Albuquerque to mark birthday of correspondent Ernie Pyle

(Albuquerque Journal) Celebrated World War II news correspondent Ernie Pyle lived among the troops fighting on the front lines overseas and told their stories so Americans back home would understand what they were fighting for and would remember the soldiers and their sacrifices.
Pyle, who had an international following, made the ultimate sacrifice himself when he was killed by a Japanese machine gunner on April 18, 1945, as American forces pushed to capture the island of Okinawa. Continued