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(29 Apr 2000) Eng/Viet/Nat XFA International journalists have returned to Vietnam this weekend to mark the 25th anniversary of the end of the conflict here. They've made the pilgrimage with memories of harrowing experiences, good friends and an exhilarating place in history. Three decades ago journalists were involved in a war like never before. On Saturday, they came together in Ho Chi Minh city to share memories of the Vietnam conflict that changed their lives forever. The access the journalists had, the unfolding situations and the first really televised war made its share of stars. It also gave the opportunity to hundreds of journalists to advance their careers. But sadly it also saw many cut down in their prime along with millions of Vietnamese soldiers and civilians. At the top of the Rex hotel late Friday many of the era's top journalists reminisced. SOUNDBITE: (English) "It was powerful, it was the single most powerful thing at least in the AP bureau. We took a great deal of pride in what we did, what we were doing, and we had the tightest bunch of people of anybody here. There were stories about people of the networks fighting amongst themselves and not speaking to each other, this kind of thing. At the AP we never had this problem. We had a philosophy where people came in, they checked their egos at the door and if that didn't happen, then they soon learned that we were working together and nobody could be a prima donna or work on their own. That worked for everybody, even the stars of the AP knew that and that is what made it a strong bureau." SUPER CAPTION: Richard Pyle, Associated Press Richard Pyle was an AP reporter for much of the war and went back to visit his old office on this trip. He is currently working for the Associated Press in New York. SOUNDBITE: (English) "All the sadness and all the other elements of it helped to make it one of the greatest story of the decade and one of the greatest stories of the 20th century and the fact that I was here gives me solace and comfort every day, I wouldn't trade it for anything." SUPER CAPTION: Richard Pyle, Associated Press Another party took place Friday...this one for Vietnamese veterans of the conflict. Although they considered themselves on the other side of the war from AP's Nick Ut, they welcomed him to take pictures at their party. Time has healed many old wounds, but grim memories still haunt many who documented the struggle. SOUNDBITE: (English) "When you are a photo journalist, the war your story every every day. I cover, I very enjoy cover the war, but in fact I see people die every day. I say when the war will stop? I see the people, every time I go to my assignment, I see the body everywhere, I say please war be stopped soon. I don't want any more war. I hate war." SUPER CAPTION: Nick Ut, Associated Press Ut, who now takes pictures out of AP's Los Angeles bureau, lost his brother in the war. His brother was a photographer for the AP as well. Nick worked alongside George Esper, who remained in Vietnam even after the war's end. George founded AP's new Hanoi bureau in 1994, almost twenty years after the war ended. SOUNDBITE: (English) "It was an exhilarating story. You would go through this period of great fear when you were in trouble in the field. And then you would have this period of exhilaration feeling what a great story, I've got to write this story right now. And seeing my friends die, like Henri Yu and Nick Ut's brother, and others to me it is something that has affected me all of my life." SUPER CAPTION: George Esper, Associated Press Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...