The Brief The fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, marked the end of the decades-long Vietnam War. Images of overloaded evacuation helicopters remain among the iconic scenes of the 1970s. Fifty years ...

Vietnamese refugees evacuated by helicopter arrive on board the USS Midway ahead of the fall of Saigon on April 29, 1975. Pictures from History The Vietnam War came to an end on April 30, 1975 ...

The Vietnam War came to an end on April 30, 1975, when North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. The fall of the city marked the end of the South Vietnamese government ...

The Vietnam War came to an end on April 30, 1975, when North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. The fall of the city marked the end of the South Vietnamese government and ...

NBC Bay Area is continuing to share more stories of the people impacted by the Vietnam War and their lives now. Join us on Saturday, May 3, for our special, "Voices After the Fall of Saigon." ...

But Vietnam was just not spoken about. And certainly not the war that ended 50 years ago when South Vietnam’s then-capital, Saigon, fell to North Vietnamese forces and their leaders in Hanoi.

Orphans aboard the first "Operation Babylift" flight at the end of the Vietnam War look through the windows of a World Airways DC-8 jet as it flies them to the United States in April 1975.

The Fall of Saigon ended nearly 20 years of US involvement in Vietnam. Fifty years later, Fox 8 is examining some of the lasting effects of the war, beginning with the warriors.

Millions of U.S. troops fought in Vietnam. For some Americans, the war that effectively ended with the fall of Saigon 50 years ago Wednesday on April 30, 1975, continues to shape their lives.

Veterans standing against the wall. (WJAR) On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon, marking the end of the Vietnam War and the reunification of Vietnam under communist control.