while jim laurie came back to put on pants, i returned to cambodia again in 1975. i arrived and covered the final days of the of the, basically a very sad decline of any chance that the cambodians had to withstand the committee or rulers. as the communists advanced, the us launched a dramatic lift operation. ego poll began on the 12th of april, 1975, and the americans evacuated hundreds of their own citizens and cambodians from the country. meanwhile, the mood inside left no room. all tents for both. the cambodian stuff and the journalists the last time i really have the breakfast in the in dump and then was that 0 to have and that was on today, january can evacuation. it was kind of a secret, not as, as being passed on through the toiletries and some i've been told, okay, you want to leave that you're saying and go to the embassy. there was a d'andre by staying because the commander was, as it was a for in years to leave and this thing. so we were being one that we had to leave. i mean, in a way. so i've had decided to stay. jim laurie and many of the following co

jim laurie was also posted to building 10. i initially went to cambodia in 1970 less than a month after i had arrived inside on that time. president richard nixon launched the invasion of cambodia in april of 1970 i got to uh to put on pen. once again. i was too poor to stay at the luxury royal hotel, which changed his name later to the the put on because the government that was installed was at the royalist, the asked of the crew would remove. let's see. a new can. 1970 cambodia became a huge battle ground law knows government forces attacked and muster could estimate via the meanings and cambodians who supported the communist committee a rouge at the same time, the communists under their lead, uphold, talked, gained more support, and responded with equal bonds. journalists were increasingly vulnerable whenever they left the sanctuary of love to know and ventured out to the front line k web from united press international was kidnapped by the committee, a rouge assume dead, but reappeared 23 days later. as i said, it was a ha

and dc, jim laurie was also posted to the 10th i initially went to cambodia in 1970 less than a month after i had arrived inside on that time. president richard nixon launched the invasion of cambodia in april of 1970 i got to, to put on pen. once again, i was too poor to stay at the luxury royal hotel, which changed his name later to the the put on because the government that was installed was at the royalist the asked of the crew would remove. let's see. a new can. 1970 cambodia became a huge battle ground law knows government forces attacked and muster could estimate vietnamese and cambodians who supported the communist gimme a rouge. at the same time, the communists under the lead uphold part, gained more support and responded with equal bonds. journalists were increasingly vulnerable whenever they left the sanctuary of left no ventured out to the front line k web from united press international was kidnapped by the committee. a rouge assume dead, but reappeared 23 days later. as i said, it was a haven haven from the will already and it was a joy to come back that we would a ideal

jim laurie was one of them i arrived and shy gun in april of 1970 age 22. not knowing very much about vietnam, nor about the war. i was a back packer turned freelancer, and in those days to places to stay, or the caravel, the continental, maybe the majestic on the waterfront, but i didn't have the money for that. so i stayed at basically a $5.00 a night run down hotel. it was called the royal hotel. there was nothing royal about it at all. but i simply, you know, given the money that i had, that was the place that i 1st stayed in 1970 the last war years were intense on all sides. for those fighting it, and those reporting it in 19731 year after americas most brutal bombing of north vietnam. the paris peace court ended us direct involvement in vietnam. but the war was not over in 1975 events in cambodia shook the u. s. on the 17th of april, the cambodian capital town pen fell to the communist commerce roofs and the americans had to walk straight a sudden evacuation. it was clear, the united states was about to lose sophia now to so the war reporters shuttled

jim laurie was one of them. i arrived and shy gun in april of 1970 age 22. not knowing very much about vietnam, nor about the war. i was a backpack or turned freelancer, and in those days, the places to stay where the caravel, the continental, maybe the majestic on the waterfront. but i didn't have the money for that. so i stayed at basically a $5.00 a night run down hotel. it was called the royal hotel. there was nothing royal about it at all. but i simply, you know, given the money that i had, that was the place that i 1st stayed in 1970 the last war years were intense on all sides. for those fighting it, and those reporting it in 19731 year after americas most brutal bombing of north vietnam. the paris peace accords ended us direct involvement in vietnam. but the war was not over in 1975 events in cambodia shook the us on the 17th of april. the cambodian capital tell pen fell to the communist. come out roofs and the americans had to walk straight, a sudden evacuation. it was clear, the united states was about to lose sophia. now to so the war, reporters s