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It's now been 50 years since the fall of Saigon and, with it, an end to the Vietnam War. Some people, who were forced to flee ...
After the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam war, many families were forced to leave. Some settled in Denver and built a community at Little Saigon.
Vietnamese Americans in Southern California will mark 50 years since the fall of Saigon. Our reporters have looked at what they’ve built since.
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 ...
Vietnam veterans gathered at King Memorial Park in Baltimore County on Memorial Day to honor those who served and those who ...
April 30, 1975, for so many of us, is not just a date on the calendar,” one attendee said. “It is a date that changed our lives forever.” ...
After the fall of Da Nang, and with Saigon under attack, then-President Gerald Ford announced "Operation Babylift" where dozens of flights brought about 26,000 Vietnamese babies and children to the U.
“I was just clearing the runway for him … that’s all you can do.” The fall of Saigon brought the final curtain down on a grinding conflict that unleashed devastation across the ...
As the world commemorates the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War, advocates say that the refugee community’s issues have only been magnified. “Your family ...
Vietnam veterans gathered at King Memorial Park in Baltimore County on Memorial Day to honor those who served and those who never made it home.
Jenkins spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the fall of Saigon and his memories from those final days covering the Vietnam War. This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
The last American fighting men in Vietnam were barricaded on the roof as Saigon was about to fall. Their sergeant, Juan Valdez, is 87 now, and living in a memory care unit – but some things you ...