A South Vietnamese helicopter is pushed over the side of the USS Okinawa during Operation Frequent Wind , April 1975. The helicopter, which carried two Vietnamese officers, a woman and two children, had to be disposed of to make room for the extensive Marine Corps helicopter operation helping to evacuate the city of Saigon . U.S. Marines (Official Marine Corps Photo) ( http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Home_Page.htm ). Public domain.
Fall of Saigon
30 April 1975
Saigon, South Vietnam
North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon, ending the Republic of Vietnam and the long war.
Overview
North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon, ending the Republic of Vietnam and the long war. Its causes, participants and consequences connect this record to the wider Vietnam War guide, where the event is placed in chronology rather than treated as an isolated date.
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