we couldn't hit this target or that one. This is your chance to use military power to win this war, and if you don't, I'll hold you responsible". Upon completion of his second two-year term as CJCS, Moorer retired from the Navy on July 1, 1974. Death and legacy In an interview with the journalist Stanley Karnow in 1981, Moorer expressed much bitterness about how the Vietnam War was fought, saying: "We should have fought in the north, where everyone was the enemy, where you didn't have to worry whether or not you were shooting friendly civilians. In the south, we had to cope with women concealing grenades in their brassieres, or in their baby's diapers. I remember two of our Marines being killed by a youngster who they were teaching to play volleyball. But Lyndon Johnson didn't want to overthrow the North Vietnamese government. Well, the only reason to go to war is to overthrow a government you don't like". Moorer died on February 5, 2004, at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland at the age of 91. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The National Guard Armory (Fort Thomas H. Moorer Armory) in Fort Deposit, Alabama is named after Moorer, as is a middle school in Eufaula, Alabama. Dates of rank At the time of Admiral Moorer's promotion, all rear admirals wore two stars, but the rank was divided into an "upper" and "lower half" for pay purposes Awards and decorations U.S. military personal decorations, unit awards, campaign awards Foreign orders and decorations He also has been decorated by thirteen foreign governments: Portugal (Military Order of Aviz, Grand Cross); Greece (Silver Star Medal, First Class); Japan (Order of Double Rays of the Rising Sun) Japan (First Class of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun); Republic of China (Precious Tripod (Pao-Ting) Medal with Red Grand Cordon) Republic of China (Order of Cloud and Banner (Yun Hui) with Special Grand Cordon); Philippine Legion of Honor (Rank of Commander) Brazil (Order of the Naval Merit, Grande Official); Chile (Gran Estrella al Merito Militar); Venezuela (Order of Naval Merit 1st Class); Republic of Korea (Order of National Security Merit, 1st Class); Netherlands (Grand Cross, Order of Orange-Nassau with Swords); Federal Republic of Germany (Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit); Italy (Military Order of Italy, Knight of the Grand Cross); Spain (Grand Cross of the Order