Vietnamese refugees evacuated by helicopter arrive on board the USS Midway ahead of the fall of Saigon on April 29, 1975. 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 decades of conflict.

A motorist rides past a billboard celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Saturday, April 26, 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Women dressed in traditional Vietnamese dress walk through central Ho Chi Minh City,

Michele Gile meets Vietnam War veterans and share their stores 50 years after the fall of Saigon. Advertisement. About Our Ads