Requiem for Dickey Chapelle (1918-1965)

Chapelle was killed in Vietnam on November 4, 1965, when on patrol with a Marine platoon, the lieutenant in front of her kicked a tripwire boobytrap, consisting of a mortar shell with a hand grenade attached to the top of it. Chapelle was hit in the neck by a piece of shrapnel and died soon after. Her last moments were captured in a photograph by Henri Huet.[3] Her body was repatriated with an honor guard consisting of six Marines and she was given full Marine burial. She became the first female war correspondent to be killed in Vietnam, as well as the first American female reporter to be killed in action.
- Soundtrack performed by THE ANIMALS with Eric Burdon

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[Hbon56]

for some reason when ever i see this photo i always notice the earings, in the middle of the muck the blood and death,,always the earings

[windsofsolaris]

A dear friend of mine, Robert Blackwell, was her colleague in Vietnam, he wrote for the Milwaukee Sentinel. Robert on had praise about her as an individual and as a reporter.

[piechocolatethedos]

I portrayed Dickey for a Chautauqua performance a few years back. She was so dedicated to providing an accurate picture of exactly what was happening in the field, and she nearly always supported the underdog. There are so few today who take the same amount of pride in their work or have the determination to bring the truth to the Jonny Q. public as she did.

[theeasybeats]

her writings from Iwo Jima are facinating featured in the Feb 62 Reader's Digest

[IanHunedoara8]

Dickie Chapelle had more balls than male correspondents put together. She had to be warned away from dangerous hot spots and areas with possible booby traps so she knew the risks. Dicke was more of the old school Ernie Pyle type correspondents than her latter day colleagues that hung out at the hotel bar and gathered snippets from the Chief of Staff's office and typing pool

[JoyceHansen]

I was at University of Wisconsin and heard her speak in front of Lincoln's statue. Must have been 1964. She was speaking out about what was really happening in Vietnam. Powerful and moving, her memory is my best college memory. I heard she had died there but never new anything more until I found this. Thank you all who have kept her memory alive.

[m16a1rifle]

Dickey Chappelle was ahead of her time. I Have alot of respect for her.

[fabfaruk]

To any one who stumbles upon this tribute, you might be interested to check out a song called "Pearl's Eye View." It's on a record called "Clock Without Hands" by the wonderful singer, song writer Nanci Griffith. The is a preview on AMazon or Itunes. It is a great song the tells the story of this fearless woman and is a fitting tribute. RIP Dickey.

[AcePreston]

Dickey Chapelle was one of the bravest photographers I've ever heard of. She had earned her Vietnamese Jump Wings while serving as a combat photographer in Viet Nam during the American War.

I first heard of her from a National Geographic article written after she was killed in Vietnam.

It is a shame that I never got to meet her but I can imagine her character.

Thank you for posting this!!

[citizenpoet]

The book "Fire in the Wind" is an excellent biography of her. Thanks for the video.

[kriskindl]

She looks like she is just sleeping while the priest is blessing her. The horrors of war. Our sons and daughters are going through this right now in Afghanistan and Iraq - while we, comfortable and at home, close our eyes to it.

[Lousypenguin]

I read her autobiography. She was one tough lady!!