25 Quotes by Hal Moore

If given a choice between taking over a good outfit or a bad outfit, I'll choose the bad outfit every time. They'll have nowhere to go but up.

He must remain calm and cool - No fear. He must ignore the dust, the noise, the smoke, the explosions, the screams of the wounded, the yells, or the dead lying around him - that is all normal. He must never give off any hint or evidence that he is uncertain about a positive outcome, even in the desperate situations.

There is always one more thing you can do to increase your odds of success.

When we step on the battlefield, I will be The First Boots On and the Last Boots Off.

For a sailor to sail around the world, the thought is just, sometimes, too much. Thus, one simply goes from port to port in the same direction.

Hate war, but love the American Warrior.

Tell the Truth, and speak from your pay-grade. Don’t try to answer questions that would better be directed to the battalion commander or Gen. William Westmoreland or President Lyndon Johnson. If you are a squad leader, answer questions about what you know and do.