AP PHOTOS: Documenting the fall of Saigon in photos

A few remaining reporters kept photos and stories flowing as communist troops streamed into Saigon

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How a can of Coke and day-old cake led to iconic photo that went around the world

Peter Arnett and his colleagues had watched the last of the US Marines flee in a helicopter. Then they heard a telltale squeak in the stairs outside their office.

AP PHOTOS: Documenting the fall of Saigon in photos

In the morning of April 29, 1975, a massive evacuation exercise began in Saigon, which ended almost 24 hours later.

50 years on from Fall of Saigon, East TN veterans look back on Vietnam War fallout

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — This week marks 50 years since the end of the controversial Vietnam War. On April 30, 1975, the capital of South Vietnam fell to North Vietnamese forces. Veterans remember watching as remaining Americans were evacuated and tanks moved into the capital. Bill Robinson, a retired Air Force Captain and former prisoner of war, reflected on the events his commemorative coins represent. He shares the record as the longest-held…

Vietnam Veterans Recalls His Time In Battle, Significance of the Fall of Saigon 50 Years Ago

MINERAL WELLS, TX (FOX 44) -- Even 50 years after the Fall of Saigon, the impact of the Vietnam War still runs deep for many veterans. In this story, we meet one of them - a man who not only served his country, but serves to help The National Vietnam War Museum located about an hour west of Fort Worth. He shares how serving in the war shaped his life, and how he has found ways to heal, grow, and keep moving forward. Wayne Parham has some stories…

‘Voices After the Fall of Saigon': How the wider region was affected by the Vietnam War

As we approach 50 years since the fall of Saigon, we are learning more about how the wider region itself was impacted and the other groups of people outside of Vietnam that secretly helped the American government. Watch the video report above to hear their voices and learn how their lives were uprooted to the Bay Area in the aftermath....