The North using its conventional army, the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN), in conjunction with the communist -backed Viet Cong, who fought a guerrilla war in the south, made continual progress ...

By 30 April, Saigon, soon to be renamed Ho Chi Minh City, was under full North Vietnamese control. By the end of 1975, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos were all under communist rule – which in Vietnam ...

With the fall of Saigon to Communist forces in April 1975, United States involvement in Vietnam came to an end. Adm. James L. Holloway III assumed the responsibility for naval operations during ...

Fall of Saigon •The Fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) on April 30, 1975.

ST. LOUIS — The fall of Saigon and the collapse of South Vietnam meant many people had no choice but to flee the country. A retired doctor and a retired naval officer who now call St. Louis home ...

Watch: Vietnam Veterans share their stories 50 years after the fall of Saigon by: Jeremy Hubbard Posted: Jun 30, 2025 / 02:04 PM PDT Updated: Jun 30, 2025 / 02:11 PM PDT ...

After the fall of Saigon, San Diego offered the start of a new life for so many people who fled their homeland of Vietnam. That included Dr. Pha Le and his family.

The flyover marked a solemn day known as Black April -- April 30, 1975 -- the day Saigon fell, and the Vietnam War came to an end. MORE: San Jose high school students bring history of Vietnamese ...

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.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids is marking 50 years since the Fall of Saigon, when the capital of South Vietnam was captured by the North Vietnamese.

The Falls Church City Council marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon last week with a celebration of the city's Vietnamese-American community. "Thank you for being part of Falls Church ...

By 30 April, Saigon, soon to be renamed Ho Chi Minh City, was under full North Vietnamese control. By the end of 1975, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos were all under communist rule – which in Vietnam ...