- His book "Dispatches," an intense, personal account of his time as a correspondent in Viet Nam, is widely considered one of the most visceral depictions of the experience of war.
- In 1967, he persuaded the editor of Esquire magazine to send him to Viet Nam as a war correspondent.
- He lived in England for several years, where he became friends with director Stanley Kubrick.
- He attended Syracuse University, but dropped out to travel in Europe and write. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve.
- His surname is pronounced as "hair".
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