Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> -----Original Message----- > Of dirck halstead > Sent: March 23, 2002 10:12 AM > Subject: The story behind "We Were Soldiers" coming to TDJ > > > -- > The April issue of The Digital Journalist > (http://digitaljournalist.org) will feature a cover story by Joe > Galloway . > > Joe wrote the book with Col. Hal Moore that the movie "We Were > Soldiers" was based on, about the battle of Ia Drang valley during > the Vietnam war. The book is now #1 on the NY Times best-seller list. > > For the first time, Joe is writing his story for us. It is the tale > of a young UPI reporter from Refugio, Texas, who landed in the middle > of the biggest battle of the Vietnam War. > > We have just completed a lengthy on-camera interview with him that > will move many people to tears. It is going to be an especially > compelling experience for any journalist, past or present, as Joe > takes us from being a one-man bureau manager in Topeka, Kansas to the > battlefield. We expect to run almost an hour of streaming video.A > selection of the photographs that Joe took during the battle will > accompany the article. > > The April issue is expected to be published on the 7th of April. > > Be sure to watch for it. > > 73's > > Dirck Halstead - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html