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From the Ashvegas vault: War reporting

Jason Sandford December 15, 2008

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

Here’s a little video I recently found gathering dust in a box in my closet. I shot this while I was working for European Stars & Stripes back in the 1990s. It shows me catching a ride on a Vietnam War-era Marine helicopter. Me and my colleague, John, are flying from a military base in Macedonia to a U.S. military base in Kosovo right after the end of the U.S. air war.
Next year marks the 10th anniversary of the NATO bombing of the Republic of Yugoslavia to end ethnic fighting. It’s the closest I’ve ever been to war. I hope never to be so near again.

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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2 Comments

Dad December 15, 2008

Awesome.

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Bill December 15, 2008

know what is really sad?
those same airframes are still flying in Iraq

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