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George Esper

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362: 406: 307: 277: 426: 421: 195:, choosing to cover the aftermath of the end of the war. He spent forty-two years reporting for the Associated Press. He worked as a journalism professor at 416: 411: 431: 211:, on February 2, 2012, at the age of 79. He was buried at St. George Maronite Catholic Church in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on February 9. 401: 396: 317: 285: 239: 208: 196: 150: 76: 57: 142: 35: 312: 172: 391: 386: 80: 281: 244: 188: 176: 167: 126: 99: 338: 363:"Pentagon and Hanoi defense chiefs trade artifacts of soldiers missing from Vietnam War" 192: 184: 380: 65: 61: 43: 39: 180: 130: 215: 125:
journalist and academic known for his work as a foreign correspondent for the
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before being hired by the Associated Press in 1958. Esper was a noted
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Uniontown
Pennsylvania
U.S.
Braintree
Massachusetts
U.S.
West Virginia University
BS
Associated Press
Mark Esper
American
Associated Press
Vietnam War
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Lebanese
West Virginia University
Pittsburgh Press
foreign correspondent
Associated Press
Vietnam War
Edwin Q. White
Ho Chi Minh City
Fall of Saigon
West Virginia University
Braintree, Massachusetts
Mark Esper


"Requiem for a Vietnam War Reporter - George Esper, 1932-2012"
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