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Stephen Moore is a marketing executive and journalist. He’s written numerous books and given lectures on Texas history and WWII. He’s written a new book on heroes of the Vietnam War and I spoke to him about this book.
1:34 – Stephen talks about how he got into this project through a family connection.
2:45 – Stephen talks about the book and how he interviewed the men the book is about. He attended their reunions to meet them. he interviewed Green Berets and also the pilots who flew them around in Vietnam.
4:51 – The book starts in Spring 1966 in Vietnam and goes into 1970. The area covers an area near Laos and Cambodia in North Vietnam.
8:40 – Stephen talks about their training and their rotations.
10:45 – Stephen talks about the Green Beret work with the Montagnards and how they earned their awards.
15:55 – Stephen also attended a 57th Helicopter Assault Company reunion too.
18:45 – Stephen talks about the helicopters would get the teams into the mission target area.
22:09 – Stephen talks about what information he gathered and used to do his research.
26:07 – Stephen talks how he reconciled differing stories.
28:46 – Stephen’s favorite part of the research was talking to the guys. He talks about prisoner snatch missions.
40:00 – Stephen was able to track down who was flying a plane that crashed during a Vietnam War mission. This information was unknown for 40 years.
42:50 – Stephen talks about some funny things that happened during the missions.
47:00 – Stephen talks about some of the stuff the Green Berets learned from the Montagnards.
53:10 – His website is StephenLMoore.com.
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Guests: Stephen L. Moore
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: military, history, military history, conflict, war, interview, non-fiction book, vietnam war, green berets, special forces, Navy SEALs, Helicopter assault, air force commandos, MACV-SOG, vietcong, medal of honor, purple heart, sacrifice, veterans, WWII