Dith Pran: 1942 - 2008
Dith Pran was a Cambodian journalist, a first witness to a dark time in his native land. He survived the atrocities of Cambodia:
“…With thousands being executed simply for manifesting signs of intellect or Western influence - even wearing glasses or wristwatches - Dith survived by masquerading as an uneducated peasant, toiling in the fields and subsisting on as little as a mouthful of rice a day, and whatever small animals he could catch.”
link: Cambodian Killing Fields survivor Dith Pran dies of cancer
link: New York Times Media
Dith Pran found a second home land in the United States, a country that he dearly loved - unabashedly.
Catherine Forsythe
Tags: Cambodia, Dith Pran, patriot, photographer, reporter
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