Joseph L. Galloway
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| Joseph Lee "Joe" Galloway | |
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| Born | Joseph Lee Galloway November 13, 1942 Refugio, Texas |
| Occupation | Journalist, author |
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Joseph Lee "Joe" Galloway (born November 13, 1941), is an American newspaper correspondent and columnist. He is the former Military Affairs consultant for the Knight-Ridder chain of newspapers[1] and is presently a columnist with McClatchy Newspapers. During the Vietnam War, he often worked alongside the troops he covered and was awarded a Bronze Star for carrying wounded men to safety.
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[edit] Personal life
Galloway is a native of Refugio, Texas. His first wife, Theresa M. Galloway (May 12, 1948-January 26, 1996), died of cancer. They had two sons, Joshua and Lee. In 1998, Galloway married Karen Metsker, daughter of Capt. Tom Metsker, a battalion intelligence officer killed in the Vietnam War.[2] Galloway now resides in his home county (Refugio County, Texas) in Bayside, in a cottage overlooking Copano Bay.
[edit] Career
[edit] Newspapers
Galloway started his career at the The Victoria Advocate in Victoria, Texas, afterwards working for United Press International (UPI) in the Kansas City and Topeka bureaus. Later, he served overseas as bureau chief or regional manager in Tokyo, Vietnam, Jakarta, New Delhi, Singapore, Moscow, and Los Angeles.
During the Vietnam War, Galloway worked as a reporter for UPI, beginning in early 1965. Thirty-five years later, he was decorated with the Bronze Star for helping to rescue wounded American soldiers under fire during the battle at Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley.[3]
[edit] Literature
Along with Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore, Galloway co-authored a detailed account of those experiences in the best-selling 1992 book, We Were Soldiers Once ... And Young.[4] A sequel was released in 2008: We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam.[5]
[edit] In Popular Culture
In We Were Soldiers, a 2002 film based on his 1992 book, Galloway is portrayed by actor Barry Pepper.
Actor Edward Burns portrayed him in the film Vietnam in HD.
[edit] Narration
Galloway narrated A Flag Between Two Families, a documentary film based on the events of May 9, 1968 in Vietnam by the members of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry.[6]
[edit] Awards
In 1991, Galloway received a National Magazine Award for a U.S. News cover article on the Ia Drang battles in Vietnam. In 1992, he received the New Media Award of the National VFW for his coverage of the Persian Gulf War for U.S. News. In 2002 Galloway received the Robert Denig Award for Exceptional Service of the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Assn. In 2006 he received the Tex McCrary Award of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
In 1998, Galloway was recognized with the Bronze Star with Valor when during the November 1965 Battle of Ia Drang, the first major conflict fought by U.S. troops during the Vietnam war, he repeatedly disregarded his own safety to rescue wounded soldiers under fire. [7]
[edit] Commentaries
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/special_packages/galloway/17331908.htm
- ^ Joe Galloway (April 2004). "A Reporter's Journal from Hell". The Digital Journalist. http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0204/galloway4.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ^ Moore, Hal; Joseph L. Galloway. "Bios". We Were Soldiers Once... And Young. http://lzxray.com/bios1.htm. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ Moore, Harold; Joseph L. Galloway (1992). We were Soldiers Once...And Young: Ia Drang--The Battle That Changed The War In Vietnam. Random House. ISBN 0679411585. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679411585/. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ Moore, Harold; Joseph L. Galloway (2008). We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam. Harper. ISBN 0061147761. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061147761. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ "A Flag Between Two Families: Photo Gallery" on the website of Little Bear Productions, the film's production company. The captions of several photos identify "Joe Galloway" as the narrator of the film.
- ^ Galloway, Joseph. "Joe Galloway". The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-galloway. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
[edit] External links
- Joseph L. Galloway columns on the McClatchy website
- Interview on We Were Soldiers Once ... And Young at the Pritzker Military Library
- Interview on We Are Soldiers Still
