I loved politics, and I enjoyed writing about it. His name is Colonel Robert Hemphill, and the title is Platoon: Bravo Company (Spotsylvania, VA: Sergeant Kirkland's Press, 1998). It may be the nature of the government's cooperation, or lack thereof. That never factored into it. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); I know that from the time line of our own movieeight years. My mother and I lived back and forth between her mother's and my father's mother's houses. A guy named Michael Norman wrote a book about finding the guys who survived from his Marine platoon in Vietnam [These Good Men: Friendships Forged from War (New York: Crown Publishers, 1989)]. Karen has been found in 10 states including California, Arizona, Indiana, Virginia, Florida, and 5 others. It was the last photo taken of Tom. the book. Galloways wife of 29 years, the former Theresa Null, died in 1996. [17], Galloway died on the morning of August 18, 2021, at a hospital in Concord, North Carolina. We, That movie was going to be released in 2002, whether September 11th happened or not. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Stepping off the chopper, he arrived at a battlefield that one Army pilot later called hell on Earth, for a short period of time.. I thought that was pretty good reasoning, even though I ended up fighting anyway. Galloway: The day before. for Leadership and Ethics. ", He said: "It's a pretty good picture of what it's like to move a battalion through triple-canopy jungle. The only way you can do this is to let the young reporters walk beside the young lieutenants in any war we fight. But my wife tells me I'm too old to do that now. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), "I Stitt expresses 'strong disagreement' with Oklahoma AG over Catholic charter school, Meet the 2023 Mr. Inside/Mr. In addition to his wife, of Concord, survivors include two sons from his first marriage, Lee Galloway of San Antonio and Joshua Galloway of Houston; a stepdaughter, Li Mei of Concord; and three grandchildren. I think they'll start to get it when my movie, We Were Soldiers, comes out. Your email address will not be published. Search by Name . Does knowing about ancestors' war experiences make any difference to war reporters? They ended up on adjoining farms. General Powell wants to reenergize the peace process, and he's picked a guy who has a brilliant grasp of the situation and is a very broad thinker. That has to be high on the agenda. "I cannot even begin to tell you what one bullet, fired among the millions in the Vietnam War did to my life - to our lives - when it took the life of my father," she told the audience at the Riviera. (Michelle U. Blesam/U.S. It is selfless service in the extreme. I love his latest book, Lost Soldiers (New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell, 2001; reviewed in the January 2002 issue of Proceedings). He is always fascinating to listen to. Proceedings: What is the problem between the military and the media? posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its But I didn't care. eventAction: 'render' (Laughter) In some ways, I look at what has transpired in Afghanistan and I think I ought to be there. For more on the soon to be ..Sir RICK RESCORLA.. who was born in England ..see the Bottom Thread on my Bookmarked Thread List titled: by simply hitting the.. ALOHA RONNIE ..on this Post. He fell forward into the helicopter and, as it took off, Tom's legs dangled out of that bird. Tom Metsker was a 1961 graduate of The Citadel, a native of Indianapolis, and I met him three days before he was killed when I marched with the 1st Battalion 7th U.S. Cavalry on a long, hot walk through the tangled bamboo thickets east of Plei Me Special Forces Camp. Army captain, The Citadel grad was one in the battalion that led the first Galloway: Not really. That would be the last thing they would want to do. Proceedings: Do you think the 11 September events had anything to do with so many of these movies coming out at the same time? cannot even begin to tell you what one bullet, fired among the millions My respect goes out to the man who led a life with a sense of purpose. Together they had two sons, Joshua and Lee. He was previously married to Dr. Gracie Liem Lim Suan Tzu, Karen Metsker and Theresa Magdalene Null. The cause was. Does General Powell have any magic bullets for that situation? This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. I am so very saddened to hear this. Monique Samuels Divorce Rumors From Chris After 10 Years! There was such anguish in her eyes that I couldn't face her. And I think something like that shapes the way you see the world all your life. Maj. Galloway attended community college for six weeks before dropping out in 1959 to enlist in the Army, which he viewed as a ticket out of South Texas. We have done all Galloway was recognized with the Bronze Star with Valor when during the November 1965 Battle of Ia Drang, he repeatedly disregarded his own safety to rescue wounded soldiers under fire. might live. Bud Alley, a close friend of Galloway's, confirmed the news of his death on Wednesday, August 18. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), He will be sorely missed.. Thank you for your terrific ..RICK RESCORLA.. Post and your kind words. in our power to keep your memory alive and tell your story of all those Karen Metsker: 1998: 2003: Gracie Liem Lim Suan Tzu: 2012: We obtain this information from publically accessible sources and endeavor to make sure it's correct. MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. He was my hero, a man who ran toward the crash of the guns so he could tell the truth, whose guidance steered me on battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. They were divorced in 2005. There is a chance that the phone number (703) 625-5313 is shared by Joseph L Galloway, Karen Metsker, Lex Galloway Main Address 809 Hillwood Ave, Falls Church, VA 22042 Single Family, Detached Garage, 400 sqft garage Four bedrooms, Three bathrooms Lot Size - 9,151 sqft, Floor Size - 2,243 sqft Parcel ID# 53124001 Last Sale Jul 2013 - Price $798,000 Thanks Joe Galloway, at a Medal of Honor ceremony from Ia Drang battle helicopter pilot Bruce Crandall at the White House in 2007. The private was evacuated but died in a hospital two days later. Proceedings: In your book, a recurring theme is one of lovelove of comrades, love of service, love of country. }); Additionally, Galloway's wife, Grace Galloway, confirmed that her husband had a massive heart attack earlier this month. Carlos Carnes Odgen, Sr. Major, United States Army, William Arthur Smith, Jr. Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army. We would come back to a firebase somewhere for two days. [15], Galloway married his first wife, Theresa Magdalene Null, in September 1966 and they remained married until her death on January 26, 1996, from cancer. exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. Among the dead: tall, rangy, Captain Tom Metsker, a graduate of The Citadel in the Class of 1961, and Moore's S-2, or battalion intelligence officer. That was what I wanted. with the idea. When I had collected myself, I responded to a question I had asked myself a thousand times. He gave his life for his friend. A lot of things need to be done before you ever roll a foot of film. May the legend rest in peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with great Joe Galloways family, friends, fans, and all of his loved ones on these tough days. He was a soldier in spirit, he was a soldier in actions and he was a soldier in deeds., National Training Center Command Team, Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin and Command Sgt. Galloway won a Bronze Star for rescuing wounded soldiers under fire in the Ia Drang Valley, the only civilian to be given a medal for valor by the U.S. Army for actions through the Vietnam War. Galloway spent 22 years with UPI and retired in 2010 after working as a military affairs correspondent and columnist for the newspaper chains Knight Ridder and McClatchy, where he wrote critically of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. What would you have wanted to do, besides war reporting? In 2015, Galloway talked about when he arrived in Vietnam in early 1965, I knew nothing about war except what I had learned from watching John Wayne movies., He said he learned that the war would be over quickly after Marines landed in Vietnam. They ended up on adjoining farms. But the Palestinian-Israeli situation also is very high. There was someone else in that house who wasn't shown in the movie. She was tall and breathtakingly beautiful. This is a story about love and war. 2023 Stars and Stripes. The captain's daughter who inherited her dad's eyes and his penchant for mischief and the reporter who had marched with him, and unlike him had survived the battle, became good friends. And we have to hope for a better life, both for the Israelis and the Palestinians. My Great Grandfather Galloway lost his right leg at the Second Battle of Manassas in the Civil War, and Great Grandfather Reid lost his left leg at the Battle of the Wilderness. Codenamed Landing Zone X-Ray, the mission took place This spring the cadets at The Citadel named their new football mascot, a bulldog puppy, "General Tom Metsker.". } We are one of the worlds fastest growing Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam in the Ia Drang Valley in 1965. Additionally, Galloways wife, Grace Galloway, confirmed that her husband had a massive heart attack earlier this month. They were there on a search-and-destroy mission Its probably gonna be a long, hot walk in the sun, the brigade commander had told Galloway and soon came under withering fire. Copyright 2023 by arlingtoncemetery.net. },false) Later, he served overseas as bureau chief or regional manager in Tokyo, Vietnam, Jakarta, New Delhi, Singapore, Moscow, and Los Angeles. window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { He was also the former Military Affairs consultant for the Knight-Ridder chain of newspapers and was a columnist with McClatchy Newspapers. According to his friend and former editor John Walcott, Galloway succumbed to complications from a heart attack. Maj. Edison M. Rebuck present a gift to Joseph Galloway. Award-winning journalist & combat correspondent Joe Galloway has passed away at age 79. }); And he did. 206 Washington Ave, Bakersfield. Now we take one more step to ensure that He fell forward into the helicopter, and, as it took off, Tom's legs dangled out of that bird. I was the guy out there asking the questions and writing the stories. We Were Soldiers is one of the best books on Vietnam I have ever read. someone else, someone hurt worse than he, someone less able at that The Thomas C. Metsker Leadership Education Fund was created to honor the Who does it best? The next evening was the Ia Drang dinner, and someone said, You two have got to meet. Suddenly we were face to face. It appears that the movie will be well worth waiting for Mr. Galloway mentions "Sands of Iwo Jima." Joe was often remembered as a soldiers reporter and valued sergeants more than generals and political appointees; he leaves behind two sons and a stepdaughter. Karen, who is also Metsker's daughter. 1949 . I keep going back to the World War II movies, like Sands of Iwo Jima. His mother encouraged him to go into journalism, as he had written a weekly newspaper for their neighborhood when he was very young. a soldier, and an outstanding human being. He was 79, and suffered from a heart attack prior to his death.[4][11]. Learn how your comment data is processed. (Ret.) Galloway, a 24-year-old reporter for United Press International, went on to witness and participate in the first major battle of the Vietnam War, in which an outmanned American battalion fought off three North Vietnamese army regiments while taking heavy casualties. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Theresa Galloway (101263030)? Tom got out, gave his place to Capt. Is Nanci Griffiths Cause of Death Related to a Health Problem? I loved A Bridge Too Far, which was not a great movie, but a really good movie. He was a writer, known for We Were Soldiers (2002), Shock and Awe (2017) and Home from the War: The Voices of Vietnam (2009). He seems determined to address every ghost from that war. There is a Petition to President BUSH on.. For more on Sept 11th's Hero of Tower 2 ..RICK RESCORLA.. see the Thread titled: Wow! I thought the 'Platoon' commander's comments were amusing. Galloway's wife, Grace Galloway, confirmed that her husband had a massive heart attack earlier this month. The upshot was: Cathy and Karen and Tom's sister Ibby Hall all came to a reunion of the Ia Drang band of brothers on Veterans Day weekend, 1990. Notifications can be turned off anytime from browser settings. What he had to say was pretty unremarkable, but I learned that his old company commander was in the audience. And how they saw it and how they saw themselves, before and after, this is the stuff of literature, in the case of O'Brien and in the case of many others. } Alumni I've been giving military-media talks for 15 years, and I've found that the military usually listens, and the media does not. And if you had never gone to that place, you wouldn't have given them the time of day. We know that Karen is single at this point. contact Joy Simpson in The Citadel Foundation at 843-953-4804 or joy.simpson@citadel.edu. 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