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 ...

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 ...

On April 29, 1975, what was arguably one of the darkest foreign policy moments in our country’s 250-year history took place, as American ambassador Graham Martin fled off the roof of the U.S. embassy ...

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 ...

Editor's note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. Military Times is publishing a series of stories commemorating the history of the ...