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Charles Chellapah

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On 14 February 1966, Chellapah was killed in a VC landmine blast while attempting to aid soldiers injured in an earlier mine blast.
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some 25 miles (40 km) north of Saigon, it was a densely jungled rubber plantation honey-combed with
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Chellapah's remains were returned to Singapore and cremated, his ashes were scattered at sea.
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Chellapah was born in Singapore. He worked as a sports reporter for the
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to warn Chellappah to be more cautious and take fewer chances.
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and then became a freelance photographer. He worked for the
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photojournalist who was killed on assignment during the
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War photographers killed while covering the Vietnam War
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