His experiences in South East Asia formed the basis for '' The Green Berets.

Afterward, Moore was assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group on deployment to South Vietnam. Yarborough who insisted that Moore go through special forces training in order to better understand 'what makes Special Forces soldiers 'special'.' He trained for nearly a year, first at 'jump school' before completing the ] or 'Q Course', becoming the first civilian to participate in such an intensive program. Kennedy, Moore was allowed access to the U.S. Thanks to connections with fellow Harvard graduate, Robert F.

Moore graduated from Harvard College in 1949. Army Air Corps, flying combat missions in the European Theater of Operations. Moore also co-wrote the lyrics with Barry Sadler for the Ballad of the Green Berets, which was one of the major hit songs of 1966.Īt the time of his death, Moore was residing in Hopkinsville, Kentucky (home to Fort Campbell and the 5th Special Forces Group) where he was working on his memoirs as well as three other books.ĭuring World War II he served as a nose gunner in the U.S. From back The Family Man is the searing, unforgettable novel of a ruthless man whose Mob connections.

Army's Elite Special Forces Unit, The French Connection: A True Account of Cops Narcotics and International Conspiracy and, with Xaviera Hollander and Yvonne Dunleavy, The Happy Hooker: My Own Story. was an writer best known for his books The Green Berets: The Amazing Story of the U.S.

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