Remembering Joe Galloway (1941-2021)
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- Опубликовано: 19 авг 2021
- We join the Vietnam Veteran community in mourning the loss of award-winning journalist and decorated combat correspondent Joseph Galloway, who has passed away this week at the age of 79. Joe carried the story of the American soldier in Vietnam forward like no other. Heartfelt and easy to understand, his work remained committed to chronicling the integrity of the American soldier in Vietnam and will continue to inform generations to come about who these men were, why they fought, how they died, and why that matters.
Joe was awarded the Bronze Star medal for helping rescue wounded soldiers during the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley in November 1965. This battle was depicted in the movie “We Were Soldiers,” starring Mel Gibson. Joe dedicated his career to sharing the experience of war from the soldiers’ perspective, often on the front lines alongside our troops.
Our Museum Educator, Keri Giannotti, was fortunate to participate in an interview with Joe last summer alongside our colleagues at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. She recalls it fondly as a highlight of her career. We share an excerpt here as we remember Joe Galloway and his legacy - an unwavering commitment to our armed forces.
Interview Conducted by Jim Knotts, VVMF; Keri A. Giannotti, NJVVMF; and Callie Wright, VVMF
Editing by Jillian Decker, NJVVMF Director of Development & External Affairs
Music by David Fesliyan, fesliyanstudios.com
WOW....the US lost the purest reporter to ever cover the military.
Real patriot with some amazing comments on exactly what Americans fight for. Each other. Black. White. Hispanic. Legit.
Our nation needs journalist like this man. RIP.
I see Joe, Hal Moore and Basil Plumley and every KIA from that horrific battle all gathered in a beautiful, lush field of grass, the sun shining brightly, the air cool with just a hint of humidity. They stand together as they did so very long ago, talking and remembering and sharing their stories. Every occasionally, a barely audible bell rings and General Moore walks gingerly to a very large gate. He's there to welcome yet another one of his men to the Heavens. He'll wait patiently and lovingly for every, single one of them to finally be together as Soldiers again. And young. Joe Galloway told a story and he told it beautifully. He is truly, truly missed!
My friend you just described fiddlers green, where all cavalry troopers go past,present and future. And where i will go someday. Garreyowen sir.
God Bless all of you. !
From a old in country combat veteran 2nd Corps June 67 to June 68, Qui-Nhon Vietnam, respect and kudos to you, your not one in a million, your one in a life time, may you Forever Rest Easy and in Peace, may God forever hold you in the palm of his hands.
❤
America needs more men like this
True hero
Rip
Rest in Piece Sir. You have earned a peaceful rest after your outstanding service. Always remembered Always missed. ✌️
Those tears are real. Many people never got the opportunity to decompress.May he rest in peace!
An amazing man who had some amazing experiences...not just a correspondent, one hell of a guy.
You deserve your rest sir. If they gave the Medal of Honor to civilians, you sir are more than worthy. As I do with the military members, I extend a big thank you for your service.
Medal of Freedom is the civilian equivalent. This man should have received long ago, ashame he fell through the so called crack.
Was an honor to meet Joe at the Wall in Washington DC on Veterans Day in 1994. Thank you for your service and covering our military battles. “We Were Soldiers and Young” is the best military book of all time in my humble opinion. RIP
RIP brother from an Army Veteran i understand how u feel bout the memorial i still to this day refuse to go into ANY Veterans cemetery as i feel unworthy to stand where they rest they gave all i gave some
An honorable man, a journalist that reported what he saw.
Joe was the best, rip joe.
Rest easy in the arms of the Lord Joe
I always wanted to meet Joe Galloway. Rest in Peace.
Rest easy brother, ya did good.
GOD Bless You Sir! Rest in Peace. May your next Journey have Fair skies and Smooth Seas. Semper Fidelis.
Another sailor to add,”SLOW SALUTE! Fair Winds and Following Seas!”
Garry Owen
R.I.P. Mr Galloway.
RIP Mr Galloway. Stand easy, your duty done.
Oh, I am so saddened to hear this.. I was just listening to Ia Drang documentary today and have heard interviews with Joe in the past.. God rest his soul and comfort his family... " Gary Owen" (Salute)
Mr. Galloway was a national treasure on the level of Stephen Ambrose. Obviously, the reasons were different but each were Great Americans that contributed greatly to our country. May God Bless Them And Keep Them. RIP, you are missed.
We won't ever see the likes of Joe agian, they broke the mold, Just one model, being a disabled Vietnam era veteran, myself ,,,,, the only civilian , I will salute , goodbye and God bless you Joe Galloway !
Vaya con Dios! Joe Galloway. Its getting dusty in here now, my eyes are watering. Thanks from.St. Paul Minnesota.
I love the story about your Grand Dad's boots!!❤👏👏
Miss you Sir!!!
I have watch this Gentleman tell of Vietnam. God allowed me to be born a bit too young for that war. I remember Mr. Galloway telling of helping to move one of our men that had been injured and the boot came off with the mans flesh,,first time for him to try to help,,He had such a great voice,I didnt know he was gone to Heaven,,,He went to Vietnam X2 as a reporter,,,Fine man.
"Now I've seen for myself what war is really about, its about how a farm boy from Iowa, hangs onto a machine gun for eight hours so he can protect his injured buddies, even when he himself is wounded and bleeding. Or how an African American boy from Charlotte, or a white boy from Houston, decide they'd rather die together, than abandon the other, in the midst of battle. War is about men who love their country, even more than that, love one another. What I was learning is that, There are some events that are so overwhelming, that you can't simply be a witness, you can't be above it, you can't be neutral, and you can't be untouched by it. Simple as that. You see it. You live it. And you experience it. And it will be with you, all of your days......Had names like Garcia, Perez, Hernandez. And I couldnt be more proud of them. At home they could and were treated like second class citizens. But on that day, in that place, who was there, who was standing up for America, who fought there and died there, men who had less than two weeks left of their tour of duty, should have been on a freedom bird going home, wrapped in ponchos, flying home in a casket, and so I have a totally different view of Vietnam veterans, and I think mine is the correct view." - Joe Galloway.
Wish there were more Americans like him today. Real role model. Real patriot.
Will we ever know? From a drafted (with US: used for conscripted enlisted personnel in front of service numbers) disabled Republic of Vietnam combat veteran '68. My buddy Jesse Carmona, Jr. had been in the Army for only 8 months. Look him up. Our next door neighbor, Alex Zsigo, was killed in June of 1967 at the Battle of the Slopes the month I took my Army physical in Detroit. I saw 4 men die at the same time and did not know their name. There are many more! I felt betrayed by LBJ. I thought Nixon lied or did not know. People ask me when was I in Vietnam? I tell them, "Last night." Eaglegards...
God bless.SEMPER fi.
What a great American.
I sure wish I could have met this great man
Joe Galloway .....will be missed !
Proper human being and journalist don't make men like they used to RIP Joe sorely missed
This is Nicholas from Athens Greece , i have been watching Joe in all these videos out in youtube , as well as mister Hall Moore....well the only rhing i can say is that i wish i could have met them....these were great humans , brave , raw model for all humanity !! I salute them !!
Joe, Our Blessed Lord has taking you home with Him, you now will be able to see all those heroes you knew. I'll look you up when I go home to Our Lords home.
Loved you joe you had a unique voice and told things as they were .
They are together with General Hal Moore and all the soldiers who died in la drang valley 1965. Rest In Peace true heros 😇😇😢😢
My Dad won that same Bronze Star with 'V' for Valor devise that Mr. Gallo was given by the U.S. Army. My Dad's for his actions June 6th. in Normandy, a medal such as this is not to be taken lightly. I pray that both men rest in peace in Heaven....God Bless you both...
Wow, well said. Rest in peace Joe, you were an honorable man. Wish we had more like you.
May his memory be eternal.
Joe, may the lord grant you a place in Glory. Thank you for your heroic efforts to show the world the heroism, dignity, and sacrifice of the American soldiers who fought in the Vietnam war. As a Vietnam veteran myself. I hope you join your comrades lost so long ago. Until we join again! RIP friend.
Will be sadly missed. RIP.
Respect.
Rest In Peace Joe,
We have a family member still lost there as an MIA....may he RIP also.
So sad to hear this, all I can do is pray for you. I believe there are others there too.
Joe, thanks so much for telling our story with such reverence. You have certainly earned your place in history and no reporter has ever shown more respect for our military. Kudos to you and may you now RIP, sir.
RIP Joe & thank you.
Joe you have nothing to answer to the Almighty God for you were brave and at the same time humble ,rest in peace old soldier,even if you didn’t go through basic training .
God bless you , your an inspiration and a idol and a hero. Rest in peace sir.
Big fan of yours and LT. Gen Hal Moore’s books! Hopefully you and the general have a good well deserved break up there much earned gentleman! ❤️
Thank u Joe.. R.I.P
I just found out that one of my Heroes has passed. RIP Hero and may you rest with all your Brothers proudly......
just found out myself. weird
R.I.P Joe you will be truly missed may you be in the arms of our Lord And savior.
Godspeed Joe! We love you 🇺🇸
A true American hero. RIP and Semper Fi.
Thanks Joe, RIP old grunt C 3/21 196 LIB I Corp 1968
RIP sir!
I am sure joe and hal are having a wonderful time . They left all there pain down here . Rip Hal & Joe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍🙏✌️
This man, this warm hearted, insightful, compassionate human being, was, IS, >> OUR
God bless you Joe. Thanks. Just thank you. We were soldiers once…and young. See you on the other side.
Geez he lived 20 miles from me. I never knew. If I did I'd have went and met him.
God Bless 🙏🙏 Joe, I am blessed to have connected with you and spoke with you. A great American. R.I.P. slow SALUTE!
A great storyteller and a great man.
Yes God bless you rest in peace you will be in great company 🙏
Will we ever know? From a drafted (with US: used for conscripted enlisted personnel in front of service numbers) disabled Republic of Vietnam combat veteran '68. Rest in peace. JMJ
GOD BLESS JOE
HE WAS A GREAT MAN THAT CARED FOR THE MEN HE COVERED , HELPED & SOME HE LOST BUT HE NEVER QUIT CARING 🙏🏼 GOD BLESS MR. GALLOWAY & HIS PROUD FAMILY 🩸 AMEN 🩸🙏🏼✝️🙏🏽🩸 🇺🇲 🇺🇲
RIP Joe ,genuine hero ,greatest teller of truth , brave honest real man
Thank you and God Bless you Sir ! May you rest in peace in the loving arms of our Father. Many prayers of comfort sent to your Family. This was a beautiful and heart-felt tribute to all branches of the service who fought in the Vietnam War. It, too, makes me think of all the lives lost and what they would have contributed to the world if they had lived. The children, wives and Families they left behind. So very heart breaking ! They went to war because they felt it was their duty to go ! This was my Era...I knew several men who came back in coffins...face's I can still see today in my mind. God Bless them all !!!!! :(
Thank You Joe for telling their story
Good night our Sweet prince , my you rest with all your fellow writers , soldiers alike kind sir.
Rest in peace Joe .You were the best.🪖
Rest in peace good sir. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. You are remembered.
God Bless him
You watch this, or any of the other interviews of Vietnam veterans, and you realize that your life hasn't added up to much...
God bless this wonderful man.
Fabulous. RIP Joe.
R.I.P. Joe :-(
Bless you Joe RIP🇺🇸
What a spectacular, impactful, remarkable life. All Americans, regardless of whether you agree with the Vietnam War or not, should be familiar with his story, and the service and sacrifice of our military personnel during this very bad war so far from home. Read the book We Were Soldiers Once and Young to really learn what it was like, and the heroism and valor of our soldiers, those that came home and those who came home having given the ultimate sacrifice. Hate war but love the American warrior indeed!
Thank you for your service from agrateful veteran
R.I.P. Sir.
Sad to hear you go joe Galloway thank you for your service general Hal Moor welcome's you
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MY DEAR FRIEND
I AM 83 AS WELL
DR.DONALD LEE GRIM 83
PATRIOTIC AMERICAN VIETNAM WAR VETERAN OF 7 YEARS
God bless you joe and all the men that names that appear on that wall
Oh 😥 no Rest in Paradise Joe
Bless you Sir. Rest in peace
joe makes me follow the Vietnam war
wahts the old saying old soldiers never die tey just fade away as i will to
DAMN!!
I had NO idea he died!!
RIP GOOD SIR!!
Jus started reading We Were Soldiers for the third time here in Australia. Then saw this. Thanks!
Well stated, Sir.
Semper Fidelis!
RIP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
A great American! RIP.
One of a kind right there.
Rest in Peace Joe
Rest easy
Great man .
R I P
In memory of Rusty Thurman. He left high school early, depressed, and the draft picked him up and that was it. This is an eloquent statement, and Joe Galloway is a person I admire very much, although I do not agree with all of his observations. By 1967, morale was low. Troops returned with major drug issues and they were stashed away overseas. The shine of the cause in Vietnam had worn off. The initial survery done by Eisenhower in the fifties had given the warning that was not heeded.
Oh nooo not joe. God speed joe you will be remembered always for your life’s work on this planet.
What a man he was. I hope you have met up with everyone you lost in the afterlife Joe. I have watched every video I can find on you and your life. RIP Hero
Real men!😢
THANK YOU JG AMERICA EXISTS BECAUSE OF FOLKS LIKE YOU