In 1965 and 1966, Jim Gallo was on a tour of duty with the Navy in Jacksonville, Florida with Fleet Intelligence as a Lieutenant Colonel. In 1966 he was sent to Okinawa, Japan, was selected for Colonel, and assigned to create a special landing force (SLF) for Vietnam. The Marine SLF teams were roaming teams that landed up and down the Vietnam coast in support on an as needed basis and included helicopter support. He tells about one invasion of the DMZ with Marines and South Vietnamese troops. He became G5 (civic actions) in Da Nang as his next assignment and was there through October 1967.
This interview is 40 minutes long.
"The Vietnam Experience", September 19 through November 11, 2007, presented the history of the Vietnam War through a timeline of events, photos, music, news clippings and personal objects showing the memories and perspectives of the war through the eyes of local residents.
The display, housed in the Civic Center Library Community Room, included a Vietnam War timeline across the entire length of one side of the exhibit's wall. The top depicted the events on the battlefield of Vietnam, while the bottom recounted the events at home. Artifacts included original uniforms worn by soldiers on both sides, photos from the battle field, newspapers printed in Arizona and posters. On one side of the exhibit was a wall listing the names of the 623 Arizona vets that died during the Vietnam War giving their name, age, Arizona hometown, branch of service, and where their lives were claimed.
The event, a "Veteran's Day Town Hall" held in the Civic Center Library Auditorium, had CBS Channel 5's Kent Dana as emcee for an interactive discussion with four veterans of the Vietnam War and culminated the project on November 11, 2007.
The ReVentures volunteer program, which organized this event, was supported with funds granted by the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records Agency under the Library Services and Technology Act, which is administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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