Commie: South Vietnamese were fairly and humanely prosecuted by the North Vietnamese after the fall of Saigon. Reeducation camps? BuT wHaT aBoUt AmErIcA? np.reddit.com/r/bestof/coβ¦
My dad, 1986, sporting the Top Gun look in a group photo alongside his fellow firemen. In the 70s, he sailed around the world working as an assistant engineer on a container ship, and was in Vietnam around the Fall of Saigon in '75. He's told me many amazing stories from that time. Love ya dad.
"Eventually, when Reddit falls, it will be like the Fall of Saigon - people desperately trying to escape from a burning disaster, while officials try and burn/shred all sensitive incriminating documents. WE HAVE TO DOCUMENT EVERYTHING. We can't let The Narrative win."
> KIA will be deleted eventually.
> When uncomfortable truths are exposed that rock the status quo, those in power will see that the truth is quashed.
> Our days are numbered. The more truth we reveal, the worse it gets. We are Reddit's check against rampant corruption - and the powers that be will remove us sooner rather than later.
> But we have to document everything. Eventually, when Reddit falls, it will be like the Fall of Saigon - people desperately trying to escape from a burning disaster, while officials try and burn/shred all sensitive incriminating documents. WE HAVE TO DOCUMENT EVERYTHING. We can't let The Narrative win.
> When KIA is deleted, I believe it will be the trigger that galvanizes this community to achieve greatness. KIA is currently operating at 63-74% efficiency...think what we could be doing when we operate at 100%
In 1975, did foreign policy experts see the nearly contemporaneous falls of Saigon, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane as validation of domino theory? If so, what led them to re-evaluate it to its present marginalized status in academia?
The entrance to an ARVN cemetery near Ho Chi Minh City. Shut down and partially destroyed after the fall of Saigon and closed to the public until 2006
Hueys being ditched during the fall of Saigon gfycat.com/RequiredTinyJuβ¦
A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in Vietnam for the first time since the fall of Saigon washingtonpost.com/news/cβ¦
VietDoom: The Fall Of Saigon Demo - Total conversion mod for Doom that takes you back to the Vietnam War moddb.com/mods/vietdoom-tβ¦
Fall of Saigon β So Long (1983) youtu.be/fFitbbXjHFU
Could a US soldier have been apart of the 3500 troops who intially landed in Vietnam in 1965 and not have left until The fall of Saigon in 1975?
North Vietnamese T-54 tank (Russian-built) enters the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon, marking the fall of South Vietnam to Communist forces. Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City, after the leader of North Vietnam. (April 30th, 1975) [1200x828]
Vietnam War era rock and pop playlist inspired by movies we saw and video games we played decades after the fall of Saigon. open.spotify.com/user/djdβ¦
The US Embassy's seal is carried across the deck of a carrier as Saigon falls.
Had Nixon not resigned, what would have been the US response to the Fall of Saigon?
Did he have a plan? He withdrew from Vietnam. Surely he knew this was a risk.
Fall of Saigon -- April 30, 1975 youtube.com/watch?v=5kZjNβ¦
TIL a Japanese man imprisoned after the Fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War said that when he got out in 1988 there were still 5 American POWs in the prison he was in - todayilearned reddit.com/r/todayilearneβ¦
TIL that Vietnam's communist government killed 1 million people after the fall of Saigon. hawaii.edu/powerkills/SODβ¦
Big chunks of this NPR Story About the Fall of Saigon gives me Tingles, it might not for others, but it does for me [Unintentional] [News] npr.org/templates/story/sβ¦
How did the people of the US react to the fall of Saigon to North Vietnam?
I know that many wanted the war to end but did anyone really think it was a threat that the communists had taken a country?
Here's a video we did last minute for the 38th Black April Commemoration of the Fall of Saigon, hosted in San Jose by Vietnamese American Roundtable vimeo.com/64763970
Question: In terms of poverty in Vietnam and its role in seeking employment outside the county by any means necessary, where do you think this picture was taken? Answer: 20 minutes away from Landmark 81, Saigon. And no, this isnβt one of my ancient old dude photos. Itβs now.
WIP: a model of a Saigon old apartment block, critiques needed
Model of Saigonβs old apartment building (im gonna leave it untextured as its my weakest)
On this day in history: The city of Saigon was liberated by the People's Army of Vietnam. imgur.com/D23Jd5p
Saw this beauty while in San Diego. Callsign βLady Ace 09β, one of the last helicopters out of Saigon during Operation Frequent Wind
Gotcha with a cute photo of a sleeping kid!!! Remember there is a hardcore/grindcore/punk show in Saigon tonight. Look for a guy wearing a LES NYC shirt and Iβll buy you a beer. (Link to show in comments.)
Came here because of a post. Not disappointed. Saigon at night.
The photo of βnapalm girlβ taken by a reporter in 1972 where a bomb was dropped in trang bang district. Taken it from the war history museum in Saigon. (June 1972) [1200x968]
My dad, a little north of Saigon a couple of weeks before the start of the Tet offensive, January 1968
Took my wife out for our annual dose of culture to see Miss Saigon, and had to remember to leave my (ONE) knife in the car as they prohibit them in the theater. My wife says, βGood idea...β, and takes hers (THREE) out of her purse. She had me 3-1!! I was so proud, I just had to share... π
For ages in Saigon public public waste bins have been penguins. Usually blue, sometimes black. Saw this unusual one today. Anyone know the history of why penguins? Is it all around VN? Other countries? Other countries have different themes for waste bins?
The general bad-assness of a 50cc Honda Chaly chopper! I would love to be the king of downtown with this beauty. Iβd valet it right in front of Qui or Envy then enjoy the finest table service in Saigon. Sadly, in reality, Iβm usually taking Grabs and eating Doritos at Circle-K.
I saw this cat at a dog party in Saigon. Despite his miserable expression he was purring and holding onto his pack of treats.
