Roy Moore (Credit: AP/Brynn Anderson) As the polls in Alabama open for the special election to decide the state’s Senate seat, Republican candidate Roy Moore is hearing the final thoughts of both friends and foes — even as pundits continue to speculate about not just the outcome, but the deeper meaning of this particularly special election. Prior to a rally on Monday night, one of Moore’s friends and fellow Vietnam veteran Bill Sailing reminisced about an experience that the two of them shared while serving together in Vietnam.