EP61 Rededicating Fort Benning to Fort Moore with LTC (R) Steve Moore ‘75 and COL (R) David Moore ‘84

WPAOG Podcast

This episode features an interview with LTC (R) Steve Moore, West Point Class of 1975, and COL (R) David Moore, West Point Class of 1984, where they honor the remembrance of their parents, LTG Hal Moore, West Point Class of 1945, and Julia Compton Moore, and announce the rededication of Fort Benning to Fort Moore.

LTC (R) Steve Moore is the second child of LTG Hal and Julie Moore. Upon retirement from the Army, Steve ran his own software business. He then was recruited by IBM and, after 15 years, he split off to form his own consulting practice focused on project management and troubled project recovery. In 2015, Steve shut down the consulting practice to follow his heart, fish, and writes about the great outdoors.

COL (R) David Moore is the fifth child of LTG Hal and Julie Moore. Upon graduation from West Point, David commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the infantry. After retiring, having completed 27 years of active federal service, he established “Command Decisions, LLC,” a project management consulting and leadership coaching business. He earned a Master of Industrial Engineering at North Carolina State University and is a graduate of the US Army War College.

Please enjoy this interview between LTG (R) Steve Moore, Class of ’75, COL (R) David Moore, Class of ’84, and, your host, LTC (R) Dave Siry, Class of ’94, Director of the West Point Center for Oral History and instructor in the Department of History as they relive stories of the great Moore command team.

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Key Quotes

“He would always say the troops come first. That was a family saying. He meant that when he talked to us, as his children, you came first. But, also when you were in your units of assignment, the troops came first. The thing we like to hear now is the Simon Sinek: Leaders Eat Last, but that's intuitive for all of us in the military. And, the troops come first. Good, hard disciplined training, and, of course, what he internalized from West Point was never lie, cheat, or steal. And, never lie to your troops. Never cheat your troops. They should come first and they should be served.” - COL (R) David Moore

“I think when you look at the Army values, it all goes back to: take care of your troops. If you implement the Army values in your life and in your command philosophy, you're going to take care of your troops.” - LTC (R) Steve Moore

“What I knew of Mom is that she was always engaged in the community. When we were at Fort Ord, she was always engaged. We lived at the Presidio of Monterey, but she was often out at Fort Ord recognizing the value of her contribution, not as a duty, but as a love, as a desire to make that community better and to compliment that in ways that Dad could not achieve success. And, like Steve said, setting up Army community centers, advocating for daycare centers and those sorts of things. She realized that she could provide the opportunity to create momentum and, as you know, the wives’ discussion finds its way to the general officer, in a different way than the command channel. And so, by her being out there and having that connection with the community, she gave my dad a different way to connect and be part of the community in a way that his command status could not provide. So, it was a very complimentary relationship, but again, it was very much based on the mutual love of what they were doing and the mutual love of the Army and making those communities better.” - COL (R) David Moore

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Episode Timestamps

(02:54) The Moore family origins and background

(10:31) Developing a command team

(18:07) Hal Moore’s advice on leadership in the Army

(20:08) Julia Compton Moore’s love for families

(26:22) Moore’s take on the accuracy of the movie

(31:45) Exemplifying the Army core values

(40:18) Relationship with the Columbus, Georgia, Fort Benning area

(48:39) Rededicating Fort Benning to Fort Moore

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Links

LTC (R) Steve Moore’s LinkedIn

COL (R) David Moore’s LinkedIn

LTC (R) Dave Siry's LinkedIn

fortmoore.com

West Point Association of Graduates