[ALOHA RONNIE]

NEVER FORGET


...And now this from JOE GALLOWAY, with LOVE:


.."I spent six hours at Walter Reed Hospital a week or so ago. Signed and gave away 500 copies of...


'WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE and YOUNG'


...We did the Doc's and Nurses and walking wounded in the auditorium. Then loaded the books on carts and went ward to ward, bed to bed, visiting those who aren't mobile.

...They all have such great attitudes, such positive outlook, in the face of terrible human tragedy.

...Young men missing both arms or both legs; blinded by IED explosions.

...They were smiling so I smiled too.

...But when I got out of there I sat down and cried for all they have given."

...Signed:..JOE GALLOWAY

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***For those asking how a Civilian earned a Bronze Star Medal with Valor...

...JOE GALLOWAY would like to refer all to his BSM(V) Citation posted on his Photo Website:


http://www.WeWereSoldiers.net



NEVER FORGET

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[A Navy Vet]

Please provide me with a contact name at Walter Reed's and I'll send them a "With Love and Appreciation" CD-ROM for computers, and we can now produce Video CD's that will play on most newer DVD players. With the Video CD you can pause, forward, back, etc like any DVD!

[MJY1288]

I was at Walter Reed today and can verify what Joe Galloway has said. I saw many young soldiers with artificial limbs walking around with huge smiles on their faces. I visited two soldiers who were on that Chinook that was shot down 4 weeks ago in Iraq and they lost many of their buddies. Spec. Chad Baetke and Sgt. Gerald Santos are part of FReeper mystery-ak's husband, 1st Sgt Mike's unit, they suffered severe injuries and when this stranger came to pay them a visit, they wanted to thank me, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, I told them that myself and the entire country thanks THEM. These guys are heroes of the first order and I will never forget this visit today and I plan to go back at least once a week.

Before you retire this evening, please pray for the injured of this war, we hear very little about them, but they will have to live with these injuries for the rest of their lives and they need our prayers.

Mike

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

...And now this from JOE GALLOWAY, with LOVE:

...Young men missing both arms or both legs; blinded by IED explosions.

...They were smiling so I smiled too.

...But when I got out of there I sat down and cried for all they have given."

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Post of the war.

Thank you, Ronnie. Please thank Joe Galloway for telling us the truth, and for loving his and our troops.

[blackie]

Never ~ Ever ~ Forget!

[Darksheare]

"I looked over and saw Joe Galloway sitting with his back against a small tree, camera in his lap, rifle across his knees. I knew why I was there. I'm a professional military man and it's my job. But what the hell was HE doing there? Turned out he was doing his job too."
-Lt. Gen. (ret.) Hal Moore-

That about says it all.
God bless you Joe.

[Joy Angela]

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[Alamo-Girl]

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[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!