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.

Saigon changed hands with remarkable ease. Fears of street-to-street fighting proved unfounded. Instead, the Southern army simply melted away. In a scene that would be televised around the world, a ...

The Vietnamese government must acknowledge the suffering of those who had fought for South Vietnam ‒ not as enemies, but as ...

Ralph White’s book, ‘Getting Out of Saigon,’ chronicling the struggle to escape the Communist Vietnamese takeover, makes for ...

In observance of the coming 50th anniversary of its conclusion, here are nine key moments that defined the Vietnam War.

On April 14, 1975, North Vietnamese tanks burst through the gates of the South Vietnamese government’s presidential palace, a short distance away at the American Embassy, as people scrambled to escape ...

April marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon, and the wounds of the Vietnam War remain open ‒ not just for Americans who fought there, but also for those who lost everything when the war ended ...

April 30 will mark the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. While American citizens and ...

Dive into the history of the draft during the Vietnam War, including its origins, how long it lasted, and how some young ...

A couple of key timeline entries inform the visitor experience for “Making It Home: From Vietnam to New Orleans,” a new ...