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Endangered Species Western war correspondents face shrinking front lines
War reporters like Esper reflect on a vanished era from D day to Vietnam. Western correspondents shared rations and foxholes and lived with GIs. Modern warfare is episodic with tighter controls and limited access, signaling the possible end of the classic frontline journalist.
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George Esper
Vietnam
Normandy
Iwo Jima
Pork Chop Hall
Korea
Fred Hoffman
Pentagon
Panama
Ernie Pyle
Captain Waskew
Italy