American Journalist Recalled Cambodian Refugees Escaping War in 1979

A Cambodian family gathered under a tarp in Sa Keo province, Thailand, in November, 1979.

Food was being unloaded in one refugee camp located in Thailand, in November, 1979.

Greg Barron in Mak Mun refugee camp in Thailand, in November, 1979.

An aid worker with a starving child in Nong Samet refugee camp in Thailand, in November, 1979.

Cambodian refugees in Sa Keo, Thailand, in November, 1979.

Soldiers of Khmer Serai insurgent group at Cambodian camp known as old camp in Cambodia, in November, 1979.

Khmer Serai insurgent leaders at Cambodian camp known as old camp in Cambodia, in November, 1979.

Khmer Serai insurgent leaders at Cambodian camp known as old camp in Cambodia, in November, 1979.

Khmer Serai insurgent leaders at Cambodian camp known as old camp in Cambodia, in November, 1979.

Greg Barron in Sa Keo refugee camp in Thailand, in November, 1979.

Greg Barron donated blood at one refugee camp in Thailand, in November, 1979.

Greg Barron near Thai-Cambodia border in November, 1979.

 Greg Barron with his Trampled Grass team members, Craig and Mike, and a Cambodian guide, in Thailand, in November, 1979.