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Changing the Vietnam stereotype; Reporter''s book now hit movie.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 21-MAR-02 		Format: Online - approximately 1036 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Changing the Vietnam stereotype; Reporter''s book now hit movie.(PAGE ONE)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Jon Ward, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

As the two young women worked their way along the engraved panels of polished black granite, scanning the thousands of names etched, they talked about the film they had seen the night before, and the tales of courage and sacrifice that had moved them to pay their respects at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on an overcast Wednesday afternoon.

One scene in particular stood out: A bloodied, tired United Press International reporter putting his camera down to help an injured American soldier. When Alicia Porter and Sarah Walls, both 21, mentioned the soldier's name - Jimmy Nakayama - a 60-year-old Falls Church resident standing nearby overheard the two, and offered help: He knew exactly which panel included Nakayama's name.

"I carried him to the helicopter," Joseph Galloway told them.

That somber encounter at the Wall yesterday is one of the reasons Mr. Galloway is so proud of "We Were...

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