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Rest in Honored Peace General Moore. Prayers on the way for his family and comrades.


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Courage is Fear that has said its Prayers

�If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.� Ronald Reagan.

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Halfway down the trail to Hell
In a shady meadow green
Are the Souls of all dead Troopers camped
Near a good old-time canteen,
And this eternal resting place is
know as Fiddlers' Green

[Verse 2]

Marching past straight through to Hell
The Infantry are seen
Accompanied by the Engineers,
Artillery and Marines,
For none but the shades of Cavalrymen
Dismount at Fiddlers' Green

[Verse 3]

Though some go curving down the trail
To seek a warmer scene,
No Trooper ever gets to Hell
Ere he's emptied his canteen.
And so rides back to drink again
With friends at Fiddlers' Green

[Verse 4]

And so when man and horse go down
Beneath a sabre keen,
Or on roaring charge of fierce melee
You stop a bullet clean.
And the hostiles come to get your scalp
Just empty your canteen,
And put your pistol to your head
And go to Fiddlers' Green.


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Originally Posted by EvilTwin

Halfway down the trail to Hell
In a shady meadow green
Are the Souls of all dead Troopers camped
Near a good old-time canteen,
And this eternal resting place is
know as Fiddlers' Green

[Verse 2]

Marching past straight through to Hell
The Infantry are seen
Accompanied by the Engineers,
Artillery and Marines,
For none but the shades of Cavalrymen
Dismount at Fiddlers' Green

[Verse 3]

Though some go curving down the trail
To seek a warmer scene,
No Trooper ever gets to Hell
Ere he's emptied his canteen.
And so rides back to drink again
With friends at Fiddlers' Green

[Verse 4]

And so when man and horse go down
Beneath a sabre keen,
Or on roaring charge of fierce melee
You stop a bullet clean.
And the hostiles come to get your scalp
Just empty your canteen,
And put your pistol to your head
And go to Fiddlers' Green.


The last time that I was at Fort Knox, in the Spring of 1981, I seem to recall that the bar at the O-Club was called Fiddler's Green.

RIP General Moore, you and CSM Plumley are two more Brothers In Arm reunited in Heaven.

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I was Bravo Co. 229th AHB, us and Alpha Co. supported the good Col. all through the battle at X-Ray. It was one hell of a fight but showed that Charlie and the NVA could not stand up to us in set piece battle!

Also showed us that B model Huey's could take a lot of abuse and still take us home...........BARELY in some cases!


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Old cat turd!

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RIP brave leader.

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Well said cross. RIP General Moore.


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Airborne Leads the Way. R.I.P. General.


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Wish you were better

Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that.
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Originally Posted by T LEE
I was Bravo Co. 229th AHB, us and Alpha Co. supported the good Col. all through the battle at X-Ray. It was one hell of a fight but showed that Charlie and the NVA could not stand up to us in set piece battle!

Also showed us that B model Huey's could take a lot of abuse and still take us home...........BARELY in some cases!


+1

Ed Freeman was there too.


Originally Posted by jorgeI
...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....
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RIP Sir. It would have been an honor to have served with you.

Jim

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