How a can of Coke and day-old cake led to iconic photo that went around the world
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By David Rising and Valerie Komor
The last three staffers in The Associated Press’ Saigon bureau, reporters Matt Franjola (left) Peter Arnett (rear) and George Esper (second from right) are joined by two North Vietnamese soldiers and a member of the Viet Cong on the day of South Vietnam’s surrender, April 30, 1975. One of the soldiers is showing Esper the route of his final advance into the city.Credit: AP/Sarah Errington
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