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EPISODE · May 1, 2025 · 13 MIN

50 years later, Baltimore Sun reporter recalls covering the final days of Vietnam War

from Midday · host WYPR 88.1 Baltimore

A local reporter for the Baltimore Sun covered the fall of Saigon, now named Ho Chi Min City, 50 years ago. Skip Isaacs joins Midday to reflect on that day, and the lessons learned from the Vietnam War. Isaacs wrote about his reflections in the final days of the war, where he witnessed the United State military's chaotic withdrawal from the South Vietnamese capital.

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A local reporter for the Baltimore Sun covered the fall of Saigon, now named Ho Chi Min City, 50 years ago. Skip Isaacs joins Midday to reflect on that day, and the lessons learned from the Vietnam War. Isaacs wrote about his reflections in the...

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