85R28169 JGH-D
	By: Wilson	H.R. No. 1954

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A life distinguished by courageous service to his
	nation has drawn to a close with the death of U.S. Army General
	(Ret.) Harold Gregory Moore Jr. of Auburn, Alabama, on February 10,
	2017, at the age of 94; and
	WHEREAS, Hal Moore was born on February 13, 1922, in
	Bardstown, Kentucky, to Harold and Mary Moore; after graduating
	from the U.S. Military Academy in 1945, he served with the
	occupation forces in Japan and then returned stateside to a posting
	at Fort Bragg, where he met and married Julie Compton; the couple
	became the proud parents of five children, Harold, Stephen, Julie,
	Cecile, and David, and their family later grew to include 12
	grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; Hal and Julie Moore shared
	a deeply rewarding marriage of 54 years, until her passing in 2004;
	and
	WHEREAS, During the Korean War, General Moore commanded both
	a heavy mortar company and an infantry company of the 7th Infantry
	Division in combat and earned two Bronze Stars for valor; he
	subsequently taught at West Point, worked at the Pentagon, and
	served a tour of duty in Norway; in 1965, he deployed to Vietnam as
	commander of 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division; he
	and his men had been in-country only two months when, over the
	course of three harrowing days in November, they defeated a vastly
	superior enemy force at the Battle of Ia Drang; General Moore's
	actions in that engagement earned him the Distinguished Service
	Cross, the nation's second-highest award for valor; the following
	year, while commanding the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, he
	earned a third Bronze Star with "V" device; and
	WHEREAS, General Moore went on to help plan the American
	withdrawal from Vietnam, rebuild the 7th Infantry Division, command
	the Training Center and Fort Ord, and serve as Army Deputy Chief of
	Staff for Personnel; he retired in 1977 at the rank of Lieutenant
	General; in 1992, he coauthored a bestselling account of the battle
	at Ia Drang, We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young, which was filmed
	as We Were Soldiers in 2002, with Mel Gibson playing General Moore;
	in 2008, he coauthored a sequel, We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey
	Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to the Distinguished Service Cross and
	the Bronze Star, this highly decorated officer was the recipient of
	the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two
	oak-leaf clusters, the Purple Heart, the Air Medal with one silver
	and three bronze oak-leaf clusters, the Joint Service Commendation
	Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal with two oak-leaf clusters;
	he continued to reap honors after his retirement, among them the
	Doughboy Award from the Chief of Infantry in 2000 and a
	Distinguished Graduate Award from the West Point Association of
	Graduates in 2003; and
	WHEREAS, General Moore was a man of deep religious faith; he
	also loved the outdoors, and he delighted in sharing his passion for
	hiking, camping, skiing, and fishing with his family; his
	grandchildren called him "Captain Fun" for his playfulness and
	lively sense of humor; and
	WHEREAS, A loving husband and father and an inspiring leader
	who dedicated his life to the defense of our nation and to the
	welfare of the troops under his command, Hal Moore leaves behind an
	example of humility, grace, and dedication to duty that will
	forever inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be
	it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lieutenant General
	Harold Gregory Moore Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his
	family and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Harold
	Gregory Moore Jr.