Ben Franklin Global Forum to Announce Establishment of Julia Compton Moore Award with General Hal Moore and Joe Galloway, Co-Authors of ''We Were Soldiers Once...and Young'', and Other Military, Government, and Business Leaders.

Ben Franklin Global Forum:

Award Will Recognize Civilian Spouse of Soldier For Outstanding
                Contributions to the United States Army

WHAT:     A reception and press conference announcing the Ben Franklin
          Global Forum's establishment of the Julia Compton Moore
          Award.  The award was inspired by the achievements of Mrs.
          Julie Moore, the recently deceased wife of General Harold
          Moore.  Actress Madeline Stowe bought to life Mrs. Moore's
          contributions to military families in the movie We Were
          Soldiers, based on the book authored by Gen. Moore and
          Joseph Galloway.

WHO:      Lt. General Harold G. Moore (Ret.)
          Joseph Galloway, Sr. Military Correspondent, Knight-Ridder
          Marianne Ivany, Member of Advisory Board, Julia Compton
           Moore Award
          Robert J. Daniels, Chairman, Ben Franklin Global Forum
          Brigadier General John A. Macdonald, Commanding General,
           CFSC
          H. Craig Lewis, Chairman, Board of Managers, The
           Philadelphia Foundation
          Elaine Rogers, President, USO of Metro DC
          Patty Shinseki, Member of Advisory Board, Julia Compton
           Moore Award

WHEN:     MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2005
          6:15 PM - 6:45 PM: Press Conference
          6:45 PM - 7:45 PM: Reception

WHERE:    The Union League of Philadelphia
          Lincoln Hall
          140 South Broad Street
          Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

DETAILS:  Mrs. Moore's actions to change Pentagon death notification
          policy in the aftermath of the historic battle of the Ia
          Drang Valley represents a significant contribution to our
          nation.  Prior to Mrs. Moore's intervention, Pentagon policy
          was to notify families by a telegram delivered by cab
          drivers.  It serves today as a shining example of one of
          Mrs. Moore's many contributions to the morale and welfare of
          the Army family.  2005 also marks the 40th Anniversary of
          the Ia Drang Valley.