His book, “Brave Men” is the best war journal I have ever read; simple, honest, and true. He lived the life and faced the same real danger the the grunts faced. He puts the current crop of lobby bar ‘reporters’ from CNN to shame. A brave man who died a soldiers death.
We still have “imbedded” journalists that escort the troops but they’re more interested in criticizing, reflecting GI gripes or catching someone doiing something wrong to advance their own careers than consider themselves to be a US reporter. They fancy themselves to be citizens of the world and impartial observers....a luxury bought by the very men they’re covering.