MAJ WALTER HUGH MOON

WALTER HUGH MOON

Ed Cardon
ed@epcsearchinternational.com
Fellow Vietnam Vet
Salute to a Hero
I did not know Maj Moon but I pray for him and all the other MIAs and their families. May they be reunited with one another in their lifetimes or the next. May the Lord grant you and your family the peace which we all hope to find when we are called to our Maker.
Apr 22, 2013

Jackie Taylor

Remembering You Today On Your Birthday
Mar 31, 2009

manny g
Fellow Veteran 69-70 An Khe
Union Gap, WA. 98903
“You are Remembered”
Peace and condolence, to the family and friends. "He which hath no stomach to this fight let him depart. But we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers!! For he today, that sheds his blood with me, shall always be my brother”. Rest in peace brave soldier, you have not been forgotten. (W.Shakespeare) May God Bless You for your Sacrifice!!!

Mar 31, 2008

Ikay Okundaye
manders2@arlington.k12.tx.us
Mr. Anderson's History Student
2000, Sam Houston Dr Arlington, TX 76014
Arlington, Texas 76010 Tarrant
My adopted MIA
Major Walter Hugh Moon, My name is Ikay Okundaye. I am a 2000 Junior at Sam Houston High School in Arlington TX. As a part of a class assignment on Vietnam MIA's I learned your story and shared it with my classmates. I learned of the sacrifice and will remember you. I may be reached at: manders2@arlington.k12.tx.us Sincerly Ikay Okundaye
Wednesday, May 03, 2000

Tri Luong
shyboy68plus1@yahoo.com
Mr.Anderson's History Student
2000 Sam Houston Dr.
Arlington, Texas 76014 USA
May adopted MIA
Major Walter Moon, My name is Tri Luong at Sam Houston High School in Arlington, Texas. As part of my class assignment on Vietnam MIA's, I learned your story and shared it with my classmates. I learned of your sacrifice and will remember you. As a Vietnamese myself, who's father also was a lieutenant of the South Vietnamese Army my family deeply grateful your sacrifice for Viet Nam.
Sunday, April 30, 2000

Grateful American
American Hero
Thank you Maj Moon for your service to country and ultimate sacrifice. Rest well brave soldier and rest assured that you Sir, are not forgotten.
Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Henry Villacrusis
hcvillacrusis@hotmail.com
My Adopted MIA
418 Basswood Ct. SE
Lacey, WA 98513 USA
Proud Owner Of A POW-MIA Bracelet Bearing Major Moon's Name
I visited the Wall the day after i arrived from germany for a brief stay in DC. I bought this POW-MIA bracelet with MAJ Moon's name and i decided to check his name on the wall. Since then i wear "his" bracelet every memorial day and i consider it as one of my treasured memento i got from the nation's capital. Thank You Sir for allowing me to wear it with pride!
Thursday, May 03, 2001

James Brzozkiewicz
brzozkij@mcs.com
SF Vietnam Vet
The early 1960's marked a period of civil war and military coups in the country of Laos which resulted in major objectives being taken by Kong Le-Pathet Lao communist forces. Kong Le had himself been a graduate of the CIA-sponsored Philippine scout and ranger school and had announced that he was fighting the corrupt royal government headed by Prince Souvanna Phouma. Kong Le found support from the Soviets, who assisted him in defeating Gen. Phoumi Nosavan's countercoup forces at the capitol city of Vientiane in December 1960. Pathet Lao troops were airlifted by the Soviets to take the Plaine des Jarres region in March 1961. Although Gen. Nosavan and Groupement 12 of the new Forces Armees de Laos continued to give chase to Kong Le and his troops, they were not successful in regaining the Plain of Jars. In early March two Pathet Lao battalions drove Groupement 12 back toward Vang Vieng. Capt. Walter Moon's four-man Field Training Team FTT-59, MAAG, of the 7th Special Forces Group was attached to the 6th Bataillon d'Infanterie (Lao) at Ban Pha Home, about thirty miles north of Vang Vieng. On April 22, 1961, the battalion was subjected to a heavy and accurate artillery barrage and was rapidly flanked at Phou Tesao. Shortly after the battalion commander announced that they were cut off the perimeter collapsed and the Pathet Lao quickly overran the battalion positions. The team's commander, Capt. Walter Moon, was captured in the initial attack. SFC John M. Bischoff (the medic), Sgt. Gerald M. Biber (the radio operator), and some Lao soldiers jumped aboard an armored car heading south on Route 13 in a breakout effort. According to Lao survivors, they crouched behind the turret, but the car came under heavy grenade attack. Sgt. Bischoff fired a machine gun from the vehicle until he was shot through the neck and killed. Sgt. Biber had already been wounded and was apparently killed by stick grenades thrown against the armored car. The vehicle was halted and its crew captured. Sgt. Orville R. Ballinger, demolitions sergeant, escaped through the jungle and linked up with some Lao soldiers. They found a boat and were going downriver when they were surprised and captured by the Pathet Lao seven days later. Sgt. Ballenger were eventually released in August 1962. Capt. Moon tried to escape twice during his confinement and on the last attempt was wounded in the chest and head. According to Ballinger, Moon's head injury caused him to be come mentally unbalanced, and after several months of persecution, he was executed in his prison quarters at Lat Theoung by a Meo guard and a Pathet Lao officer on July 22, 1961. The Pathet Lao have consistently denied knowledge of Moon, Biber or Bischoff.
Wednesday, August 09, 2000

Francis Kaufman
Just a few words to HONOR your memory on your birthday for the day you made the SUPREME SACRIFICE on July 22nd 1961. Hopefully, someday, your REMAINS will be found and RETURNED to a GRATEFUL NATION for a PROPER BURIAL. You will never be forgotten.
Monday, March 31, 2003

David Higginbotham
none
Waco, Tx McLennan
A True American and Hero
Sunday, February 09, 2003