George Esper, American journalist and foreign correspondent (Associated Press), died he was 79.

George Esper was an American journalist died he was 79.. Esper was a noted foreign correspondent for the Associated Press during the Vietnam war, working at the AP's Saigon Bureau under bureau chief Edwin Q. White.^[1][2] Esper refused to leave the city, now known as Ho Chi Minh City, during the Fall of Saigon, choosing to cover the aftermath of the end of the war.^[1] He spent forty-two years reporting for the Associated Press.^[1] He worked as a journalism professor at West Virginia University following his retirement from the AP in 2000.^[3]

^{(1932 – February 2, 2012)} 

 
Esper was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1932, the son of Lebanese immigrants.^[3] He graduated from West Virginia University, becoming the first member of his family to attend college.^[1] Esper worked as a sports writer for the Uniontown Morning Herald and the Pittsburgh Press before being hired by the Associated Press in 1958.^[1]
Esper died in his sleep on February 2, 2012, at the age of 79.^[1] He was buried at St. George Maronite Catholic Church in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on February 9.^[3]


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