sergeants dead and having PFC's take over command of the squad. Moore's reasoning behind training his soldiers using junior leader empowerment was that they were "training for war, and leaders are killed in battle"(26). Moore's prophecy and his soldier's training would soon be put to the ultimate test in the valley of the Ia Drang River.
             At 8:50 a.m. on the morning 1-7 Cav was to mount their assault on LZ X-Ray COL Thomas W. Brown, the 3rd Brigade commander, pulled aside Moore and his S-3 C
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