For the United States, “The Vietnam War” was one battleground against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. To prevent communism from spreading, the US sent resources to establish the Republic of ...

In this April 30, 1975 file photo, a North Vietnamese tank rolls through the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon, ...

On April 29 and 30, 1975, as North Vietnamese forces closed in on Saigon, U.S. Marine Corps pilots evacuated more than 7,000 ...

Vietnam marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the war with the U.S. and the formation of the modern nation ...

The final offensive (the Ho Chi Minh campaign) was launched on April 26. It was the largest military campaign in the 20 years ...

Moreover, 50% of Americans polled said they still had no clear idea what the U.S. was even fighting for in Vietnam. The poll ...

1946 – Communists in the north begin fighting France for control ... Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnam as North Vietnamese troops enter Saigon, ENDING the Vietnam conflict. The war was ...

marking the ninth annual National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The commemoration, held each year on March 29, recognizes the day in 1975 when the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam was ...