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Denby Fawcett, who reported on Vietnam when she was 24, talks about what it was like becoming a journalist
This profile is the first in a series on women journalists in Hawaii.
In 1966, Denby Fawcett was only 24 when she flew from Honolulu to Vietnam to report on the war.
She was one of just a few women reporters who covered the Vietnam War.
“The one good thing about Vietnam, there was no censorship (for journalists) and you could go everywhere,” said Fawcett. “But then if you want to go out in a combat operation, you have to have the permission of the unit commander … And that was where I ran into trouble.”
Many commanders told her, “I can’t let you go.
‘You remind me of my daughter.’”
Finally, she got permission to join the 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment, 3rd Marine Division.
“In the early days, it was a ceaseless struggle to be treated the same as a male reporter and when I finally was: a feeling of accomplishment,” said Fawcett.
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