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[https://www.pbs.org/weta/reportingamericaatwar/reporters/browne/protests.html by MALCOLM W. BROWNE PBS] | [https://www.pbs.org/weta/reportingamericaatwar/reporters/browne/protests.html by MALCOLM W. BROWNE PBS] | ||
Because of what I knew of the Buddhist tradition in Vietnam, I realized that it had to be taken seriously. So while other correspondents got tired of the endless Buddhist street demonstrations that were going on all that summer, I stuck with them, because I had the sense that sooner or later something would happen. | Because of what I knew of the Buddhist tradition in Vietnam, I realized that it had to be taken seriously. So while other correspondents got tired of the endless Buddhist street demonstrations that were going on all that summer, I stuck with them, because I had the sense that sooner or later something would happen. | ||
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[https://www.pbs.org/weta/reportingamericaatwar/reporters/pyle/europe.html by ERNIE PYLE PBS] | |||
Ernie Pyle left Europe a week after the liberation of Paris, and after a short stint at home reluctantly accepted an assignment in the Pacific. As the war in Europe began winding down, Pyle started writing a column to mark the victory. He would never have a chance to complete it. This draft was found in Pyle's pocket on April 18, 1945, after he was killed by a Japanese machine-gunner on the island of Ie Shima. | |||
