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This article is a partial list of journalists killed and missing during the Vietnam War. The press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders tallied 63 journalists who died over a 20-year period ending in 1975 while covering the Vietnam War with the caveat that media workers were not typically counted at the time. [1] [2]
Wallace Terry (right) interviews G.I. in Vietnam 1969. Wallace Houston Terry, II (April 21, 1938 – May 29, 2003) was an African-American journalist and oral historian, best known for his book about black soldiers in Vietnam, Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War (1984), which served as inspiration for the 1995 crime thriller Dead Presidents and the Spike Lee's 2020 war drama Da 5 Bloods.
Pages in category "American war correspondents of the Vietnam War" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Vietnam War devastated the young men and women of that generation. In addition to the 58,000 plus killed, over 75,000 were severely disabled, meaning that they had been incapacitated, facing ...
JoNina Abron-Ervin, journalist and academic; Daisy Bates, journalist; Ed Bradley, former host of 60 Minutes, on CBS; James Brown, host of The NFL Today on CBS; Victor Blackwell, CNN news anchor; Cari Champion, journalist, host of ESPN's SportsCenter. [1] Ta-Nehisi Coates, author, journalist; Sway Calloway, journalist, radio personality.
Yott, who lives in Bath, is combining those two interests to put together a compilation of personal stories from Vietnam War veterans in advance of the 50th anniversary of the 1975 end of the ...
A 1997 paper noted that, of almost 400 such memoirs by participants in the Vietnam War, only seven were by African American veterans (less than 2%): [16] GI Diary by David Parks (1968) The Courageous and the Proud by Samuel Vance (1970) Memphis-Nam-Sweden: The Autobiography of a Black American Exile by Terry Whitmore (1971)
This year, as we honor Veterans Day on November 11, 2023, we recognize the American patriots who have served in the military, and thank them for their service to our country.Reading and sharing ...