In the morning of April 29, 1975, a massive evacuation exercise began in Saigon, which ended almost 24 hours later. About 6,500 people had been airlifted by the end of the exercise, including nearly ...
HO CHI MINH CITY — Military officers stoop to inspect slim green cannons along the Saigon River. Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park. Fighter jets and ...
In April 1975, the Vietnam War came to a turbulent close as North Vietnamese forces entered Saigon. April 30 of this year marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, ...