Dick Swanson first went to Vietnam as a war photographer. James Jeffrey tells the story of Swanson's return - on a rescue mission for his 12 Vietnamese family members.
When American photojournalist Dick Swanson first set eyes on local reporter Germaine Loc in Saigon in 1966, he thought she was beautiful, but she seemed aloof, too busy for a relationship.
She thought he looked like a scruffy hippie.
Despite that shaky start, they got to know each other better during the 1968 Tet Offensive, when the People's Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong launched multiple attacks catching South Vietnamese cities by surprise.
"We worked well together, almost as equals," Swanson says.
"After seeing me work in the field she seemed to respect me. What had it taken to impress a woman like this, to whom fighting was as normal as going to the office?"
Source : bbc
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