Posted on Apr 10, 2015
Who are your favorite war correspondents or embedded reporters from ancient times until today?
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When I was a teenager I was introduced to the writings of Ernie Pyle beginning with Brave Men which was a journal of life among soldiers in the Italian campaign. He would have been called an embedded reporter in todays language. I have read memoirs of warriors who fought in the Napoleonic Wars, US Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. I understand there were chroniclers during the Crusades and among the ancients. I do not know if Josephus, Taciturn, Seneca or any of the other "historians" actually fought or if they limited their work to learning from those who did and survived.
In modern times some of the people who covered the battles with the soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen were killed in battle.
Ernest "Ernie" Taylor Pyle was killed on April 18, 1945, Iejima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. He was working on what would be his last book that was posthumously titled Last Chapter which was focused on the lives of soldiers and marines in the Pacific battles and on board the ships in preparation for those battles.
Images: 1945-04-18 Ernie Pyle's body; Brave Men by Ernie Pyle; Last Chapter by Ernie Pyle
Ernie Pyle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXdWpgc5A68
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Orlando Illi Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price CPT Jack Durish Capt Tom Brown CMSgt (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SGT (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SSG David Andrews Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT Mark Halmrast SPC Margaret Higgins PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
In modern times some of the people who covered the battles with the soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen were killed in battle.
Ernest "Ernie" Taylor Pyle was killed on April 18, 1945, Iejima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. He was working on what would be his last book that was posthumously titled Last Chapter which was focused on the lives of soldiers and marines in the Pacific battles and on board the ships in preparation for those battles.
Images: 1945-04-18 Ernie Pyle's body; Brave Men by Ernie Pyle; Last Chapter by Ernie Pyle
Ernie Pyle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXdWpgc5A68
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Orlando Illi Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price CPT Jack Durish Capt Tom Brown CMSgt (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SGT (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SSG David Andrews Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT Mark Halmrast SPC Margaret Higgins PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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LTC Stephen F.
Thank you my friend Sgt Randy Wilber for letting us know that your favorite war correspondent is embedded reporter Oliver Laurence North.
By the way I well remember talking the Oliver North while he was running for the US Senate seat in Virginia.
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Orlando Illi Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price CPT Jack Durish Capt Tom Brown CMSgt (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SGT (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SSG David Andrews Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT Mark Halmrast PO1 William "Chip" Nagel CPT Gabe SnellLTC Greg Henning
By the way I well remember talking the Oliver North while he was running for the US Senate seat in Virginia.
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Orlando Illi Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price CPT Jack Durish Capt Tom Brown CMSgt (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SGT (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SSG David Andrews Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT Mark Halmrast PO1 William "Chip" Nagel CPT Gabe SnellLTC Greg Henning
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LTC Stephan Porter
No worries LTC Stephen F., I was gonna just a couple and couldn’t think of better than those three!
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I know when I was younger I always heard about the correspondents from the Vietnam war. Then while I was in you heard about almost everything going on in Iraq on the news. Sometimes I think having correspondent in the wars on the front lines gives stuff away. The bad guys watch the news just like we do.
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Marco Polo!
Although I have to be honest, my interest in him was only sparked by the recent Netflix original series "Marco Polo," mostly a show about Kublai Khan than Marco Polo.
Although I have to be honest, my interest in him was only sparked by the recent Netflix original series "Marco Polo," mostly a show about Kublai Khan than Marco Polo.
LTC Stephen F.
If you scroll through this discussion you will see many other names SPC Corbin Sayi. My favorite from WWII is Ernie Pyle. Winston Churchill fought in the Boer war and was a news correspondent before he was a Prime Minister.
I hope you don't mind but I have added you as tag to a few other historical discussions that I started over the past year.
I hope you don't mind but I have added you as tag to a few other historical discussions that I started over the past year.
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LTC Stephen F. - Yes I can see! I will skim through your discussions monentarily, thank you Sir.
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LTC Stephen F.
SGT John " Mac " McConnell - If you look at my responses you will see names Like Ernie Pyle from WWII, Winston Churchill and perhaps a few other familiar names.
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LTC Stephen F. Ernie Pyle, Bill Mauldin (captured the spirit of the fighting man better than anyone else), and Lorne Green (simply because "The Voice of Doom" was such a catchy tag to hang on a reporter).
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LTC Stephen F.
I did not realize Frank Capra and John Ford were war correspondents SPC Christopher Perrien. I definitely like Bill Maudlin's cartoons.
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I'm of the Christian Amanpour era...
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Geraldo Rivera on account of his moustache.
If in doubt read this polictico article.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74405.html
If in doubt read this polictico article.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74405.html
Top 5 legendary Geraldo incidents
POLITICO lists five other notable moments from the journalist’s career.
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LTC Stephen F.
MAJ (Join to see), well mustaches are certainly a new category for voting up a war correspondent. Since facial hair was fashionable during the Crimean and Boer Wars for the war correspondents who covered both sides. Russians, British and Boers all seemed to favor mustaches and beards. I wonder how there mustaches would compare with Geraldo's.
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