1975 Flashback: Evacuation of Saigon

“There were desperate scenes of families separated and crying out for help, pleading not to be left behind,” reported former CBS News correspondent Ed Bradley, as the city of Saigon was evacuated ahead of its fall on April 30, 1975. Bradley’s intrepid reporting, detailing the dramatic events of the day the Vietnam War ended, originally aired on the “CBS Evening News.”