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The Battle of the Ia Drang Valley is 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.
WAAY 31 interviewed six veterans who survived the battle, though time marches on, their ability to paint a vivid portrait of war at its most inspiring and devastating moments ignites the patriotism that lives deep in all of us.
The fundraiser is helping preserve Army history.
WAAY 31 proudly welcomed a group of living legends Tuesday.
ĐÓ°ÉÔ´´'s U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum is in dire need of an upgrade and expansion.Â
Tuesday night's event, an Evening In the Ia Drang Valley, will help raise money for two special places. One is the Army Heritage and Education…
Mel Gibson and Hal Moore became good friends during the filming of the movie, We Were Soldiers. Mel even took time a few months before Moore p…
A WAAY 31 News special report.
You can join these veterans in ĐÓ°ÉÔ´´ later this month:
Every year since the early 1990s, veterans of the Battle of Ia Drang Valley have gathered to reconnect and remember their fallen comrades.
Bob Edwards reads his favorite passage from "We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young."
Watch the special report at 4 p.m. Thursday on WAAY 31.
Rick Rescorla
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