NationStates Jolt Archive


R.I.P. Dith Pran

Magdha
30-03-2008, 20:30
Dith Pran died today (http://home.peoplepc.com/psp/newsstory.asp?cat=TopStories&referrer=welcome&id=20080330/47ef1e50_3421_1334520080330-1946366153).

For those of you who don't know him, he's the man who served as inspiration for the film The Killing Fields.

May he rest in peace. :(
HSH Prince Eric
30-03-2008, 20:37
"The regime of Pol Pot, bent on turning Cambodia back into a strictly agrarian society, and his Communist zealots were blamed for the deaths of nearly 2 million of Cambodia's 7 million people."

Yep.

He was "the most patriotic American photographer I've ever met, always talking about how he loves America," said Associated Press photographer Paul Sakuma, who knew Dith through their work with the Asian American Journalists Association.
Muravyets
31-03-2008, 02:55
:( He was a truly inspiring person, and always will be. Good luck to him in his next life.
Nanatsu no Tsuki
31-03-2008, 03:01
May he rest in peace.
Melphi
31-03-2008, 03:13
hey....is this that 3rd dead famous guy since the 2 geek icons died?
Kontor
31-03-2008, 03:14
May he rest in peace. :(

How else would he rest, he's dead.
New Manvir
31-03-2008, 03:33
I never saw The Killing Fields but I've heard of it and it sounds good. Anyone here see it?