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Little_Wing

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3. A truly great writer

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 10:59 PM

Jun 2016

He taught me more than I ever wanted to know, but everything I should know about Vietnam:
Dispatches
Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jaceket

Peace to you, Michael Herr

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Michael Herr is dead. Read a passage from Dispatches, his masterpiece on the Vietnam War. [View all] rug Jun 2016 OP

Was just reading from dispatches last nite GusBob Jun 2016 #1

Read it several times over the years Zorro Jun 2016 #2

A truly great writer Little_Wing Jun 2016 #3