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‎Gallery: Vietnam through the lens of Arthur Phillips Sr.

By

Stephen Swanson

May 2, 2025 / 10:07 AM CDT / CBS News

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WCCO photojournalist Art Phillips shares some personal family photos taken by his father, Arthur Phillips Sr., in Vietnam during his time in service.

Phillips and his family lived in Guam as waves of refugees came to the small island following the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, which marked the end of the Vietnam War.

Phillips reflects on this turbulent time in Southeast Asian history in an interview with WCCO's Pauleen Le.

Watch and read more in Le's series "Vietnam 50 Years Later: Reflections on a War that Changed Minnesota."

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Stephen Swanson

Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota. Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the WCCO-TV newsroom in 2011, where he focuses on general assignment reporting.