Neil Sheehan

Cornelius Mahoney Sheehan (October 27, 1936 – January 7, 2021) was an American journalist. As a reporter for ''The New York Times'' in 1971, Sheehan obtained the classified ''Pentagon Papers'' from Daniel Ellsberg. His series of articles revealed a secret United States Department of Defense history of the Vietnam War and led to a U.S. Supreme Court case, , which invalidated the United States government's use of a restraining order to halt publication.

He received a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for his 1988 book ''A Bright Shining Lie'', about the life of Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann and the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Bernard Schriever and the ultimate weapon
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