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(AUGUST 18, 2021) FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS – With great sadness, we learned the passing of Vietnam War Hero and one of America’s premier war and foreign correspondents, Joseph Lee Galloway. He was 79.
Galloway, a native of Refugio, Texas, spent 22 years as a foreign and war correspondent and bureau chief for United Press International and 20 years as a senior editor and senior writer for U.S. News & World Report magazine. He joined Knight Ridder in the fall of 2002.
During the course of 15 years of foreign postings—including assignments in Japan, Indonesia, India, Singapore and three years as UPI bureau chief in Moscow in the former Soviet Union–Galloway served four tours as a war correspondent in Vietnam and also covered the 1971 India-Pakistan War and half a dozen other combat operations.
The late Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who first met Galloway in South Vietnam when he was a brand new Army major, called the Texan “the finest combat correspondent of our generation—a soldier’s reporter and a soldier’s friend.”
He is co-author, with Lt. Gen. (ret) Hal Moore, of the national bestseller “We Were Soldiers Once-And Young,” which has been made into a critically acclaimed movie, “We Were Soldiers,” starring Mel Gibson. “We Were Soldiers Once-And Young” is presently in print in six different languages, and more than 1.2 million copies have been sold.
Galloway also co-authored “Triumph Without Victory: The History of the Persian Gulf War” for Times Books— and he and Gen. Moore in 2008 published their sequel to We Were Soldiers, a work titled: “We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam.”
Last year Military History magazine polled 50 leading historians to choose the Ten Greatest Books Ever Written on War. We Were Soldiers Once…and Young was among those ten books.
Joe was scheduled to return to Ia Drang Valley this November with members of 1/7 and 2/7 Cavalry Regiment.
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Galloway, a native of Refugio, Texas, spent 22 years as a foreign and war correspondent and bureau chief for United Press International and 20 years as a senior editor and senior writer for U.S. News & World Report magazine. He joined Knight Ridder in the fall of 2002.
During the course of 15 years of foreign postings—including assignments in Japan, Indonesia, India, Singapore and three years as UPI bureau chief in Moscow in the former Soviet Union–Galloway served four tours as a war correspondent in Vietnam and also covered the 1971 India-Pakistan War and half a dozen other combat operations.
The late Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who first met Galloway in South Vietnam when he was a brand new Army major, called the Texan “the finest combat correspondent of our generation—a soldier’s reporter and a soldier’s friend.”
He is co-author, with Lt. Gen. (ret) Hal Moore, of the national bestseller “We Were Soldiers Once-And Young,” which has been made into a critically acclaimed movie, “We Were Soldiers,” starring Mel Gibson. “We Were Soldiers Once-And Young” is presently in print in six different languages, and more than 1.2 million copies have been sold.
Galloway also co-authored “Triumph Without Victory: The History of the Persian Gulf War” for Times Books— and he and Gen. Moore in 2008 published their sequel to We Were Soldiers, a work titled: “We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam.”
Last year Military History magazine polled 50 leading historians to choose the Ten Greatest Books Ever Written on War. We Were Soldiers Once…and Young was among those ten books.
Joe was scheduled to return to Ia Drang Valley this November with members of 1/7 and 2/7 Cavalry Regiment.
“Every Day is Memorial Day”
The Greatest GENERATIONS Foundation
Web: www.TGGF.org
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michael59
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Markie Post
Marjorie Armstrong Post was an American actress, known for her roles as bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in The Fall Guy on ABC from 1982 to 1985
As public defender Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1984 to 1992
As Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire from 1992 to 1995.
November 4, 1950 - August 7, 2021
Post died on August 7, 2021, at her home in Los Angeles. She was 70, and had been diagnosed with cancer almost four years earlier. Her death occurred 27 days after the death of Night Court co-star Charles Robinson.
RIP
Marjorie Armstrong Post was an American actress, known for her roles as bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in The Fall Guy on ABC from 1982 to 1985
As public defender Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1984 to 1992
As Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire from 1992 to 1995.
November 4, 1950 - August 7, 2021
Post died on August 7, 2021, at her home in Los Angeles. She was 70, and had been diagnosed with cancer almost four years earlier. Her death occurred 27 days after the death of Night Court co-star Charles Robinson.
RIP
nivek
As Above So Below
Sonny Chiba Iconic ‘Kill Bill’ & ‘Tokyo Drift’ Star Died Of COVID-19 Complications
Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba, born Sadaho Maeda in Fukuoka, Japan, on Jan. 22, 1939, died on Thursday of COVID complications at age 82. His agent and manager confirmed the passing to Variety, also telling Japan’s Oricon News that he passed in the hospital after being admitted Aug. 8, following a battle with pneumonia caused by COVID.
The renowned actor and martial artist are perhaps best known to North American fans for his contributions to “Kill Bill Volume 1” and “The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift.” His five-decade-long career boasts more than 200 acting credits. As a martial artist, Sonny Chiba holds black belts in the following disciplines: Fourth Dan in Kyokushin Karate and Ninjutsu, Second Dan in Goju-Ryu karate, Shorinji Kempo and Judo, and First Dan in Kendo.
A touching viral moment occurred during a “John Wick” press tour where Chiba surprised Canada’s Keanu Reeves with a visit. Both men admired each other, and for Reeves, it appeared it was a dream come true. His influence can be felt in sports too. Kenny Florian, a three-time UFC title challenger and MMA color commentator, highlights Chiba’s impact on martial artists.
“Sonny Chiba was an amazing and highly accomplished Japanese martial artist, actor, and stuntman who inspired a whole generation of martial artists like myself,” Florian tells ET Canada. “I was sad to hear the news of his passing. His passion, talent, and memory will live on.”
Before the pandemic, Ciba was set to star in “Outbreak Z” with Jesse Ventura and Wesley Snipes. His final posthumous film role will be “Bond of Justice: Kizuna.”
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nivek
As Above So Below
Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ Star, Dies at 91
Seven-time Emmy-winning actor Ed Asner, who starred as Lou Grant on both sitcom “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and hourlong drama “Lou Grant” before a late-career rejuvenation through his poignant voicework in 2009 animated film “Up,” has died. He was 91. His publicist confirmed the news to Variety, writing that he died on Sunday surrounded by family. Asner’s official Twitter account posted a message from his family, saying “Goodnight dad. We love you.”
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michael59
Celestial
It only reaffirms my belief that it does not matter how long or short ones life is. If you are loved and you pass on before the ones who love you, you did not live long enough.
HAL9000
Honorable
It only reaffirms my belief that it does not matter how long or short ones life is. If you are loved and you pass on before the ones who love you, you did not live long enough.
So you believe that children who love their parents should die before the parents ?
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michael59
Celestial
I'm saying it hurts no matter how long or short the life span.
michael59
Celestial
pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
Not to be a wet blanket but this year I've had an exceptionally close look at dying, the physical process itself and the aftermath. It's not about age it's that a wasted life is truly a shame but only the person who lived it can really be the judge of that. Doesn't mean we don't get a vote though.
You can have a very long life free of material concerns, in fact be tended to incessantly and still be miserable and a burden to those around you who act from compassion in response to a person motivated only by narcissism.
You could also get to a point at a very early age when your work is done and you get off The Ride voluntarily. Thing is, those closest to you look at it and say 'yeah, well we can't really saw it was wrong' . Maybe not out loud, but you get the idea.
You can have a very long life free of material concerns, in fact be tended to incessantly and still be miserable and a burden to those around you who act from compassion in response to a person motivated only by narcissism.
You could also get to a point at a very early age when your work is done and you get off The Ride voluntarily. Thing is, those closest to you look at it and say 'yeah, well we can't really saw it was wrong' . Maybe not out loud, but you get the idea.
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Toroid
Founding Member
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He looks creepy
pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
nivek
As Above So Below
Rick Hunter
Celestial
No! I had a huge crush on her watching Night Court when I was growing up.