[ALOHA RONNIE]

NEVER FORGET


JOESEPH GALLOWAY is the only Civilian to ever receive a Bronze Star for Valor. His insightful Knight-Ridder Columns in a new Time of War can be accessed at our U.S. 7th Cavalry Website:

http://www.lzxray.com


NEVER FORGET

[Capriole]

How did he get a Bronze Star? Is there anyplace we can read about it? Boy, what a fantastic honor for a civilian, to be able to serve his country in that way.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

According to the "Joe's Biography" Link on his Knight Ridder Columns Section on:

http://www.lzxray.com

...JOE GALLOWAY was awarded his Bronze Star with V on May 1, 1998 for his rescuing wounded soldiers at the Battle of the IA DRANG Valley in November 1965. He is the only Civilian to receive such an Award during the Vietnam War.

Thank you for asking.

ALOHA RONNIE

[LowCountryJoe]

The first time I ever read a Joe Galloway piece this is what I read (BARF ALERT) in my local paper. I scrambled everywhere trying to find the link - I was angered by what he wrote and I wanted to share it with some fellow conservative veterans - but my local paper's site didn't link to it. I only managed to find it through a Google search and it was only in one place. Please be leary of good ol' Joe's columns in the future. I have no doubt that he's well intentioned when it comes to our troop's comfort but I just thought you'd want to know where he comes from at times. I wrote hime back and here was my response to his piece: I have to ask: Is this a responsible piece from a Senior Military Correspondent or a clear partisan attack on the current leadership? Does Mr. Galloway realize just who has been responsible for destroying the fabric of the military? Presidents Carter and Clinton come to my mind first. Has Mr. Galloway checked out the recent recruiting and retention numbers of our armed services? They're up and recently a starting NFL football player was willing to quit football to join the Army and become a Ranger. Am I missing something? Mr. Galloway writes that, "...there's no time for non-commissioned officers - the sergeants who are the backbone of any great army - to go to the schools they need to get better at their jobs and earn promotions..." Does Mr. Galloway really believe that tactics and combat leadership are better learned in a formal classroom setting as opposed to the real thing, "baptism by fire" method? And finally Mr. Galloway criticizes the method of offering multiple nominees to fill senior officer jobs as opposed to just sending one individual to the interviews conducted by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Having not been a senior officer I cannot be sure if just sending one person to an interview was ever a standard practice. But if it was the norm, I think the 'new' system has more desirable results. Is it just me - I thought competition was a good thing?

[snippy_about_it]

Too bad to hear about the Red Cross not going out of their way to distribute the gifts.


My father always mistrusted the Red Cross. When he was in the Army during WWII he gave some money to the Red Cross to be delivered to his father who was in the hospital at the time. The Red Cross had made arrangements for whatever reason to deliver things from service members to their family members.

Only half of the money arrived. The Red Cross said they took the other half as a fee. That wasn't part of the "deal" and my father never forgot it and spoke ill of the Red Cross every chance he got.

For me, the fact that the head of the Red Cross gets at least 250,000 a year for a salary is enough to make me not donate to them. I can't believe they cannot find someone capable of doing the job without receiving a corporate salary.

Never Forget Bump.

[PhilDragoo]

Joe Galloway in 1965