Veterans gather in Cove to commemorate 50th anniversary of Vietnam War ending

Veterans gather in Cove to commemorate 50th anniversary of Vietnam War ending

COPPERAS COVE – It was April 30, 1975, when the war in Vietnam officially ended, as the last Americans scrambled to evacuate while the North Vietnamese overran the South Vietnam capital city, Saigon, establishing a unified country under communist rule…

Vietnam: Fifty years since ’75

The tides of history, the tears of remembrance: Fifty years ago, on April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese military units surged into Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, forcibly reuniting the country and...

A Visitor’s Reflection on the Vietnam War

Without foresight, your correspondent was in Hanoi on the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, traveling after to the countryside bordering Laos.  Herewith an unscientific reflection on Vietnam, the war, and its aftermath.  For a...

Fall of Saigon 50 Years Later: Vietnam War orphan discovers heritage and purpose

(QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Millions of Americans fought the Vietnam War.  Fifty years ago, the war effectively ended with the fall of Saigon as the communist offensive overran the city on April 30, 1975. It was a hectic, chaotic, and dangerous time as American troops scrambled to get out of the country to safety. That included thousands of Vietnamese orphan babies to the United States in those last days in what became known as Operation Baby Lift. One…

Chicago’s Vietnamese Community Honors 50 Years Of War's End

Max Herman/Borderless MagazineChicago’s Vietnamese refugees and second-generation community members explore the war’s impact and legacy.

How the Vietnamese Diaspora Reinvigorated Downtown

You can’t tell the story of downtown San Jose without Vietnamese refugees. Last week, on April 30, 2025, Vietnamese Americans filled the San Jose City Hall Rotunda to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon in 1975, an annual gathering now called Black April. Many were descendants of refugees or even refugees themselves. The program went on for two hours. These days, the stretch of Santa Clara Street where City Hall sits is relati…