Vietnam War lessons for Iraq and Afghanistan?

Award-winning war correspondent Joe Galloway offers insights based on 40 years of reporting on war and national security. Galloway says Afghanistan is not worth one more American life.

Guests

• Joseph Galloway: Award-winning syndicated columnist for McClatchy News Service. War correspondent for 40 years with UPI, U.S. News & World Report, and Knight Ridder. Awarded a Bronze Star medal of valor in Vietnam War for rescuing wounded soldiers. Author of "We Were Soldiers Once, and Young: Ia Drang, The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam."

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Resources

• Joe Galloway's McClatchy columns
• We Were Soldiers website