Buy the book and look at Joe Galloway's pictures. When the reporter finds Jimmy half-burned from napalm, Jimmy is writhing on the ground. I Every bar," says Yellowstone County Attorney Scott Twito. other people will know now, too. Hastings was screaming into his mike: Pull Up! You have permission to edit this article. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. They aren't EA-6B Prowlers being catapulted of the carrier - they're A-6 Intruders. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. carried Nakayama. I followed him into the tent and listened closely as he got Moore on the radio. In the movie, Galloway introduces himself to Nakayama, and After the school year, Jimmy moved with his family, apparently to Rigby, about 15 miles away. But I learned through I jumped up and ran into the burning grass. Please subscribe to keep reading. His presence will definitely be missed. lieutenant in the National Guard, had joined the regular army. Release dates: March 11, 1995.July 13, 1996. The model used in the movie was this latest model (1967). Southern California, "even though I didn't feel like it and didn't But the enemy soldiers paused to shoot the wounded and loot the fallen Americans of their watches and wallets, and that was a fatal move, as our artillery began to fall on them, blunting the attack. GREAT NEWS! "There aren't any words to After having seen the movie We Were Soldiers Once - and Young, and having read the book, the story of Mr. Nakayama haunted me, and will for the rest of my life. It was easy to find: Smoke was rising thousands of feet into the air over LZ Xray. I'm sure he would be proud of all the kind words on this memorial and on behalf of the Nakayama clan I want to say thank you. . "I debated quite a while whether I even wanted to watch it," friends from Olsons native Idaho began calling about the movie a After I saw the movie We Were Soldiers Jimmy's story touched me and I just wanted to say "Rest in Peace, Jimmy, you were the best". His parents were surveyors of injustice and his uncle, by the same name as Jimmy, sobbed, "Why Jimmy, it should have been me?" We have set your language to The reason you can tell the rifles used were originally M16A1s is because the lower reciever on M16A1s have "fencing" around the magazine release button. Only minutes later, a friendly-fire incident came close to wiping out the battalion command post and all of us gathered there. As the sound of the chopper blades faded, we heard a deep voice: Follow me and I will take you to the colonel. Before 11 a.m., the radios in Browns tent went crazy. It is not necessarily a mistake, certainly not by the filmmaker, but there are several writers mentioning serious casualties amongst fighting troops specifically because of jamming M16 rifles. Anthony until the baby was born. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Im glad to know his last thoughts You can cancel at any time. "There are firearms in every public place you go. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. "When he died I felt like everything I knew and believed about Jimmy D. Nakayama was born in Rigby, Idaho in 1943 to a family of Japanese descent, and he later joined the US Army, serving in Charlie Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, US 1st Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War. junior and senior years of high school. want to," Olson said. They passed just over our heads and impacted and exploded into a wall of flame 15-20 yards away, engulfing two engineer demolition men dug in there. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. describe what that felt like. At the age of two, he and his family moved from Japan to Hacienda Heights, CA. So she went to the West End theater where the movie was playing, Bureau of Land Management in Billings. Then it was clear that these little lights were being used by enemy reinforcements coming down the mountain to join the fight. whole movie, especially when her husbands story was depicted. I missed Ia Drang by about four months. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? He attended grammar school in Rexsburg but the family moved to Rigby where he finished his education. I admire his devotion to his family and his unborn child. "I am. Plenty of trees are blackened with leaves burnt off too. You never check a pulse with your thumb because it is big enough that you will feel your own pulse. But Im glad I went, she said. Internet to try to locate Galloway. Nakayama was mortally wounded in the Ia Drang Valley while serving with the 8th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division when an F100 Super Saber dropped napalm on his position. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. He transferred to the Regular Army, accepting a position as an enlisted man until such time his commission would be approved for active duty Army. God bless his woman and his child! From a friend, Jimmy's three sons were all grown by the time he became president in 1977, but his youngest child, Amy, spent part of her childhood in the White House. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. army. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. I like others have seen the movie "We Were Soldiers". In slow motion, the blood shoots up out of his uniform from a special pouch. May Jimmy and the rest of the soldiers and the Vietnamese soldiers rest in peace. Jimmy's tour in Vietnam began on Aug 19, 1965 with Charlie Company, 8TH Engineer Battalion. It was not yet 8 a.m., and now a battalion of main force Viet Cong launched its attack against the southern side of the clearing now occupied by Delta Company. He was so badly burned that Galloway wrote Jimmy's ankle skin came off to the bone in his hands as he lifted him for the medevac. He said it was more likely going to be a hot walk in the sun with no contact. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? In that first hour, eight men were killed and 13 others wounded out of the 29 who belonged to the platoon or were attached. So moving. Make sure that the file is a photo. Failed to report flower. Scenes depicting their Has one daughter, Madelyn Skyler (born August 10, 2015). They would not even have worn combat fatigues, let alone the other gear during the flight over the ocean. Travis Poss also 0f the 7th Cav 1st BN was killed on November 15, 1965. trying to find her for years, but she had remarried briefly and now Just to see him soo happy when that guy took the picture of him and then seeing him on the ground all burnt up, crying and screaming, made my stomach roll. Moore was trying to stop the second jet from releasing its napalm cans on us as well. Verify and try again. The only problem is the story takes place in 1965 and the Grumman EA-6B was not operational till three years later, in May of 1968. and a son and moved to Billings as a public affairs specialist for Had the battalion kept going, it would have burst through into the clearing aimed directly at Moores command post where the wounded were gathered and the ammunition stocks were stacked in crates. For a lot of years I looked for Jimmy's wife and daughter. When the napalm canister is accidentally dropped on the US troops, it's dropped by a computer generated F-100 Super Sabre. This can only be seen in the deleted scenes on the DVD version. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. But events would shame anyone who ever doubted Jimmy's right to be called an "American". Nikki, then 37, had two young sons of her own. He had five brothers and one sister. Reportedly, but not verified as of this writing, his regular Army commission as a Second Lieutenant had been approved but had not reached him yet in Vietnam. Here, Joe Galloway's photos from the war Click We lost touch. uses her maiden name. Jim, a second lieutenant in the National Guard, had joined the regular army. There are two models. Even worse that Jimmy himself died two days later at an army hospital in real life at the same week when his first child was born. 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