Reliable Sources: Joe Galloway
I criticize journalists a lot. More than a lot, in fact.
It's only fair to highlight good journalists whenever I get the chance, to demonstrate why it is we should be so disappointed in most of the scribblers who so dishonor their field today.
Joe Galloway is a war correspondent whose name you might recognize. Mel Gibson recently immortalized him with his movie "We Were Soldiers Once..And Young", adapted from the book Galloway and Brigadier General Hal Moore wrote on their experiences in the Ia Drang Valley in 1965, the first major battle of the Vietnam War.
I met Mr. Galloway and General Moore shortly after their book was released. I had the honor of dining with them, and received a signed copy of the book from General Moore.
I will never forget the stories they shared at that dinner, nor of the rare bond between embedded reporter and career soldier I saw displayed that night, a bond that lasted a lifetime.
Joe Galloway is the real deal. He's not cut from the Mike Wallace prima donna mold, pontificating on the duties of the journalist while failing in his duties as an American, as a man. Mr. Galloway earned the respect of General Moore, and I daresay every soldier on the ground that bloody day in Ia Drang. In the process, he produced some damned fine war coverage as well.
He's been one of the few journalists I can call a professional without irony ever since.
I'm not going to link to a single piece, but rather to a gateway to a whole slew of his work. Check it out, and you'll see why I get so angry when one of his colleagues churns out DNC talking points under their byline instead of breathing chromite and blood like Mr. Galloway has done.
You'll notice that he's dubbed "The War Reporter"---check out his Iraq coverage, and you'll agree that he's earned that "The".
[Edited to reflect the correct topic header---Teflon]
It's only fair to highlight good journalists whenever I get the chance, to demonstrate why it is we should be so disappointed in most of the scribblers who so dishonor their field today.
Joe Galloway is a war correspondent whose name you might recognize. Mel Gibson recently immortalized him with his movie "We Were Soldiers Once..And Young", adapted from the book Galloway and Brigadier General Hal Moore wrote on their experiences in the Ia Drang Valley in 1965, the first major battle of the Vietnam War.
I met Mr. Galloway and General Moore shortly after their book was released. I had the honor of dining with them, and received a signed copy of the book from General Moore.
I will never forget the stories they shared at that dinner, nor of the rare bond between embedded reporter and career soldier I saw displayed that night, a bond that lasted a lifetime.
Joe Galloway is the real deal. He's not cut from the Mike Wallace prima donna mold, pontificating on the duties of the journalist while failing in his duties as an American, as a man. Mr. Galloway earned the respect of General Moore, and I daresay every soldier on the ground that bloody day in Ia Drang. In the process, he produced some damned fine war coverage as well.
He's been one of the few journalists I can call a professional without irony ever since.
I'm not going to link to a single piece, but rather to a gateway to a whole slew of his work. Check it out, and you'll see why I get so angry when one of his colleagues churns out DNC talking points under their byline instead of breathing chromite and blood like Mr. Galloway has done.
You'll notice that he's dubbed "The War Reporter"---check out his Iraq coverage, and you'll agree that he's earned that "The".
[Edited to reflect the correct topic header---Teflon]
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