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Stripes here probably would have stood trial
Cpl Ernie Peeler, a San Bernardino reporter with Stars and Stripes, was killed in action during the early Korean War as he covered the retreating U S and South Korean forces. The piece reflects on Peeler and the peril reporters faced with no censorship and no protection from military authority. Peeler’s death underscores the risks taken to tell the truth from the front lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl. Peeler
Robert C. Miller
UPI
Australia
New Zealand
U.S
Guadalcanal
Verdun
Army
Ernie Peeler
Peeler
Stars and Stripes
Korea
San Bernardino
Calif
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
America
17Th Parallel
United Nations
Itazuke
8Th Army
Pentagon
MacArthur
Harry Truman
Taejon
Peeler and Company
William Dean
Robert Locke
United States Army
Stripes
Bob
Cpl
Tokyo