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The fall of Saigon 30 years later

South Vietnam fell to the communist North on 30-Apr-75. We look back at Saigon’s fall, and the evolution of relations between the Vietnamese government and the United States in the 30 years since. Guests: Pham Tran ("PT") of VOA News, former VOA stringer and former VOA local reporter in Saigon; Master Gunnery Sgt. John Valdez (Ret), the last person off the roof of the American embassy in Saigon; and Quang X. Pham, US Marine, author and former Vietnamese refugee.
Read entire article at VOA "Talk to America" August 23rd 2005, Part #1 (00:00-24:20)