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Joe Estores

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Flying for the Korean Military Advisory Group, Joe Estores was assigned to patrol along the DMZ. He spent most of his time in and out of Seoul, bringing supplies and pay to the men across the DMZ, a good experience for a new pilot. (4:19)

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After his deployment to Korea, Joe Estores came back to the States and spent time stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey. On his next assignment abroad, he got to experience the Cold War through his patrol of the East & West German border. (4:06)

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Joe Estores recalls his time in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot. From dealing with insurgents to evacuating the wounded, he had many harrowing experiences. (7:01)

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Joe Estores remembers rotating platoons with another while stationed in Vietnam. At 6 months in country, he extended his tour in order to take a new job with the 1st Infantry Division. (5:35)

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Joe Estores reflects on the lack of support for the war in America upon his return home. Following his tour in Vietnam was was in charge of making sure new helicopter pilots were taught all of the skills they'd need to survive flying overseas in combat. (6:18)

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Joe Estores reflects on the difficulties of war and his desire for it to be avoided at all costs. He is grateful to the VA for helping those who choose to serve and hopes it will continue. (7:29)

Joe Galloway (Co-author of

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Joe Galloway was discouraged with college and was on his way to enlist when he drove by the daily newspaper's building, decided to stop, and asked for a job. Thus began a long career which would take him far from home. (6:37)

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As he flew into Vietnam for the first time, reporter Joe Galloway watched a Buddhist monk dragged off the plane and arrested. That caught his attention, as did the rubber stamp customs process, but what really woke him up was what happened when he was immediately put onto a helicopter and taken into the field. (9:04)

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After his first trip to the front in Chinos and loafers, reporter Joe Galloway acquired a proper field kit and began observing and reporting on the strange war that was Vietnam. In Pleiku, he jumped off the plane because he saw bodies being stacked and was soon meeting up with a South Vietnamese unit. Their advisor, a new Major named Norman Schwarzkopf, would prove to be a valuable contact. (9:47)

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Reporter Joe Galloway wanted to get to the action but the airspace around the battle was closed. After he got a fellow crazy Texan named Ray Burns to fly him in, he was told to go see camp commander Charlie Beckwith. The Major needed everything but a reporter, but he immediately put Joe to work on a machine gun. (8:59)