. There were 450 American soldiers hugely outnumbered by 2,000 enemy troops. Major Crandall began flying into that Valley of Death to bring out the wounded and to bring in ammunition. Before that day was over, he had flown for 14 hours straight - 22 flights barraged with enemy fire. It took three different choppers to do it all; two were too damaged to continue. One officer said, "Without Major Crandall, our battalion would almost surely have been overrun." Crandall simply said, "They knew we would come if they needed it no matter what." That's heroism. I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "The Passion of a Powerful Life." Another officer in the Valley of Death that day bottom lined their heroic rescuer's work this way: "If he hadn't come, every man there would have died." But then, that's always the way it is with rescue, right? If the rescuer doesn't come, people die. When you hear sermons about "witnessing" or "evangelism" or "sharing your faith," you probably don't think, "I may be the difference between someone living or dying." You are. Here's God's clear command in Proverbs 24:11-12. It's our word for today from the Word of God. "Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. If you say, �But we knew nothing about this,' does not He who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not He who guards your life know it? Will not He repay each person according to what He has done?" God gave His Son so we could be rescued from an eternal Valley of Death. He's really not interested in our excuses for not telling the people we know about the Christ that their eternity depends on. We're so scared of what might happen to us if we dared to tell them about Jesus. How about being a whole lot more afraid of what will happen to them if we don't tell them. God uses some sobering words to describe the lost people around us. In His own words, they are "staggering toward slaughter." According to Luke 19:10, they are "lost." These are people you know. They're "condemned" according to John 3:18. According to Ephesians 2:12, they're "Without hope and without God." And in 2 Thessalonians 1, they are those who "will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord." That's people we know, and it won't happen because that's what God wants. He sent His Son to take their hell. But they can't reach for Him as their Rescuer unless they know about him, unless someone explains what He did for them. Someone they know. Someone in their world; someone like you. We may think we're not responsible, but if you know a lost person, God holds you responsible and will, in God's own words, in Ezekiel 3, "hold you accountable for his blood." Maybe we think we're not capable. That's what Moses thought. And God says to you what He said to him, "I will be with you...Now go; I will help you speak and teach you what to say" (Exodus 3:10, 4:12). Look, you're not the hand. You're just a glove. You're just God's glove. He'll put His hand into your life and your influence and your story and your personality, and He'll do through you what you thought you could never do. You're just God's glove. Friends of ours, family members, coworkers, fellow students; they are, whether they know it or not, in the spiritual Valley of Death. God has put you in their world to help rescue them. Would you tell your Commander, "Lord, I will rescue the dying, whatever it takes, because You did!"

Specialist 5 Jon Wallenius served in Vietnam with the Army, and fought in the famous Battle of Ia Drang. As a member of the First Cavalry Division, it was his job to scout for enemies in advanced positions and clear LZs for the infantry.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early 1960's, the U.S. Army developed a new way of moving troops into and out of strategic locations. It was called Air Cavalry and operated under the theory that moving forces by helicopter was faster and more precise than driving them or having them jump out of airplanes. One of the earliest and best known Air Cavalry engagements was at Landing Zone X-Ray during the Battle of Ia Drang in November 1965. Young Earnie Savage was part of Bravo company in the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry of the 1st Air Cavalry Division. Shortly after landing at X-Ray, his platoon was cut off and the two highest-ranking member of the platoon were killed. That suddenly left him in charge, surrounded by the enemy and trying to keep any other men from being killed.In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," Savage tells us about the platoon getting cut off, how he adjusted to being in command, his strategy for holding off the enemy for many hours until they could reconnect with other American forces, why he did not get very nervous in combat, and much more.Savage also tells us about going right back to the fight shortly after surviving this ordeal and what it was like to train new members of the battalion after many of his friends completed their tours.

Colonel Walter Joseph Marm Jr. served in the Army during Vietnam. On the 14th of November, 1965, Marm and his company were tasked with rescuing a platoon that had been surrounded by the NVA. After their first push was unsuccessful, Marm led his platoon through heavy machine gun and light arms fire. Marm killed four enemies that approached their position before exposing himself to enemy fire in order to locate their hidden machine gun. He then charged the machine gun bunker alone, running through 30 yards of open terrain, again exposed to enemy fire. He then tossed a grenade into the bunker, killing several of the 8 enemies that manned it, and killed the rest with his rifle. As he motioned for his men to join up with him, he was shot. The bullet entered his left jaw and exited through his right cheek. Despite the wound, Marm walked back to his company by himself, where he was evac'd to a hospital.

Colonel John Anthony Cash served in the Army as a Rifle Company Commander in Vietnam. In this interview, Cash recalls hearing updates about the devastating Battle of Ia Drang around a radio, serving in Operation White Wing, and several tragic stories from his tour. Before serving in Vietnam, Cash helped train Cuban nationals in the lead up to the Bay of Pigs Invasion. He later contributed to Seven Firefights in Vietnam, The Exclusion of Black Soldiers from the Medal of Honor in World War II, and Black Soldier-White Army: The 24th Infantry Regiment in Korea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Desde o fim da Segunda Guerra Mundial, vários processos de independência foram disparados pelo globo. Um deles, na Indochina Francesa, deu origem ao Vietnã - mas o processo foi complicado e, durante décadas, envolveu diversos países entre aliados e inimigos. Após uma operação do tipo false flag, em 1964, os Estados Unidos entraram diretamente no conflito. Sua primeira grande batalha foi Ia Drang.Vem com o CG entender um pouco mais sobre essa batalha!Episódio em áudio e vídeo, consuma como preferir! Ouça Podcasts - conteúdo interessante onde, como e quando você quiser! Assine o Clube dos Generais pelo seu aplicativo de podcasts favorito.Nosso agradecimento aos membros do nosso canal no YouTube!Categoria Capitão: Rafael Andrade, Breno Achete Mendes e Marcelo BarrosCategoria Sargento: Anderson Püttow, Pablo Maicá, Felipe Veiga Ramos e Claudio CalazaCategoria Cabo: Geraldo "Schulz" Domiciano, Kleiton Fontes, Paulo Fernandes, Vinícius, João Felipe Müller, Fabiano Bitterncourt, Márcio Leandro "Wood" Montanha, Rogério Batista, Gustavo Grossi, Dani Dani e Paulo RobertoCategoria Hater: Ganem Neto, Cristiano FerreiraCategoria Recruta: Ricardo Luchini, Iago "BT-7" Bovi, Fabrizio "Valkoinen Kuolema" Messetti, Vader Brasil, Lyndon Johnson, Carlos Eduardo Perez de Moraes e Marcio MatiasApoiadores diretos no nosso site: Raphael Moussalem, Victor Gollner Coelho, Davis Oliveira Barbosa e Frederico McAyresCompre com nosso link na Amazon, não gaste nada a mais e ajude a manter nossas atividades online:https://www.amazon.com.br/shop/clubedosgeneraisLink para algumas obras recomendadas:https://amzn.to/3tATneTAcompanhe as atividades do Clube dos Generais direto no nosso site!https://clubedosgenerais.com.br/Cansado do YouTube? Dá uma olhada na Odysee:https://odysee.com/@ClubedosGenerais:cQuer contribuir direto, sem intermediários?Pix para estadomaiorcg@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/clubedosgenerais/message

This is the web version of Foreign Exchanges, but did you know you can get it delivered right to your inbox? Sign up today:Friends, for family reasons and also because of my own mental exhaustion I will be taking a longer than usual break from the newsletter for this year's Thanksgiving holiday. The newsletter will be going quiet following Thursday's roundup and will return to our regular schedule on Tuesday, November 28. As I've written before here I can always tell when it's time for me to take a bit of a break from the newsletter and the truth is we probably passed that point around three or four weeks ago so I'm running on fumes. Thanks for reading and for supporting this venture!TODAY IN HISTORYNovember 14, 1965: The Battle of Ia Drang, the first major engagement between the United States and the North Vietnamese Army, begins. It ended on November 18 with both sides claiming victory, though the NVA's ability to fight the much better armed US Army to a draw was a boost to their morale and probably the battle's most important effect.November 14, 2001: Fighters with the Northern Alliance rebel coalition enter and occupy the city of Kabul, marking the end of the US war in Afghanista—just kidding. I had you going there for a second, didn't I?INTERNATIONALWith deaths due to “extreme heat” projected to increase five-fold by 2050, according to The Lancet Countdown, you'll no doubt be pleasantly surprised to learn that an AP investigative report shows that the “green transition plans” being formulated by most major fossil fuel companies are not green, not transitional, and not even really plans. Without any serious government pressure to force them to invest in genuinely renewable technologies, these firms are able to do things like, say, classify natural gas development as a “green” investment. That's absurd, of course, but who's counting?The main problem with these plans has long been, and continues to be, the fact that fossil fuel companies exempt the products they sell when assessing their progress toward “net zero” carbon emissions. Firms only account for “Scope 1” emissions, which are their direct carbon outputs, and “Scope 2” emissions, the indirect output that results from their production process. The emissions that ensue when people burn the products they sell are considered “Scope 3” and energy firms disavow any responsibility for them. Like tobacco companies, they argue that what the customer does with their products is the customer's business, not theirs. Maybe people just want to buy a barrel of oil and place it in their foyer as a conversation piece or put it to some other use that doesn't emit carbon. Who's to say?MIDDLE EASTISRAEL-PALESTINEEarly Wednesday morning Israeli forces began what they called “a precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area in the Shifa hospital” involving “medical teams and Arabic speakers, who have undergone specified training to prepare for this complex and sensitive environment, with the intent that no harm is caused to the civilians.” There are hundreds of patients and thousands of other people who have been trapped in the hospital by the IDF and the chances that “no harm” will come to any of them in the next several hours are probably slim. Israeli officials have been insisting that Hamas's lair is located underneath the hospital but at this point it's too soon to know if that's the target or if this is a more limited operation. This is a developing story so there's not much more I can say about it at this time.What I can say is that the Biden administration gave a green light to this operation earlier in the day, when White House spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that the administration has “independent intelligence” (which is code for “we didn't get this from the IDF”) that “Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad use some hospitals in the Gaza Strip — including Al-Shifa — and tunnels underneath them to conceal and to support their military operations and to hold hostages.” According to Kirby this intelligence shows that the militant groups have a “command and control” center in Shifa and “have stored weapons there.” Kirby insisted that that the administration was not endorsing an Israeli attack on the hospital, but anybody with ears to hear or eyes to read what he said should have no doubt as to what the intent was.I wrote everything below prior to news of the Israeli assault breaking so some of it might no longer be relevant but I think most of it still is:Gazan health authorities said on Tuesday that some 40 patients at Shifa—three of them babies—have died since that facility ran out of generator fuel on Saturday. Without electricity the hospital cannot maintain its incubator units and so there are now 36 newborns who are at critical risk. With the IDF surrounding the hospital it's also become impossible to transfer the dead to a cemetery, so personnel are planning to bury some 120 bodies in a mass grave on site. Gazan officials have proposed evacuating the facility under the auspices of the Red Cross/Red Crescent and sending its remaining patients to Egypt but there had been no movement on that front at time of writing. The Israeli government has apparently offered to send the hospitals more incubators, a fascinating attempt at a humanitarian gesture that would be completely pointless because the problem isn't the incubators, it's the electricity.In other news:* David Ignatius at The Washington Post reported (I use that term loosely) on Monday that “Israel and Hamas are close to a hostage deal.” With the caveat that if David Ignatius told me the sky was blue I'd glance out the window to double check, the terms he reported are that Hamas would release (or facilitate the release) of the women and children that it and other Gazan militant groups took hostage during their October 7 rampage through southern Israel. This would be done in stages and be matched by the release of Palestinian women and children being held by Israeli authorities. It would also involve a ceasefire of unspecified duration but “perhaps five days” according to Ignatius. The ceasefire could allow some time to address humanitarian issues in Gaza though I don't know what that would entail and whatever it was would almost certainly be inadequate.* Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with International Committee of the Red Cross President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger on Tuesday and later told reporters that the ICRC has had no access to the aforementioned hostages. It's highly unlikely that the Israelis would agree to anything involving hostages without at least proof of life, so this could be a big sticking point with respect to the potential prisoner deal outlined above. Families of the hostages, meanwhile, are marching from Tel Aviv to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem to pressure him to take some action to secure the hostages' release.* Israeli occupation forces killed at least eight Palestinians in the West Bank on Tuesday, seven of them in Tulkarm. The IDF carried out a drone strike in that city, an occurrence that's still relatively rare in the West Bank though it's certainly become more common over the past year and in particular the past month.* Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich issued a statement on Tuesday endorsing what he laughably termed the “voluntary emigration of Gaza Arabs to countries around the world.” I guess “leave or die” is a choice, right? A couple of Israeli politicians floated this idea on Monday in a Wall Street Journal editorial that was less a serious proposal than a written middle finger to Western critics of the Israeli military campaign. That piece didn't go into extensive detail about what a mass relocation would look like—again, it wasn't meant as a serious proposal—but Smotrich's intent is much easier to guess, and that's the permanent ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the relocation of its population as far away from Israel as possible. Smotrich, whose ministerial brief also includes running the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories office, isn't part of Netanyahu's “war cabinet” but that doesn't mean he's completely lacking in influence.* The US and UK governments on Tuesday announced new sanctions targeting Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad members along with a Lebanese entity that allegedly facilitates money transfers from Iran to Gazan militant groups. This is the third round of sanctions the Biden administration has imposed since October 7. Also on Tuesday, over 400 employees of the Biden administration sent a joint letter to their boss, Joe Biden, expressing opposition to the administration's approach to the Gaza conflict.YEMENHouthi rebels say they fired another barrage of missiles toward Israel on Tuesday. There's no confirmation of this, though the IDF did say that its air defenses downed a single missile near Eilat that we can probably assume was of Houthi provenance. The leader of Yemen's Houthi movement, Abdulmalik al-Houthi, delivered a speech on Tuesday pledging that his rebel fighters would continue attacking Israel. In particular, Houthi suggested that they could target Israeli commercial vessels in the Red Sea, which would certainly be an easier target for them than Israel itself.IRAQA Turkish drone strike killed two people, both allegedly members of the Sinjar Resistance Units militia, in northern Iraq's Nineveh province on Monday evening. The Sinjar militia was formed in 2014 with assistance from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and is still allied with that group, which makes its personnel potential targets for the Turkish military.Elsewhere, the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court removed two members of the Iraqi parliament on Tuesday, one of whom just happened to be speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi. It's not clear why, though another MP named Laith al-Dulaimi had reportedly sued Halbusi alleging that the speaker forged Dulaimi's name on a resignation letter. Dulaimi was, as it happens, the other MP who had his term ended by the court (I assume that's not a coincidence). The ruling created a potential political crisis for Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaʿ al-Sudani. As speaker, Halbusi was Iraq's leading Sunni Arab politician, and his support was important to Sudani's government. Three members of his Progress Party quit their cabinet posts after the court ruling and it remains to be seen how that will impact Sudani's position.ASIAAFGHANISTANAfghan Commerce Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi apparently visited Pakistan this week, where—according to the Afghan government—he pressed Pakistani Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on the issue of all those Afghan migrants the Pakistani government is presently deporting. Specifically it sounds like Azizi raised the issue of allowing deportees to at least take some of their money and/or possessions to Afghanistan with them. Deportees are currently arriving with nothing and are being housed in what are effectively refugee camps—leaving aside the incongruity of being a “refugee” in one's home country—on the Afghan side of the border.MYANMARReports on Monday only hinted at some new fighting in western Myanmar's Chin state, but as more details are emerging the situation there sounds pretty serious. According to the Chin National Front, rebel fighters had by the end of the day seized two Myanmar military outposts and were working to seize control of the Myanmar-Indian border. According to Indian media the fighting has sent some 2000 people streaming across that border to escape. In neighboring Rakhine state, the rebel Arakan Army has also been seizing military outposts and authorities have imposed a curfew in the state capital, Sittwe, as a result. Rebel factions across Myanmar have launched new offensives in recent weeks, starting with the “1027” (for October 27) operations by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army in Shan state. Myanmar's ruling junta is clearly struggling to mount a response.CHINAJoe Biden told reporters on Tuesday that his main goal in meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco this week is to restore “normal” communications between their governments. In particular this would involve a return to regular military-to-military contacts, something Beijing ended in the wake of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan last year. Any prospect of resuming those contacts was complicated by the fact that former Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu was under US sanction. But as he's no longer defense minister that complication is no longer an issue.AFRICALIBERIALiberian voters turned out on Tuesday for the second round of that country's presidential election, pitting incumbent George Weah against Joseph Boakai. Both candidates finished with just under 44 percent of the vote in last month's first round. Such a close finish might augur poorly for the incumbent in a head to head matchup, though that's just one of many factors that could sway this vote in either direction. Polls have closed in that contest but I have yet to see anything by way of preliminary or partial results.MALIMali's ruling junta says its security forces have seized control over the northern town of Kidal after battling with rebels in that region for several days. The Malian military and mercenary auxiliaries marched on Kidal after United Nations peacekeepers vacated the region as part of their ongoing withdrawal from Mali. Kidal has been a rebel stronghold since the initial northern Mali uprising in 2012 and government control there has been nebulous at best since then. There's been no comment as far as I know from the rebels and it's unclear what their disposition is at this point.ETHIOPIAAccording to Addis Standard, Fano militia fighters attacked a predominantly Oromo community in Ethiopia's Amhara region last week, killing at least 25 people and displacing some 3000 into the Oromia region. The Fano militia is still battling the Ethiopian government but Amhara paramilitary groups have also made a pastime of preying on ethnic Oromo communities (likewise, Oromo militias have preyed on ethnic Amhara). In this case they apparently demanded grain from the community and attacked after residents refused to comply.On a more upbeat note, the US Agency for International Development is reportedly planning to resume food distribution across Ethiopia next month under a “one-year trial period.” The agency suspended its Ethiopian food program earlier this year amid allegations that the aid was being diverted. It resumed providing food aid to Ethiopian refugees last month and is now planning to spend the next year testing whether procedural changes adopted by aid groups and the Ethiopian government are enough to stop that alleged diversion. Solid data is hard to come by but it's possible that hundreds or thousands of Ethiopians have died because of the decision (which the UN World Food Program joined) to suspend food aid.DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGOThe death toll from Sunday's Allied Democratic Forces attack on a village in the eastern DRC's North Kivu province has risen to 33, according to provincial officials. ADF fighters are also believed to have been responsible for attacking a village in neighboring Ituri province on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people.EUROPERUSSIAVladimir Putin signed a new law on Tuesday that permits elections to be held even in parts of Russia that are under martial law. This apparently clears the way for the portions of Ukraine that Moscow claims to have annexed to participate in next year's presidential election. The effect will be to try to stitch those regions a little more tightly to Russia and complicate any possible return to Ukrainian authority.UKRAINEThe European Union promised back in March to supply the Ukrainian military with 1 million 155 mm artillery shells within 12 months. You'll never guess how that went. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told a meeting of EU defense ministers on Tuesday that the bloc isn't going to fulfill its commitment and even went so far as to criticize the fact that it was made in the first place. The will was apparently there, but EU member states still don't have the collective capacity to churn out that many shells that quickly. The effort has apparently sparked a boost in production capacity but not enough to meet the 12 month deadline.SWEDENSweden's NATO accession may be moving slightly forward, as the Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee will take up the issue on Thursday. It's been about three weeks since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan submitted Sweden's accession to parliament and it should be clear by now that the folks in Ankara are in no particular hurry to work their way through that process. There may be some impetus on the part of other NATO members to have the issue resolved in time for the alliance foreign ministers summit on November 28, but Erdoğan has proven himself to be fairly impervious to that sort of pressure in the past.AMERICASUNITED STATESFinally, TomDispatch's William Hartung wonders whether the “Arsenal of Democracy” really cares all that much about the “democracy” part:The list of major human rights abusers that receive U.S.-supplied weaponry is long and includes (but isn't faintly limited to) Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey, Nigeria, and the Philippines. Such sales can have devastating human consequences. They also support regimes that all too often destabilize their regions and risk embroiling the United States directly in conflicts.U.S.-supplied arms also far too regularly fall into the hands of Washington's adversaries. As an example consider the way the UAE transferred small arms and armored vehicles produced by American weapons makers to extremist militias in Yemen, with no apparent consequences, even though such acts clearly violated American arms export laws. Sometimes, recipients of such weaponry even end up fighting each other, as when Turkey used U.S.-supplied F-16s in 2019 to bomb U.S.-backed Syrian forces involved in the fight against Islamic State terrorists.Such examples underscore the need to scrutinize U.S. arms exports far more carefully. Instead, the arms industry has promoted an increasingly “streamlined” process of approval of such weapons sales, campaigning for numerous measures that would make it even easier to arm foreign regimes regardless of their human-rights records or support for the interests Washington theoretically promotes. These have included an “Export Control Reform Initiative” heavily promoted by the industry during the Obama and Trump administrations that ended up ensuring a further relaxation of scrutiny over firearms exports. It has, in fact, eased the way for sales that, in the future, could put U.S.-produced weaponry in the hands of tyrants, terrorists, and criminal organizations.Now, the industry is promoting efforts to get weapons out the door ever more quickly through “reforms” to the Foreign Military Sales program in which the Pentagon essentially serves as an arms broker between those weapons corporations and foreign governments.Thanks for reading! 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Today we talk about the battle of Ia Drang valley on 14 Nov 1965, troops and veterans don't like “Thank You For Your Service”, US military gives Lockheed Martin $33.7 million to develop nuclear spacecraft, Space Force's secretive X-37B space plane is going back in orbit, the B-21 Raider's historic first flight, and the VA rolls out free healthcare for World War II veterans.

On November 14, 1965, the US Army had its first major battle against North Vietnamese regular troops in the Ia Drang valley near the Cambodian boarder. The first two days or the three day battle was depicted in the 2002 Mel Gibson movie We Were Soldiers. It wasn't until the movie came out that I learned that I had spent the last decade living around the corner from one of the heroes of that day. He had to wait 35 years, but eventually Pilot Ed Freeman, a veteran of three wars, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroics that day.Today's Ghost of Arlington is Army Major Ed W. "Too Tall" Freeman, who is acutally enterred at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Section 12-J-155.As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainUpCapCompany Climb to Glory!For more information about the podcast visit: ·       The GoA website: https://www.ghostsofarlingtonpodcast.com    ·       Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ghostsofarlingtonpodcast·       Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArlingtonGhosts·       Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghostsofarlington/ 

Ramon "Tony" Nadal continued a proud family legacy when he was accepted into West Point after high school. Nadal's father was one the first Puerto Rican graduates of the U.S. Military Academy back in 1928. After his commissioning and officer training, Nadal quickly pursued special forces training with the Army Rangers and Pathfinders among others. Eventually that elite training made him an ideal choice to be a leader in a brand new type of air mobile warfare, which moved troops by helicopters instead of in trucks or on foot. In Vietnam, the air mobile concept would be put to the test.In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," Col. Nadal takes us inside this cutting edge approach to warfare in the 1960's. He also takes us into the ferocious battle for Landing Zone X-Ray as part of the Battle of Ia Drang in November 1965, where he served as commander of A Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division. Nadal explains the circumstances leading up to the battle, how then-Col. Hal Moore and the other officers responded to a U.S. platoon being cut off from other forces, being in the midst of intense combat, and how the Americans successfully fought off North Vietnamese forces with much larger numbers.Don't miss this detailed reflection on a critical engagement in the early months of the Vietnam War.

In This Episode, We Get Tactical About: Friday Debrief How Does Your Power List Look Today? Mediocrity is the Default Position Sheepdog Stories: Hard Core Rick Rescorla   Resources + Links:   Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey   Connect with Kristofor on Substack | https://kristoforhealey.substack.com   Join us for The Weekend: Bourbon Trail in Lexington, Kentucky September 29-October 2, 2023 | https://www.theweekendbourbontrail.com/   How can Kristofor help you become an indispensable man? https://linktr.ee/krhealey   Download a FREE COPY of Indispensable: A Tactical Plan for the Modern Man   Buy your copy of the book, here!   Shoot us a message on Instagram with your biggest takeaway @team_healey   Show Notes: Rick Rescorla was a remarkable figure known for his heroism and dedication, particularly during the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Rescorla's early life saw him join the British Army's Parachute Regiment and serve in Cyprus and Rhodesia. He then moved to the United States, where he joined the U.S. Army and served in the 7th Cavalry during the Vietnam War. Rescorla's service in Vietnam at the Battle of Ia Drang earned him several accolades for bravery and leadership, including the Silver Star and the Bronze Star. After his military career, Rescorla pursued a career in security and became the head of security for Morgan Stanley at the company's offices in the World Trade Center's South Tower. His commitment to safety and security was unparalleled, and he conducted regular evacuation drills, which some employees initially found excessive. However, Rescorla's foresight and dedication to preparedness proved invaluable on the morning of September 11, 2001. When American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center, Rescorla immediately took charge of the evacuation process in the South Tower. He directed Morgan Stanley employees and other occupants to evacuate, even though the Port Authority initially advised them to stay put. Rescorla's leadership and cool-headedness saved the lives of more than 2,600 people that morning. Tragically, after helping to evacuate most of the building's occupants, he re-entered the South Tower to search for stragglers and was last seen on the 10th floor. The tower collapsed shortly thereafter. Rick Rescorla's selfless actions and unwavering commitment to the safety of others made him a hero during the 9/11 attacks. His story exemplifies courage, leadership, and the willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice to save lives.  We talk about it today! Until next time…out of role!   

Made famous in the film We Were Soldiers, the Battle of Ia Drang was the first major conventional battle between regular North Vietnamese forces and the United States military. Drawing from numerous first-person accounts, the Battle of Ia Drang is recounted with vivid detail in this episode. It’s a battle which directly changed the tactics… Continue reading The Battle of Ia Drang /// 78

Right off the bat, Clint and Connor argue the origin of the Rock n' Roll Classic "Smoke on the Water". Is it by Steppenwolf? Is it by Deep Purple? It was definitely written by Deep Purple. Never before was it performed by Steppenwolf. Clint disagrees. Then the boys talk video game classics such as Mario Party and Pikmin. Did he say Pokemon? Nope. Pacman? Nope. Yeah we're convinced this isn't a real game either. Connor then relates his relief for outlets like Guardians of the Galaxy 3 to Clint's love of Budweiser. Marvel owns the rights to all of those terrible movies, but at least they got Groot and a bloated yet buff Filipino man. Anheuser-Busch owns the rights to all of those terrible beers, but at least they sponsored Dale Earnhart Jr. and and bloated yet buff Clydesdales. Same-same, but different. Lex then presents an excellent idea for the episode after the Tucson Roast Battle that the dudes should roast each other and have one another judge it. Sounds great in theory, but is it gonna happen? As long as they don't get too high on the cannabis or too drunk on the Bud Light Lime. World War II was an excellent time for British and Australian Fashion as well, remember shorts? Well you can thank the Aussies and Brits for that one. Hope the all had fun huffing coal in the mines with those squirrelly newsie boys. Did anyone notice that Asperger's just completely disappeared? Have you ever thought about what would have happened if WWII played out a little bit differently? What would America have done to Japan and Germany? What if Mussolini had the balls to speak up in that meeting with an uppity Adolf? What if there were Hors d'oeuvres in a Nazi Cabinet meeting? Who chokes on the prosciutto? What if you get dropped into the Ia Drang valley and you immediately get mauled by a tiger? Yes there are Vietnamese tigers. Sneaky little dudes, they are. Would you rather get jacked by a dude in a camouflaged foxhole or an itty bitty tiger? What if you were an innocent little boy in a rural Vietnamese village and your pa sends you out to check the hunting traps and you realize you've caught a Sgt. Johnson? These are the hard hitting questions that the Mansgendered podcast asks. Subscribe to the Pay-Tree-On : patreon.com/Mansgendered

Spencer and Kevin travel back in time to the exotic world of 1993. It was a simpler time when warlords were starving their people and calling it a civil war. Spencer takes us through how the Battle of Mogadishu, Black Hawk Down, was influenced by previously covered battles like Ia Drang and influenced modern conflicts like the Rwandan genocide. (0:00-5:24) Intro/Grab a Drink! (5:25-9:31) Back to 1993 (9:32-13:19) George H.W. Addresses The Nation (13:20-20:11) Let's Travel To Mogadishu (20:12-26:01) Orientation (26:02-36:51) Irene! Mission Begins! (36:52-43:54) Meanwhile, at the Target Location (43:55-49:12) Confusing Convoy Chaos (49:13-1:00:37) Explosions in the Sky (1:00:38-1:05:20) The Aftermath (1:05:21-1:15:32) Lessons Learned (1:15:33-1:19:47) Mark Bowden's Afterword (1:19:48-1:27:17) Conclusion/Outro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebattlebuddiespod/support

The Battle of Ia Drang was the first conventional conflict between American forces and North Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War. For days the two sides met at the foot of the Chu Pong Massif – giving and receiving death, pain, and disfigurement. It’s a battle made famous in the film We Were Soldiers. It’s… Continue reading We Were Soldiers: The Battle of Ia Drang /// 77

Hal's Air Cavalry go into their third day of fighting against the North Vietnamese. Get ready for the epic conclusion of one of the most intense battles we have ever covered.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebattlebuddiespod/support

Spencer and Kevin take a deep dive into the first several helicopter drops of Hal's men as they engage with the incredibly brave North Vietnamese. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebattlebuddiespod/support

Bob Edwards went through the Army ROTC program at Lafayette College and was commissioned as an officer in 1960. Soon, he was on his way to Germany at a very sensitive time in the Cold War as Berlin was divided in 1961 and became a focal point of the Cold War once again. Shortly after that deployment, Edwards was assigned to a new unit testing whether air assets could move troops and equipment as well or better than wheeled vehicles. He was also named company commander in what would become the 1st Battaltion of the 7th Cavalry within the 1st Air Mobile Division.Edwards and the other men of the air mobile division arrived in Vietnam in the summer of 1965. Just a couple of months later, in November 1965, they were involved in the heaviest fighting the U.S. would see in the early years of the war - the battle for Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley.In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," Edwards details the events that led up to the battle, how the mission unfolded, and what the intense fighting was like right up until he was wounded and forced to evacuate.Edwards also describes his recovery, his subsequent assignments, why the battalion's commanding officer, Hal Moore, was such a great leader and why Moore's wife, Julia was such a powerful force back at home.

VIDEO: We Were Soldiers (2002) - HD Trailer ➜ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnLHmGzByPA&list=PLolpIV2TSebXA9xYikH3yOYlHE6Ls-eQC&index=73&t=16sTESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=7268WE WERE SOLDIERS: L'INUTILE CARNEFICINA DELLA GUERRA DEL VIETNAM di Pietro GuidiWe were soldiers racconta la storia del colonnello Hal Moore, interpretato da Mel Gibson, che viene mandato dal generale dell'esercito americano a comandare il settimo battaglione in quella carneficina inutile che è stata la guerra del Vietnam, nella vallata Ia-Drang, ribattezzata valle della morte. Il fatto che questa guerra sia stata un inutile massacro viene fatto capire bene in tutto l'arco del film quando fa vedere scene dove i soldati, di entrambi le fazioni, pensano alle proprie famiglie, magari guardando le loro fotografie. Nessuno dei due eserciti vorrebbe combattere quella battaglia, ma sono lì per ordini superiori, costretti ad ammazzarsi a vicenda. Questo film infatti mostra il dramma della guerra visto anche dalla parte di chi resta a casa, delle mogli e dei figli che temono ogni momento la lettera che gli riferisca che il loro capofamiglia è morto.Inoltre il film fa riflettere su come in ogni contesto di grave difficoltà, come in una guerra, viene fuori chi sono realmente le persone. Le difficoltà infatti non cambiano le persone, così come i soldi e il successo non hanno il potere di farlo, nonostante si senta dire spesso il contrario. Queste cose mostrano soltanto chi sei davvero.Nel mezzo dei drammi di questa guerra il film ci mostra l'eroismo di un capo che non abbandona mai i suoi sottoposti. Il colonnello Moore era un vero uomo nella vita e lo è stato anche nella guerra. In lui possiamo vedere le caratteristiche della figura del leader.Innanzitutto bisogna dire che l'autorità di Hal Moore è indiscussa. Nessuno mette mai in dubbio i suoi ordini. Noi ormai ci siamo abituati ad una società dove l'autorità è stata abbattuta, al grido sessantottino di "niente padri né padroni". Per noi è diventato normale mettere in discussione l'autorità. Ma per i soldati non è così. Fra i militari c'è una rigida gerarchia e nessuno può disobbedire agli ordini dei superiori. L'ambiente militare è forse rimasto l'unico ai giorni nostri dove l'autorità sia presa ancora seriamente. Non si può giocare allo stupido gioco della democrazia lì dove è in ballo la vita delle persone!L'AUTORITÀ VA RISPETTATA, A MENO CHE NON VADA CONTRO LE LEGGI DI DIOSe in ambito militare non ci fosse questo tipo di obbedienza non sarebbe possibile mantenere l'ordine all'interno di una guerra, dove le emozioni e la paura prendono il sopravvento sui singoli e si verrebbe inevitabilmente sconfitti. Per mantenere questo ordine nei codici penali militari sono previste le pene più severe, compresa quella di morte (che è stata abolita nel 1994 in Italia). Se disertare da una guerra dove c'è un alto rischio di morire fosse punito solo con il carcere molti preferirebbero quello alla guerra. Invece la pena di morte è un ottimo deterrente per evitare che qualcuno disobbedisca.Nel Vangelo stesso sono confermati questi principi. Una volta un centurione che aveva un servo malato chiede a Gesù di guarirlo e nel farlo fa una professione di fede un po' strana: "Anch'io infatti sono nella condizione di subalterno e ho dei soldati sotto di me e dico a uno: «Va'!», ed egli va; e a un altro: «Vieni!», ed egli viene; e al mio servo: «Fa' questo!», ed egli lo fa". Gli stava dicendo che, come lui è signore dei soldati che ha sotto di lui e loro obbediscono ai suoi comandi, così Gesù è Signore del mondo e ha il potere di ordinare alla malattia di andarsene dal suo servo e questa gli avrebbe obbedito. Gesù, sentite queste parole, non gli dice di mettere dei fiori nei suoi cannoni o di essere più democratico con i suoi sudditi, ma esclama: "Io vi dico che neanche in Israele ho trovato una fede così grande!". Un altro episodio molto significativo avviene poco prima della crocifissione. Infatti quando Gesù viene processato, Pilato, il procuratore romano, vedendo che non rispondeva alle accuse si arrabbia con lui dicendogli: "Non mi parli? Non sai che ho il potere di metterti in libertà e il potere di metterti in croce?". Gesù gli risponde: "Tu non avresti nessun potere su di me, se non ti fosse stato dato dall'alto". Il potere quindi deriva dall'alto, cioè da Dio e chi lo esercita fa le sue veci su questa terra. È per questo che l'autorità va rispettata, a meno che non vada contro alle leggi di Dio. Ed è per questo che comandare è un compito di grandissima responsabilità.Se quindi l'autorità va ubbidita, chi esercita il potere non deve spadroneggiare sui sottoposti, anzi, al contrario, deve servire tutti. Poco prima della partenza il colonnello Moore fa un discorso davanti ai suoi soldati e alle loro mogli dove giura che lui sarà il primo a scendere sul campo di battaglia e l'ultimo ad andarsene. E così farà con eroismo durante tutto il corso della battaglia al punto che un suo soldato gli dirà di ripararsi un po' perché se lui che è il capo fosse morto il battaglione intero sarebbe spacciato.L'AUTORITÀ VA RISPETTATA (SE NON VA CONTRO LE LEGGI DI DIO)Il colonnello continuerà a guidarli, anche quando la situazione sembra perduta a causa dell'inferiorità numerica, sempre stando in prima linea fino all'ultimo assalto, con le munizioni quasi finite e le baionette già montate. Al contrario il generale dei vietnamiti se ne sta al sicuro nel bunker sotterraneo mentre manda i suoi uomini a centinaia al massacro. Quanto sono diverse queste due concezioni di potere! Entrambi, sia il generale vietnamita che Moore, credono nell'autorità, ma soltanto uno dei due la vede come un servizio e non come un tornaconto personale. Anzi lui è quello che ha il dovere di impegnarsi più di tutti, di essere padrone di sé anche quando la paura invade i cuori degli altri. È davvero il primo a scendere sul campo di battaglia e l'ultimo ad andarsene, come aveva detto.Questa era la concezione di potere che avevano i medievali, quando erano i nobili a fare le guerre e non ci si stupiva di vedere il re di Francia, Luigi IX, combattere e morire nella crociata per liberare la Terra Santa dall'invasore musulmano. È la concezione di potere che ha Gesù. Nessuno infatti dubitava della sua autorità fra gli apostoli, tanto che dirà: "Voi mi chiamate Maestro e Signore e dite bene, perché lo sono", tuttavia laverà i piedi ai dodici apostoli per insegnargli che lui non esercita questo potere per il suo vantaggio, ma per servirli. E non lo dirà solo a parole, ma lo dimostrerà con i fatti quando verranno le guardie a catturarlo e si farà avanti dicendo: "Se dunque cercate me, lasciate che questi se ne vadano", proteggendo così i suoi apostoli.Autorità e servizio non sono dunque in opposizione, ma sono due aspetti complementari che deve avere il superiore per essere giusto. Senza autorità non c'è più ordine, ma caos perché ognuno fa ciò che gli pare e non ci si può dirigere tutti verso un unico fine. Ma se il potere non è inteso come servizio diventa lo strumento per dominare sulle altre persone e quindi non fa il loro bene. La storia del colonnello Hal Moore ci fa vedere la figura di un vero uomo e di un vero capo che si spende totalmente per i suoi sottoposti tanto da arrivare a dire con commozione alla fine della battaglia: "Non me lo perdonerò mai... Che i miei uomini sono morti e io no".

Walter "Joe" Marm joined the Army to avoid being drafted. Before long he was assigned to a brand new division training for a new type of warfare. It was called the 1st Cavalry Air Mobile Division. And instead of moving by jeep or troop transport trucks, the men in this division would arrive by helicopter. Soon the new approach would be tested in Vietnam.In this edition, Col. Marm explains his role as a platoon commander in the division's fighting for Landing Zone X-Ray during the vicious battle of Ia Drang in November 1965. He describes the intense fight to rescue another platoon that had been separated from other U.S. forces, his platoon's assault on a North Vietnamese machine gun nest, his personal actions that would later result in him receiving the Medal of Honor, and the wounds that would require significant recuperation.

We cover the press conference by Sec. Austin & CJCS GEN Milley + DOD Contracts to continue assistance to Ukraine and replenish US weapon stockpiles. We also have a 6th Project Convergence story.  Will there be a 7th?  Hope so.  And finally- we talk a bit more about the Ia Drang Valley Campaign (Vietnam 1965). This time we briefly discuss the Battle at LZ Albany between the 2d Battalion, 7th Cavalry &  (3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Air Mobile)) vs PAVN regulars.

Episode 2424 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the defining Battle of the Ia Drang Valley and the lessons it provided. The featured story comes from the Stars and Stripes and is titled, Ia Drang … Continue reading →

Enjoyed this episode.  We talked a bit about HIMARS and the M3/M4 Carl Gustaf. Plus we did our 5th (I think) Project Convergence story.  This involved modernization efforts from the UK & Australia. And finally- we talked about the 57th anniversary of the Battle of Ia Drang Valley.  From 14-16 November 1965, elements from the 1st & 2d Battalions of the 7th Cavalry Regiment (Garry Owen), 1st Cavalry Division (Air Mobile)- fought valiantly and outnumbered against a tough and determined foe - units from the Peoples Army of Vietnam (PAVN). 

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We look at the battle that set the tone for the war in Vietnam. In 1965, Hal's Helicopter Cavalry were looking for an enemy to test themselves against. Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately, the 66th regiment of the People's Army was looking for the same thing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/spencer-schultz2/support

PRAY IN COMBAT WHEN YOUR MIND IS OFF: BE PRAYED UP by Martin LatigueMartin Latigue, drafted in the Army in November 1963, was proud to serve his country in Vietnam. Like so many other young men of his generation, he did so with honor. In this memoir, he looks back at growing up in small-town America only to end up fighting a war thousands of miles away. While in the Army, he overcame his prejudices and learned to love his Army brothers—all of them. He watched many of them die at the Battle of Ia Drang, which was the first major engagement between regular U.S. and North Vietnamese troops. Even though the author had always prayed, he had a hard time doing so while in combat. The words did not come easily to his mind. All he could think about was that he would die in battle. He thanked God for the hard training he received. He asked God to forgive him of his sins. His prayers were short—and he called out the name of Jesus over and over.Martin Latigue hopes that this account will help others he served with in Vietnam share what it was like to fight in the Battle of Ia Drang.https://www.archwaypublishing.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/832202-pray-in-combat-when-your-mind-is-offhttp://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/72822kppdmp3   

"The war in Vietnam challenged Army commanders for over a decade, and the Battle of Ia Drang Valley provides a critical case study to understand the relationship between mission command, mission success, and force preservation," argues Master Sgt. Jason E. Crawford as he joins the NCO Journal for a podcast to discuss his new article, "Mission Command in the Ia Drang Valley."

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This episode is also available as a blog post: http://cherrieswriter.com/2021/11/20/battle-of-ia-drang-valley/

November 14, 1965 marked a pivotal moment in U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Elements of the Army's 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) entered the first major land battle of the war at landing zones X-Ray and Albany, which would turn out to be proving grounds for a whole new kind of warfare. Hear three personal perspectives from men who survived.

I november 1965 rycker delar av de sydvietnamesiska luftburna divisionen ut för att hindra nordvietnamesiska styrkor att ta sig från Ia Drang till Kambodja. Detta sker i slutet av slaget vid Ia Drang, där överstelöjtnant Hal Moore med 1:a bataljonen från 7th Cavalry stött på hårt motstånd vid LZ X-ray och LZ Albany. Det är det slaget som skildras i filmen "We were soldiers"

We Were Soldiers documents the Ia Drang battle in Vietnam which was the first time the US military and Vietnam military officially battled. Here I discuss the book and movie adaptation with my brother who has a different perspective since he himself is in the Army!

Welcome everyone to our special Memorial Day episode! This week, we're discussing our favorite war films in honor of the sacrifices our nation's military personnel have made throughout the history of our country. Give it a listen, and enjoy your long weekend. Check us out on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, 3guys1up.com, and Patreon!

This episode of Big Blend Radio’s “Military Monday” Show, which airs every first Monday of the month, features Mike Guardia, a US Army Veteran, and awarding-winning military historian and author. On this episode Mike discusses the life and military career of Lt. General Hal Moore and the General Hal Moore Military Museum in Bardstown, Kentucky. Dedicated to Bardstown native Lt. General Hal Moore, U.S. Army, a Vietnam and Korean War Hero, exhibits in this Museum cover conflicts from the American Revolution to the Mid-East battles of today, and are centered on the contributions of the many Kentuckians who served.Hal Moore is one of the most admired American combat leaders of the last fifty years, and initially became known to the public for being portrayed by Mel Gibson in the movie “We Were Soldiers.” A 1945 graduate of West Point, Moore's first combats occurred during the Korean War, where he fought in the battles of Old Baldy, T-Bone, and Pork Chop Hill. At the beginning of the Vietnam War, Moore commanded the 1st Battalion of the 7th Cavalry in the first full-fledged battle between U.S. and North Vietnamese regulars. Drastically outnumbered and nearly overrun, Moore led from the front, and though losing seventy-nine soldiers, accounted for 1,200 of the enemy before the Communists withdrew. This Battle of Ia Drang pioneered the use of "air mobile infantry"-delivering troops into battle via helicopter-which became the staple of U.S. operations for the remainder of the war. Mike Guardia is an award-winning author of numerous books including “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always,” “Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning When Outgunned and Outmanned,” and ” Hal Moore: A Life in Pictures.” More: https://mikeguardia.com/Featured music is “Colors of the USA” by Doreen Taylor. https://www.doreentaylormusic.com/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://cherrieswriter.com/2017/01/17/the-fog-of-war-the-vietnamese-view-of-the-ia-drang-battle/

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This was a lot of fun, and I hope pretty educational; I know I learned a ton. I reached out to Matt and asked him to join me for 20-30 minutes to talk about Vietnam's small arms. Instead, he gave me almost an hour of his time! Jammed with insight and information, the hour zipped right by. We covered the early development and reliability issues of the M16, its performance at Ia Drang, and briefly talked about some of the other weapons of the battle. We made sure to leave plenty of meat on the bone for conversations down the line! The Armourer's Bench is a great follow on all the platforms and if you can do so, support their Patreon page. https://armourersbench.com Support on Patreon - The Armourer's Bench Instagram and Facebook - @armourersbench Twitter - @historicfirearm https://www.historicalfirearms.info

"After the bravado, you're left with the anguish." Col. Nadal US 1st Battalion 7th Cavalry Regiment Air Mobile Few battles have shaped the modern American mind while remaining mostly anonymous to the general public quite like Ia Drang. An iconic engagement that defined not just a war but a generation has gone, for the most part, forgotten. Maybe one of the most misunderstood battles in a misunderstood war, Ia Drang, had a considerable impact on modern American history. The action of Ia Drang Valley, fought from the 14th to the 17th in November 1965 remains, maybe the defining moment of the Vietnam War.We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young: Ia Drang - the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam Book by Hal Moore and Joseph L. Galloway - the definitive account of the battleVietnam, the Decisive Battles Book by John Pimlott - a well done full account form the Birdseye with great sidebar infoCommand ConceptsA Theory Derived from the Practice of Command and Control by Carl H. Builder, Steven C. Bankes, Richard Nordin - fascinating if somewhat heady readBattlegrounds: Geography and the Art of Warfare by Michael Stephenson - one of my favorite reference books, really paints a picturePBS: The Vietnam War by Ken Burns - the best obviouslyThe Armourers Bench - excellent conversation explaining the weapons of the battleOxford History of Warfare - a good but very surface coverage of the war as a wholehttps://lzxray.com/lz-xray/ - the full load with after action report and images from Moore and his planshttps://www.stripes.com/news/special-reports/vietnam-at-50/1965/ia-drang-valley-where-the-us-truly-went-to-war-1.376662 - another view of the battle form Col Nadalhttps://battleofiadrangvalley.weebly.com/tunnel-warfare.html - a brief but full coverage of the tunnel warfarehttp://www.wtj.com/articles/xray/ - excellent interactive battle mapshttp://www.generalhieu.com/iadrang_revisited-2.htm - This Homepage is dedicated to General Hieu of the Armed Forces of Viet Nam - an incorruptible, virtuous and competent General; with the hope that it would indirectly boost up the morale of all soldiers of the ARVN who had sacrificed their prime lives to the just cause of their beloved country. run and written by his brotherhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-battle-of-the-ia-drang-valley-changed-the-course-of-the-vietnam-war - interesting quick readMusic - Indigo Strokesby Daniel Birch

On this episode, Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward the Longshanks, Tom, and highway patrolman cruising the squalid back roads that have become the breeding ground of criminals foraging for gasoline and scraps, V, are joined by the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment in the Ia Drang valley of Vietnam in 1965, Rob, to talk about the blood-chugging, adrenochrome-harvesting elite in Hollywood, Washington D.C. and Silicon Valley as pointed out by disgraced and exiled actor/director Mel Gibson. Tom promotes everyone's social media except his own, V let's out the world's longest raspberry noise when rating "Guns Akimbo," and Rob makes feminism sexy again by defending women on a show that historically takes big, fat dumps on women's rights.

Legendary journalist, Joe Galloway, joins us again on the podcast! Joe has covered just about every major conflict involving the U.S. military from the Global War on Terror all the way back to Vietnam, where he made a name for himself and was awarded the Bronze Star with “V” device for rescuing wounded soldiers under fire at Ia Drang, becoming the only civilian to receive a combat medal from the Army during the Vietnam War. More importantly, Joe has embedded himself in military conflict to ensure the stories of those who fought in those wars, along with the families who supported them at home, are heard, even after those service and family members have passed. In this episode, Joe talks about his time covering the first Gulf War, up to the GWOT and present day, as well as his new book about remembering the sacrifices of those who fought in Vietnam, who, despite a bitter welcome home, went on to achieve great success. Hear it all on this latest edition of HAZARD GROUND! "They Were Soldiers: The Sacrifices and Contributions of Our Vietnam Veterans" | “We Were Soldiers Once…and Young” | “The Vietnam War” Support the podcast by supporting our sponsors at www.hazardground.com/sponsors! Shop Amazon! As an Amazon Associate We Earn From Qualifying Purchases...You Know The Deal! (Paid Link) Help grow the show! Spread the word, tell a friend!! Subscribe, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts!

Welcome to the first episode of Military.com's new podcast, Left of Boom. I'm Hope Hodge Seck, managing editor for news. Every day, our reporting team is out there covering the news affecting the military community. But we felt we wanted a place to go deeper on the topics you care about, and to let you hear directly from the legends and trailblazers and changemakers who have left their mark on the military. So that's what we'll do. In this our first episode we'll talk to Joe Galloway, a war correspondent whose coverage of the Vietnam War helped shape how we remember and understand it. His book about the Battle of Ia Drang inspired the 2002 blockbuster We Were Soldiers, and he has been portrayed in film by no fewer than three A-list actors. Much more impressively, he's the only civilian to ever receive the Bronze Star for combat valor for heroism in Vietnam from the Army. Now he has a really special new book out, They Were Soldiers, about the incredible lives of various people who served in Vietnam. Be sure to visit Military.com for more of the news and information you need about the military community.

Joseph L. Galloway is the author of the 1992 bestselling book We Were Soldiers Once and Young, which was made into a hit 2002 movie starring Mel Gibson. The book was inspired, oddly, by a scene from the sequel to American Graffiti. Joe wrote We Were Soldiers with the help of Hal Moore (played by Gibson in the film), who was then a colonel. The book and movie examined the battle of Ia Drang, fought in November of 1965. It was the bloodiest battle of the war, and Joe Galloway saw it unfold. Joe has a new book out, They Were Soldiers: The Sacrifices and Contributions of Our Vietnam Veterans, which he co-wrote with Marvin J. Wolf. Joe spent many years as a reporter, who traveled the globe, including time covering the Iraq War. In 2008, We Were Soldiers was named one of the 10 best war books of all time by History.Net. Joe has also been played by not one, but two Hollywood actors. And though Joe has experience with Hollywood, as he makes clear, he'll not be working with Oliver Stone any time soon. In the intro, Colin talks about the recent unrest, which happened in many cities this last weekend, including his home town of Richmond, Virginia.

Hello everyone! On this episode of Battles & Banter Podcast, Avery, Codie & Tony get together for the final nonfiction installment of the "Remastered/Rebooted/Remade" series: The Battle of Ia Drang Valley (LZ X-Ray & LZ Albany), as seen in the 2002 film "We Were Soldier". The Ia Drang battles marked the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the guys tackle it again for the second time with improved audio. Also, Avery enjoys some Tacos, Codie reveals a new podcast idea named "Cardigans and Chitchat", and Tony gives Ken Burns a new name. Strap in for a good time that'll help you through this pandemic mess. Enjoy!

Today we continue the ongoing narrative about the Second Indochina War in Vietnam, covering events for the rest of 1965, and culminating with the battle of Ia Drang. Do you think you would like to become a podcaster on Blubrry? Click here for the details on joining. Enter my promo code, HSEASIA, to let them know I sent you, and you will get the first month's hosting for free! Support this podcast!   And here is the Podcast Hall of Fame page, to honor those who have donated already! Finally, visit the new Patreon page for long-term supporters of the podcast!

Rick Rescorla served as a British paratrooper but after coming to the United States he joined the U.S. Army, and was a veteran of Vietnam. His heroism at the battle of Ia Drang is immortalized in "We Were Soldiers Once...And young." Rescorla served 27 years in service to our nation, retiring in 1990. After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, Rescorla took on a security leadership role for Morgan Stanley, the largest tenant in the World Trade Center.Rescorla trained the tenants of the skyscrapers how to respond in an emergency and on September 11, 2001, his efforts paid off. An evacuation that took two hours back in 1993, took less than 12 minutes on 9/11. Thousands of lives were saved. Rescorla was not among them as he stayed inside until everyone else got out.In this podcast, Rescorla's Morgan Stanley colleague Bill Van Scoyoc discusses the legacy of Rick Rescorla and walks us moment by moment through the harrowing events of 9/11.

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Normally, this week's guest would be billed as a "Special Guest" as Joe Galloway was never actually in the military. But if history has anything to say about it, there's no doubt he's earned his stripes, going all the way back to his first overseas assignments in Vietnam. Early on, Galloway was embedded with the 1st Cavalry Division during the Battle of Ia Drang, the first major battle of the Vietnam War. He not only covered the battle, but also fought to save the lives of other American soldiers during fierce ground fighting. He was eventually awarded the Bronze Star with "V" for Valor for rescuing wounded soldiers under fire at Ia Drang, becoming the only civilian to receive a combat medal from the Army during the Vietnam War. Galloway would serve a total of four tours in Vietnam, and then cover every major American conflict up to the Global War on Terror. He's been described as "a soldier’s reporter and a soldier’s friend,” and there's no doubt that sentiment shines through in this latest episode of HAZARD GROUND! "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young" | "The Vietnam War" Do your Amazon shopping with us, and give back to veterans organizations at the same time! Go to www.hazardground.com, click on the Amazon banner on the home page, and do your Amazon shopping from there. THE BEST PART IS we donate proceeds from this partnership to the vet organizations featured on this podcast. We just made our 3rd donation, this time to the Pat Tillman Foundation. So let's keep this going so we can make more and bigger donations! Help us out, help out these great organizations, and head over to hazardground.com and click on the Amazon banner today, and shop away! Support the podcast by supporting our sponsors at www.hazardground.com/sponsors! So many great and honest companies with great products! Help grow the show! Spread the word, tell a friend!! Subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes!

On a recent flight from Seattle to Dallas, I had the honor of sitting next to Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Col. Bruce P. Crandell. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a pilot during the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14, 1965 in South Vietnam. During the battle, he flew 22 missions in an unarmed helicopter into enemy fire to evacuate more than 70 wounded and bring ammunition and supplies to US forces. This event was later documented in the movie "We Were Soldiers" with Mel Gibson in 2002.  Crandell was portrayed by actor Greg Kinnear in the film. Over the next 3.5 hours I got to hear his stories first hand about life, heroism and leadership. I am sharing my insights with you in this 4 part series entitled "Interview with a Real Warrior." Wikipedia Entry on Lt. Col Bruce Crandell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_P._Crandall  Medal of Honor : https://themedalofhonor.com/medal-of-honor-recipients/recipients/crandell-bruce-vietnam-war    Questions, comments and requests? Feel free to contact me at brianqdavis@thesaleswar.com    Music Credit: Jeremy Tyler "Undercover"  https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/maybe-youve-felt-this-way/1231973314

For three days in November of 1965 Americans soldiers found themselves surrounded by an unseen enemy in the jungles of Southeast Asia. In what would become the first battle of the Vietnam War, US troops squared off with the People’s Army of Vietnam in the Ia Drang Valley. Badly outnumbered and undersupplied, the American troops fought to defend a tiny clearing in a dense rainforest non-stop for over fifty hours. Though the communist forces were ultimately pushed back by the awesome airpower of the United States, the North Vietnamese gained valuable intelligence on how to wage war against the enemy superpower. For US citizens watching at home and abroad, the battle of the Ia Drang Valley was sent a clear message that the Vietnam War was far from over, and was only just beginning. On this episode we discuss the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley.

Om de första striderna mellan amerikanska och nordvietnamesiska soldater, och om 1700-talets svenska gråtande officerare. 14 november 1965 stod det första stora slaget mellan amerikanska och nordvietnamesiska styrkor vid Ia Drang. Vetenskapsradion Historia undersöker vad som egentligen hände där, och hur striderna vid Ia Drang kom att påverka resten av Vietnamkriget. Båda sidor betraktade sig som vinnare av slaget, berättar militärhistorikern Gunnar Åselius och menar att det fick konsekvenser för amerikansk och vietnamesisk strategi under hela det följande kriget.Dessutom bekantar sig Tobias Svanelid med 1700-talets gråtmilda svenska officerskår, vars känsloregister var ett helt annat jämfört med dagens militärer. Historikern Hugo Nordland har undersökt hur känslorna styrde 1700-talets befäl och hjälpte dem att uthärda krigets fasor. 

Walter Marm received the Medal of Honor outside the Pentagon on December 19, 1966, the first of three that were awarded for heroism in the Battle of Ia Drang.

Walter Marm received the Medal of Honor outside the Pentagon on December 19, 1966, the first of three that were awarded for heroism in the Battle of Ia Drang.

Bruce McQuain from Blackfive joined us once again for Someone You Should Know, our weekly tribute to the troops. Bruce spent 28 years in the U.S. Army and he is a veteran of the Vietnam war. He brings a perspective and understanding to these stories that we could never match. This week Bruce told us about Vietnam veteran and Boston resident Sgt. John Eade, on the 40th anniversary of the legendary battle of Ia Drang. He used an account written by Jules Crittenden of the Boston Herald, "After Barker was killed, Eade was alone. I asked Eade what his thoughts and emotions were at this time, as the last surviving man in his position with every expectation that he would be killed as the NVA moved around finishing off the wounded. I was under the impression that Eade had played dead to survive, but he said that wasn't the case. "Playing dead was a way to die. It made no sense to me. Our job was to hold that position and kill the enemy," Eade said. "I had this thing in my mind, part of the U.S. Army's General Orders and the soldier's code you learn in boot camp: 'I will never forget I am an American fighting man. I will never surrender of my own free will. I will continue to resist to the utmost of my ability. I will not leave my post until properly relieved." Eade said he kept repeating it himself. "I don't think it was unique to me," Eade said, citing the actions of men like Barker and Johnson. Eade said his seemingly hopeless position was made easier by his belief, established weeks earlier after several men in the unit were killed in other actions, that he would not be leaving Vietnam alive. What Eade says about that may sound familiar to other veterans of combat. "It wasn't a matter of living or dying. It was taking care of each other and doing your duty. The anticipation of a future is what you give up. The question was not, 'Am I going to die?' We all know the answer to that. The question was, 'How am I going to die? I am going to die well.'" The Someone You Should Know radio collaboration began as an extension of Matt Burden’s series at Blackfive. Bruce does an incredible job with the series every week. The Pundit Review Radio Podcast RSS feed can be found here. What is Pundit Review Radio? On Boston’s Talk Station WRKO since 2005, Pundit Review Radio is where the old media meets the new. Each week we give voice to the work of the most influential leaders in the new media/citizen journalist revolution. Called “groundbreaking” by Talkers Magazine, this unique show brings the best of the blogs to the radio every Sunday evening from 8-10pm on AM680 WRKO, Boston’s Talk Station.

Bruce McQuain from Blackfive joined us once again for Someone You Should Know, our weekly tribute to the troops. Bruce spent 28 years in the U.S. Army and he is a veteran of the Vietnam war. He brings a perspective and understanding to these stories that we could never match. This week Bruce told us about Vietnam veteran and Boston resident Sgt. John Eade, on the 40th anniversary of the legendary battle of Ia Drang. He used an account written by Jules Crittenden of the Boston Herald, "After Barker was killed, Eade was alone. I asked Eade what his thoughts and emotions were at this time, as the last surviving man in his position with every expectation that he would be killed as the NVA moved around finishing off the wounded. I was under the impression that Eade had played dead to survive, but he said that wasn't the case. "Playing dead was a way to die. It made no sense to me. Our job was to hold that position and kill the enemy," Eade said. "I had this thing in my mind, part of the U.S. Army's General Orders and the soldier's code you learn in boot camp: 'I will never forget I am an American fighting man. I will never surrender of my own free will. I will continue to resist to the utmost of my ability. I will not leave my post until properly relieved." Eade said he kept repeating it himself. "I don't think it was unique to me," Eade said, citing the actions of men like Barker and Johnson. Eade said his seemingly hopeless position was made easier by his belief, established weeks earlier after several men in the unit were killed in other actions, that he would not be leaving Vietnam alive. What Eade says about that may sound familiar to other veterans of combat. "It wasn't a matter of living or dying. It was taking care of each other and doing your duty. The anticipation of a future is what you give up. The question was not, 'Am I going to die?' We all know the answer to that. The question was, 'How am I going to die? I am going to die well.'" The Someone You Should Know radio collaboration began as an extension of Matt Burden’s series at Blackfive. Bruce does an incredible job with the series every week. The Pundit Review Radio Podcast RSS feed can be found here. What is Pundit Review Radio? On Boston’s Talk Station WRKO since 2005, Pundit Review Radio is where the old media meets the new. Each week we give voice to the work of the most influential leaders in the new media/citizen journalist revolution. Called “groundbreaking” by Talkers Magazine, this unique show brings the best of the blogs to the radio every Sunday evening from 8-10pm on AM680 WRKO, Boston’s Talk Station.

Hal Moore is co-author of the acclaimed book "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young," and is one of the most distinguished veterans of the Vietnam War. His book was later made into a movie staring Mel Gibson as then Lt. Colonel Moore. General Moore talks about his experiences in Vietnam, and recounts just how accurate the Hollywood version was.

In this episode, Gene Pell speaks to retired U.S. Army Colonel Walter Joseph Marm, Jr, recipient of the Medal of Honor during the legendary Battle of Ia Drang, November 14, 1965. Marm, then a second-lieutenant in Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), single-handedly attacked an enemy machine gun bunker during an attempt to save a platoon of soldiers surrounded by the enemy. His story has been told in the best-selling book, "We Were Soldiers Once...And Young."

In this edition, hear the story of Army Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall (ret.) who received the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor, 42 years after his heroic actions taken during The Battle of Ia Drang in 1965, during the Vietnam War.

Walter Marm received the Medal of Honor outside the Pentagon on December 19, 1966, the first of three that were awarded for heroism in the Battle of Ia Drang.