Paul Edward Galanti (born July 11, 1939) is a retired Commander in the United States Navy and Naval Aviator.

[1] Galanti grew up in an Army family; his relatives had served in Japan, France, Turkey and Germany.

Upon graduation, he immediately entered Navy flight training at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida.

The following year, he completed fleet replacement training in the A-4 Skyhawk at Attack Squadron 125 (VA-125) at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California.

In 2004, Galanti participated in the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth's ad campaign targeted at then-presidential contender John Kerry.

Galanti has appeared in several documentary films including the Discovery Channel's Emmy Award-winning "Vietnam POWs, Stories of Survival" and Public Television's "Return With Honor."

Galanti appeared on the covers of Life (October 20, 1967) and Newsweek (February 26, 1973) and in the August 19, 1999 issue of Time.