This month marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon — an event that irrevocably altered the course of Vietnam’s history and scattered its people across the globe. For those who lived through ...

50 Years After the Fall: From Saigon to San Antonio. (KSAT) Editor's Note: This article is part of KSAT’s special, "50 Years After The Fall: From Saigon to San Antonio," highlighting how the war ...

The 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, a marker for a dwindling generation, will be recalled in the days ahead. On April 30, 1975, after the last American helicopters had lifted from the American ...

The war ended April 30, 1975, when the North Vietnamese army overran Saigon as the South Vietnamese army and its government collapsed. The evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon ended on April 30.

Editor's Note: This article is part of KSAT’s special, "50 Years After The Fall: From Saigon to San Antonio," highlighting how the war in Vietnam affected veterans in the Alamo City and South Texas.