We Are Soldiers Still

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As I promised, here's the book tour information for "We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam," by retired Gen. Hal Moore and Joe Galloway, authors of the 1992 bestseller, "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young." If you want, you can check out this interview done by Rick Journey from Fox News in Birmingham, Ala.

Remember, these dates are subject to change so make sure you confirm the appearance before you ride over there.

Book Tour Info (subject to change) ALABAMA & GEORGIA (Moore and Galloway):
August 19: 6pm Alabama Booksmith in Homewood (2626 19th Pl. S, Birmingham 35209)
August 20: 11am-130pm Maxwell Air Base (Squadron Officers School)
August 21: 7pm Books A Million, 2243 Tiger Towne Pkwy, Opelika
August 22: 11am-2pm Fort Rucker Aviation Museum lobby
August 25: 11am-130pm Fort Benning, GA., Infantry Hall (I'll be covering this one for the newspaper. Check out the story which I will post here Tuesday!)
August 26: 6pm-8pm Columbus GA City Library (I think I'm going to pop into this one too not for work, but to chill with the general and Joe.)

TEXAS TOUR (Galloway):
September 2: 7pm Borders Books, 19720 Preston Road, Dallas 75230
September 3: 11am-1pm Fort Hood at Main PX on Clear Creek Rd.
September 4: 7pm-9pm BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar, Austin 78704
September 5: 7pm Barnes and Noble, 18030 Highway 281N #140, San Antonio 78232
September 6: 1pm County Historical Museum, (behind the Fire Department half block off US Hwy 77) Refugio 78377

CALIFORNIA TOUR (Galloway):
September 9: Lecture and reception and book signing, Marines Memorial Club, 6pm (time tentative) San Francisco
September 11: 4 p.m. lecture, reception & book signing Miramar Marines Air Station
September 12: 4 p.m. lecture, reception & book signing Camp Pendleton Marine Base, Oceanside Calif.

CHICAGO TOUR (Moore and Galloway):
September 17: 5pm Reception/Signing at Pritzker Military Library downtown
September 18: 730pm Barnes & Noble, 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie IL 60077
September 19: 7pm (time tentative) 1st Infantry Division Museum, Cantigny, 1 S. 151 Winfield Rd., Wheaton IL 60187

NORTHWEST TOUR (Galloway):
Sept. 20-21 book signings/events in Seattle
Sept. 22: Book signing Fort Lewis, Wash., main PX
Sept. 23-24: Portland lecture & book signing events.

WASHINGTON DC (Moore and Galloway):
November 5: luncheon & book signing 12 noon at Union League Club in Philadelphia, PA.
November 6: evening event & signing at Army-Navy City Club, McPherson Square, NW DC.
November 7: Ia Drang panel discussion at annual history conference of American Veterans Center in DC.
November 8/9: bookstore signings. Visit with and sign books for Ia Drang and 1st Cavalry Division veterans at 1st Cav hospitality room, Hilton Hotel Crystal City, in Arlington VA.

SPECIAL EVENT (Galloway):
November 13: Joe speaks at fund-raiser for U.S. Army Historical Museum in Carlisle, PA
November 14: Museum dedicates its outdoor Vietnam War exhibit centering on recreation of Landing Zone XRAY, Ia Drang Valley