the ia drang campaign was the first major ground engagement involving u.s. forces in vietnam. the army had not yet set up an adequate system of notifying the next of kin of battlefield fatalities. instead, the telegrams were given to taxicab drivers for delivery, as depicted in the film "we were soldiers". unlike the film depiction, moore did not actually assume responsibility for the delivery of the telegrams, however, she accompanied the cab drivers who delivered the telegrams and assisted in the death notifications, grieving with the widows and families of men killed in battle, and attended the funerals of those who fell under her husband's command. her complaints to the pentagon, and the example that she set, prompted the army to immediately set up notification teams consisting of a uniformed officer and a chaplain.