[14], On May 1, 1998, Galloway was decorated with the Bronze Star with "V" device. But my wife tells me I'm too old to do that now. I am so very saddened to hear this. RIP Bubba.. And I think something like that shapes the way you see the world all your life. In 1998, Galloway married Karen Metsker, daughter of Captain Thomas Metsker who was Hal Moore's Intelligence Officer and was killed in action in 1965 at the Battle of Ia Drang in the Vietnam War. He won aNational Magazine Awardat theUS News & World Reportfor a story and worked as a special authority to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell before 2002, joining Knight Ridder. They would buy one pair and split them up, giggling over how they'd screwed the shopkeeper. Proceedings: What sets the heroes apart from everyone else? }); See the ..'RICK RESCORLA Petition'.. Thread in ..'The Movie'.. -Message Board- Section of the above ..'WE WERE SOLDIERS'.. website. According to his friend and former editor John Walcott, Joe Galloway's cause of death at 79 at a hospital in Concord, N.C. was his complications from a heart attack. I keep trying to tell my daughter and grandkids this very concept. They never will. He will be sorely missed.. FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson. So I guess my warring days are over. This is a conflict much like the one in Northern Ireland. Then cast your vote. Then his second marriage to Karen Metsker ended in 2012 when they divorced, and then he married Grace Liem Lim Suan Tzu, who was working as a nurses helper during the Vietnam War. The Maple Leafs won the series in four straight games to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup and eighth overall. ga('ads.send', { Disappointing that he had nothing to say about "Saving Private Ryan." Joseph Galloway currently lives in Concord, NC; in the past Joseph has also lived in Bayside TX. The Marines, who had 30% of the mission, got 70% of the press. Other names that Karen uses includes Karen M Mccray, Karen M Galloway, Karen Mccray, Karen Metsker and Karen Rudel. Galloway immediately embraced the idea as did his wife, Karen, who is also Metsker's daughter. Seven and a half years ago my wife died of cancer. "I His wife, Grace Galloway, confirmed the heartbreaking news, announcing that Journalist Joe Galloway, best known for his book recounting a pivotal battle in theVietnam Warthat was made into a Hollywood movie, has died on Wednesday morning after being hospitalized near their home in Concord, North Carolina. posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its He later won a National Magazine Award at U.S. News & World Report, for a cover story about the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Ia Drang, and worked as a special consultant to Secretary of State Colin Powell before joining Knight Ridder in 2002. [13], In 1991, Galloway received a National Magazine Award for a U.S. News cover article on the Ia Drang battles in Vietnam. and friends honor Vietnam hero. A baby girl, Karen Doranne Metsker, who was just 17 months old and would never know her father, but -- like every child who has suffered such a loss in war -- would miss him forever. The author then got married to Dr Gracie Liem Lim Suan Tzu on May 13, 2012, in Las Vegas. ga('ads.send', { He always puts his own stamp on the words he's going to say in a speech. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { In a journalism career that spanned nearly five decades, Galloway became known for writing elegant, richly detailed stories that immersed readers in conflicts around the world, including the 1971 war between India and Pakistan and the 1991 Persian Gulf War, which he covered while embedded with a tank unit for U.S. News & World Report. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), (Laughter) In some ways, I look at what has transpired in Afghanistan and I think I ought to be there. Dear sister of Karen MacLeod (Neil), Norman Rudy (Marie), loving aunt to Daniel MacLeod, Jesse. Galloway: I've read a lot of Tim O'Brien's stuff, and I admire some of it. The Thomas C. Metsker Leadership Education Fund was created to honor the Save my name and email in this browser for the next time I comment. use the -Search- Function to locate my Freerepublic.com Thread titled: ..MEL GIBSON goes to war again = 'BRAVEHEART'.. in 'Nam. Few memories of Ia Drang were more painful for Galloway than the death of Pfc. Proceedings: You tell stories about your Civil War ancestors. I'm gonna have to look for his book, then watch 'Platoon' again. Karen Galloway lives in Falls Church, VA; previous cities include Indianapolis IN, Fullerton CA and Ipswich MA. They're profane, and theyas you saycarry a lot of baggage. They ended up on adjoining farms. I was as ignorant as most Americans were, but I had to learn very quickly, and combat is a very stiff taskmaster. He seems determined to address every ghost from that war. For more please see my Bookmarked Freerepublic.com Articles on the Battle of IA DRANG-1965 as well as my own personal experiences being there at the forward Artillery Landing Zone Falcon near the Hell of Landing Zone X-Ray in my Thread titled: ..'WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE& YOUNG'4 FREEDOM'.. simply by accessing the.. ALOHA RONNIE ..on this Post. Please subscribe to keep reading. We Were Soldiers is one of the best books on Vietnam I have ever read. Karen became increasingly important in my life. Like the war stories, it is something I have lived. Commentdocument.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a3e5144367e7c61b6de7e542ec152dcd" );document.getElementById("fd0a2639fa").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Jim Webb writes beautifully. Comedian dead at 58, leaving spouse Anoushka behind. Next month, the Ia Drang band of brothers Karen's honorary uncles and the kids' honorary granddads will come to town as they always do this time of year. Copyright 2023 by arlingtoncemetery.net. Joseph Galloway was born on 11/13/1941 and is 80 years old. In attendance at the ceremony was former U.S. Is Nanci Griffiths Cause of Death Related to a Health Problem? Ray LeFebvre, and, as he stood in the doorway, Tom Metsker was shot in the back by an enemy sniper. In a journalism career that spanned nearly five decades, Galloway became known for writing elegant, richly detailed stories that immersed readers in conflicts around the world, including the 1971 war between India and Pakistan and the 1991 Persian Gulf War, which he covered while embedded with a tank unit for U.S. News & World Report. He was dead when that helicopter next touched ground. Galloway got married to his first wife, Theresa Magdalene Null, in October 1964. Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. Suddenly we were face to face. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Karen Metsker is on Facebook. 'September 11, 2001--Another Day That Will Live in Infamy', started that very afteroon by the Son of IA DRANG-1965 Helicopter Commander Hero BRUCE CRANDALL (Played by GREG KINNEAR in ..'WE WERE SOLDIERS'..). document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. We sent our own soldiers to separate those people and keep them from killing each other. I know a lot more because my wife, Karen Metsker Galloway, is one of them. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotOnload', function(event) { 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. BUMP. For more information or to make a contribution, My mother and I lived back and forth between her mother's and my father's mother's houses. If you do this, they will come out with a bond stronger than any known to man. How would you explain the difference between that kind of love and the traditional definition of that word, to people who have never served in combat? Galloway: The military wants control. There was such anguish in her eyes that I couldn't face her. hitType: 'event', This spring the cadets at The Citadel named their new football mascot, a bulldog puppy, General Tom Metsker.. He worked as a special consultant for the Vietnam War 50th anniversary Commemoration project run out of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and has also served as consultant to Ken Burns ' production of a documentary history of the Vietnam War . The 1948 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs. 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 he did. He carried an M16 rifle alongside his notebook and cameras, and in the heat of battle, he charged into the fray to pull an Army private out of the flames of a napalm blast. Helicopter gunships, fighter-bombers and artillery fire helped turn the tide, although a replacement battalion was ambushed and nearly wiped out while marching to another clearing, Landing Zone Albany, in what Galloway and Moore described as the most savage one-day battle of the Vietnam War.. Galloway spoke with WTVC back in 2017, about his book 'We Were Soldiers Once and Young' and said, "It came out at exactly the right time for the Vietnam veterans to give the American people a different look at what these young men who were sent over there, a lot of them draftees they didn't volunteer, what they went through. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. ga('ads.send', { We would come back to a firebase somewhere for two days. "Captain In addition to his wife of Concord, survivors are 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. In 1998, Galloway married Karen Metsker, daughter of Captain Thomas Metsker who was Hal Moore's Intelligence Officer and was killed in action in 1965 at the Battle of Ia Drang in the Vietnam War. They just don't get it. This Galloway: I would say his top priority right now is the war in Afghanistan and the war against terrorism. We've been looking for a magic bullet over there since when, 1948? And it is always done trying to save someone elsetrying to save a lot of someone elses. The Galloways resided in Concord, North Carolina. [6], Galloway retired as a weekly columnist for McClatchy Newspapers in January 2010, writing, "I have loved being a reporter; loved it when we got it right; understood it when we got it wrongIn the end, it all comes down to the people, both those you cover and those you work for, with or alongside during 50 years. The truth is that 25 years ago I did not have the skills to write that story, and if I had no one would have published it.. His granddaughters, Abigail, then 9, and Alison, then 11, were their mother's attendants. More like this: Pivot Gangs Producer Squeaks Cause of Death at 26. Unfortunately, the man died, he was so badly burned by napalm. Longtime American foreign correspondent and author Joe Galloways cause of death has been revealed after he passed away on Wednesday(August 18, 2021) at the age of 79. Basil L. Plumley, Capt. "[7], Along with Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore, Galloway co-wrote a detailed account of those experiences in the best-selling 1992 book, We Were Soldiers Once And Young. 'S going to say in a speech missed.. FreeRepublic.com is powered software... To a Health Problem browsing experience cookies on your browsing experience buy one pair and split them,. Bayside TX most Americans were, but I had to learn very quickly, and combat is a very taskmaster... in 'Nam Ipswich MA of Tim O'Brien 's stuff, and I admire some of these May. Will be sorely missed.. 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