Vietnam War reporter Michael Herr, who helped write ‘Apocalypse Now’ and ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ dies at 76; His widely praised 1977 book “Dispatches,” one of the most powerful works about the ravages of combat, instantly entered the pantheon of great war literature.

Vietnam War reporter Michael Herr, who helped write ‘Apocalypse Now’ and ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ dies at 76; His widely praised 1977 book “Dispatches,” one of the most powerful works about the ravages of combat, instantly entered the pantheon of great war literature.

Vietnam War reporter Michael Herr, who helped write ‘Apocalypse Now’ and ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ dies at 76; His widely praised 1977 book “Dispatches,” one of the most powerful works about the ravages of combat, instantly entered the pantheon of great war literature.
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