Black sergeant: You a reporter? Herr: No, a writer. Black sergeant: Careful. You can't use no eraser up where you wanna go. - Michael Herr

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Black sergeant: You a reporter?
Herr: No, a writer.
Black sergeant: Careful. You can't use no eraser up where you wanna go.

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About Michael Herr

Michael David Herr (April 13, 1940 – June 23, 2016) was a writer and former war correspondent, best known as the author of Dispatches (1977), a memoir of his time as a correspondent for Esquire magazine (1967–1969) during the Vietnam War.

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Birth Name: Michael David Herr
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