6 ▁to ▁report ▁the ▁final ▁departure ▁of ▁the ▁French . ▁Period ically ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁dec ades ▁he ▁has ▁observed ▁the ▁country ▁at ▁war ▁and ▁peace ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁invol vement ▁up ▁through ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁ ▁Both ▁as ▁a ▁correspond ent ▁and ▁producer , ▁From son ▁covered ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁news ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁half ▁century , ▁including ▁the ▁Korean ▁and ▁Vietnam ▁Wars , ▁the ▁Leon id ▁Bre zh ne v ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁conflicts ▁in ▁Mal aya , ▁Indones ia , ▁Bur ma , ▁and ▁develop ments ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁while ▁reporting ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁for ▁CBS ▁News , ▁From son ▁was ▁injured ▁by ▁ro cket ▁fire , ▁during ▁the ▁battle ▁for ▁K he ▁San h ▁following ▁the ▁T et ▁Off ensive . ▁He ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁CBS ▁out ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁he ▁reported ▁president ial ▁politics , ▁civil ▁rights , ▁the ▁anti - war ▁movement , ▁and ▁the ▁consp i racy ▁trial ▁in ▁Chicago ▁( the ▁trial ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁" Ch icago ▁Seven "). ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁Justice ▁Department ▁threatened ▁to ▁sub po ena ▁journal ists ' ▁notes ▁and ▁television ▁out t akes ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁From son ▁proposed ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Re por