Saigon fell 50 years ago today. This Utah woman was on the last refugee ship out of Vietnam

1 May 2025, 9:22 am

Engine failure kept the ship from moving as bombs exploded around Saigon. It finally left port early on April 30, 1975, the day the North Vietnamese captured the capital of South Vietnam, ending the ...... Read More »

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