Birth Name:

Alexander D. Shimkin

Male

Birth Date:

Wed, Oct 11, 1944

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States

Age:

79

Zodiac Sign:

Libra

Astrology Data:

Sun

18°

Lib

12'

About Alexander D. Shimkin

Alexander Demitri "Alex" Shimkin (October 11, 1944 – July 12, 1972) was an American war correspondent who was killed in Vietnam. He is notable for his investigation of non-combatant casualties in Operation Speedy Express.

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External Links:

• Alexander D. Shimkin at Find a Grave

• Freedom Forum Journalists Memorial: Alexander Shimkin.

• Nick Turse accepting Ridenhour Prize for Reportorial Distinction on YouTube. (Contains tribute to Alexander Shimkin.) Accessed January 14, 2013. Interview with Nick Turse by Amy Grunder, first aired live on Sounds of Dissent, WZBC 90.3 FM Boston, January 12, 2013. (Mentions Alexander Shimkin's work on Operation Speedy Express.) Accessed January 14, 2013.

• Interview with Nick Turse by Amy Grunder, first aired live on Sounds of Dissent, WZBC 90.3 FM Boston, January 12, 2013. (Mentions Alexander Shimkin's work on Operation Speedy Express.) Accessed January 14, 2013.

• Christopher Hitchens, "The Case Against Henry Kissinger" (Part One), Harper's Magazine, February 2001. (Mentions Alexander Shimkin as Kevin Buckley's "friend and collaborator.") Christopher Hitchens. The Trial of Henry Kissinger, Verso: New York and London, 2001, p. 32. ISBN 1-85984-398-0 (Repeats reference to Alexander Shimkin in Harper's article.)

• Christopher Hitchens. The Trial of Henry Kissinger, Verso: New York and London, 2001, p. 32. ISBN 1-85984-398-0 (Repeats reference to Alexander Shimkin in Harper's article.)

• Civil Rights Movement Archive: Alex Shimkin tribute

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Alexander D. Shimkin: Sun 18 Libra, Moon 17 Leo, Mercury 11 Libra, Venus 16 Scorpio, Mars 28 Libra, Jupiter 16 Virgo, Saturn 10 Cancer, Uranus 12 Gemini, Neptune 4 Libra, Pluto 10 Leo, Mercury Square Saturn, Sun Conjunct Mercury, Mercury Conjunct Neptune, Sun Semi Sextile Venus, Sun Semi Sextile Jupiter, Mercury Trine Uranus, Mercury Sextile Pluto, Venus Sextile Jupiter, Mars Semi Square Jupiter, Mars Sesquiquadrate Uranus, Jupiter Square Uranus, Saturn Semi Sextile Pluto, Uranus Sextile Pluto

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