After decades a group of journalists and photojournalists covering the Vietnam War and Cambodian Civil War in 60's and 70's met again in Cambodia at an emotional reunion. First they traveled to Wat Po, the place in Kampong Speu Province, where in 1971 nine journalist from CBS and NBC networks got killed, five of whom were beaten to death by then cooperating North Vietnamese and Khmer Rouge soldiers, to commemorate them at a special ceremony. Next day they gathered in Phnom Penh's hotel Himawari to share their war experiences and answer questions from the audience. Main speakers were: Sylvana Foa (two times Pulitzer Prize nominee), Dan Southerland (foreign correspondent, now the vice president and executive editor of Radio Free Asia), and Jon Swain (the author of "River of Time", portrayed by Julian Sands in "The Killing Fields" movie). Many others were also present, among them the legendary war photographer Tim Page.
On the photograph: Dan Southerland kneeling down before the provisional altar for journalists and photojournalists killed in their service in Vietnam and Cambodia. Hotel Himawari's lounge in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 22.04.2010.
© Grzegorz Ostręga / Babel Images
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