Photographer who died in Vietnam named honorary Marine
MILWAUKEE (AP) " The photographer believed to be the first female American journalist killed in a war has become an honorary Marine.Wisconsin native Dickey Chapelle was 47 when she was killed by shrapnel from an exploding land mine while covering the Vietnam War in 1965. She also covered the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa during World War II.Her connection to the Marines began when she first visited the front lines on Iwo Jima. She bonded with the Marines by digging her own [...]
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