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The fall of Saigon
The capture of Saigon – the capital of America's ally South Vietnam – by communist North Vietnamese forces on 30 April 1975, ...
Vietnam War pilot reflects on rescue helicopter evacuations during the fall of Saigon
On April 29 and 30, 1975, as North Vietnamese forces closed in on Saigon, U.S. Marine Corps pilots evacuated more than 7,000 ...
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What was the fall of Saigon? The end of the Vietnam War, 50 years later
As North Vietnamese troops shelled Saigon’s Tan Son Njut Air Base, then U.S. Ambassador Graham Martin ... ships, helicopters were thrown overboard to lighten the load. FILE - The Fall of Saigon ...
US officers who broke rank to save lives recall the fall of Saigon 50 years ago
The 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon this week will trigger complex and mixed emotions for those who lived through it.
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Iowa pilot remembers the fall of Saigon 50 years later
Marine pilot John Morgan received orders to fly his helicopter to Vietnam and help evacuate people after the war. It ended up ...
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On this date: 1975 – The Fall of Saigon
That's the airborne commander directing helicopters into both the embassy and Tan Son Nhut Airport outside Saigon to pick up ... Until now, Ambassador Graham Martin has refused to leave.
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The fall of Saigon in 1975 a chaotic evacuation
The fall of Saigon didn’t happen in a day, although the iconic photos of Huey helicopters rescuing ... the problem was the American ambassador Graham Martin. In mid-April, he was acting like ...