Author Joe Galloway To Speak At Mooresville Library Saturday

MOORESVILLE, NC — Hollywood movies and military history are set to collide Saturday afternoon in downtown Mooresville, when famed author Joe Galloway speaks about his time as a war correspondent during the Vietnam War.

Galloway, who earned a Bronze Star for helping carry a wounded soldier to safety while under fire during the Vietnam War a co-authored “We Were Soldiers Once… And Young,” will be presenting his reflections on his experiences covering the Vietnam War as a war correspondent. Galloway’s book was turned into a hit movie in 2002, starring Mel Gibson and Barry Pepper.

Retiring from reporting for McClatchy Newspapers in 2010, Galloway has most recently worked as a consultant for Ken Burn’s PBS film, “The Vietnam War.”

Galloway’s presentation begins at 1 p.m. in the Selma Burke Room at the Mooresville Public Library located at 304 S. Main Street.

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PHOTO: 8th April 1968: The Air Cavalry of the United States Army move from their command post to another landing zone during the Vietnam War, using American Bell Huey (UH 1) helicopters. An AP photographer is seen bottom right. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Express/Getty Images)