In late 1969, while a student of history and Asian studies at the American University in Washington D.C., I made a risky decision that would shape the rest of my life. I dropped out of school, boarded a plane, and ended up in Saigon.
No embeds here. Becoming a 'Bao Chi ' came complete with a coveted MACV Card and the equivalent rank of major. Anyone with two letters from any publication could become a War Correspondent.
On April 30, 1975, Saigon fell to communist forces and the North Vietnamese declared “giai phong” – liberation. Veteran journalist and cameraman Neil Davis and I watched as T-54 tanks smoked their way down the city’s main thoroughfares to the Presidential Palace.
