OCEANSIDEOCEANSIDE — The images this week of people desperate to flee their country as a prolonged U.S. military occupation comes to an ignominious end looked familiar to retired Master Gunnery Sgt.

You've probably seen pictures of the mob which stormed the American Embassy in Saigon desperate to find a way out in the final hours of the Vietnam War. But maybe you haven't heard the radio ...

In the morning of April 29, 1975, a massive evacuation exercise began in Saigon, which ended almost 24 hours later. About 6,500 people had been airlifted by the end of the exercise, including nearly ...

Hubert Van Es' photograph capturing the 1975 fall of Saigon became one of the most enduring images from the Vietnam War. (Mike Clarke/AFP via Getty Images) Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the ...

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 ...

On April 30, 1975, the last evacuation flight left the roof of the US Embassy in Saigon. Along with the women and children evacuees the flight carried, it also carried the last vestige of hope for all ...

Next spring, April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. While there are photos and stories of the helicopter evacuations of the American diplomats and the South Vietnamese from ...

Biden administration and other officials are worried about a replay of the infamous Vietnam War finale on the roof of the Saigon embassy as they move to evacuate American diplomats from Afghanistan, ...