war journalist joseph l. galloway wrote we were soldiers once and young.
who wrote we were soldiers once and young?
war journalist joseph l. galloway
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we were soldiers once… and young is a 1992 book by lt. gen. harold g. "hal" moore (ret.) and war journalist joseph l. galloway about the vietnam war. it focuses on the role of the first and second battalions of the 7th cavalry regiment in the battle of the ia drang valley, the united states' first large-unit battle of the vietnam war; previous engagements involved small units and patrols (squad, platoon, and company sized units). it was adapted into the 2002 film "we were soldiers".





















































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we were soldiers once… and young
since his death, there have been multiple efforts to maintain young's legacy in the united states. this started in 1922, immediately following his death when his obituary appeared in "the new york times", demonstrating his national reputation and also his funeral being one of few held at the memorial amphitheater at arlington national cemetery, where he was buried in section 3. during the 1925-26 school year, the portland colored school in louisville, kentucky was renamed the charles young school. this school, one of the earlier schools in the us serving african americans, was open between 1873 and 1956. and at its close, the building was demolished and made into a city park bearing young's name. in 2016 the park was rededicated col. charles d. young park. seven years after his death, another school was named in his honor; charles e. young elementary school was built along benning road in washington, d.c. it was the first elementary school in northeast d.c., and oriented to the city's black neighborhoods. however, it was closed in 2008. the building now houses two rivers public charter school. after these accomplishments, it wasn't until 1974 that the house where young lived when teaching at wilberforce university was designated a national historic landmark, in recognition of his historic importance. in 2001, senator mike dewine introduced senate resolution 97, that “honors the bravery and dedication of the buffalo soldiers throughout united states and world history; honors 1 of the buffalo soldiers' most distinguished heroes, colonel charles young, for his lifetime achievements; and recognizes the continuing legacy of the buffalo soldiers throughout the world.” to go along with senate resolution 97, president barack obama used the antiquities act to designate young's house as the 401st unit of the national park system, the charles young buffalo soldiers national monument in 2013. then, in 2018, california passed legislation to name california state route 198 to colonel charles young memorial highway. the state route's east end is in sequoia national park where young served as superintendent.
charles young (united states army)