During the 1975 fall of the South Vietnamese capital, he helped evacuate thousands, and was nearly left behind.

To the leathernecks who served under him, it was only fitting that Master Sergeant Valdez was the last of their unit to ...

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 in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Women pose for photos outside the Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City on April 8. The country will celebrate the 50th ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Wednesday marks 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. On April 30, 1975, communist Viet Cong forces took over Saigon, the former capital of South Vietnam. The Fall of Saigon ...

A group of Pan Am flight crews volunteered for Mission 1965/31, the final passenger flight out of South Vietnam. An ...

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 later, the ...

SACRAMENTO ARE LOOKING BACK ON THIS DAY. LA LA LA. IN LATE APRIL 30TH. 50 YEARS AGO TODAY. IT’S A HARD DAY FOR VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY. WE LOST OUR COUNTRY TODAY. THE DAY KNOWN AS BLACK APRIL. THE FALL ...

WESTMINSTER, Calif. — When the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese forces 50 years ago this week, it prompted a mass exodus of some 2 million people — hundreds of thousands ...

CNNGo sets its sights on Ho Chi Minh City. Formerly known as Saigon, the largest city in Vietnam is in the middle of balancing a growing, modern economy with an intense desire to hold onto its history ...

Military officers stoop to inspect slim green cannons along the Saigon River. Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park. Fighter jets and helicopters roar ...