On this day, April 30, 1975, American forces completed a helicopter evacuation of Saigon.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_30

• 1975 – American forces completed a helicopter evacuation (aircraft and evacuees pictured) of U.S. citizens, South Vietnamese civilians and others from Saigon, just before North Vietnamese troops captured the city, ending the Vietnam War.



Evacuees on the USS Midway