April 30 will mark 50 years since the Fall of Saigon. It was the day South Vietnam’s capital city was captured, bringing an ...

It was the day South Vietnam’s capital city was captured ... especially later on after the Tet Offensive. 68, 69, for them to be treated quite poorly,” Frye said. “When they came back ...

Veterans returning to Vietnam have also been told they’re on their own, for public discussions they organize on war and reconciliation, and anniversary events. For many, it amounts to a sudden ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Simultaneous wreath placements will be held nationwide on Thursday, commemorating 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. Knoxville will be one of the many locations ...

ENDING the Vietnam conflict. The war was estimated to cost about $200 billion. Anti-war opinion increased in the United States from the mid-1960s on, with rallies, teach-ins, and other forms of ...

April 30, 1975 - South Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnam as North Vietnamese troops enter Saigon, ENDING the Vietnam conflict. The war was estimated to cost about $200 billion. Anti-war opinion ...

Military conscription in Australia had been abandoned in 1959 but was reintroduced in 1964 to support the war effort in Vietnam. Controversially, this call-up of 20-year-old men now included the ...