Last Days in Vietnam |
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Richard Armitage, Paul Jacobs and the U.S. Navy escorted the vessels of the Vietnamese Navy— filled with thousands of refugees—to the Philippines.
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Last Days in Vietnam |
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As North Vietnamese tanks rolled into Saigon, eleven U.S. Marines found themselves on the roof of the American Embassy with no U.S. helicopters in sight.
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Last Days in Vietnam |
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Journalist Jim Laurie recalls the looting that took place after the last U.S. helicopters left the American Embassy in Saigon in April, 1975.Â
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Last Days in Vietnam |
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When a South Vietnamese helicopter was too large to land on the U.S. Navy ship, the USSÂ Kirk , the family on board had to make a leap of faith.
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Last Days in Vietnam |
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As news spread that the Americans were leaving Saigon, thousands of South Vietnamese descended upon the U.S. Embassy, desperate for a chance to get out before the North Vietnamese arrived.Â
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Last Days in Vietnam |
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After the shelling of Tan Son Nhut Airport by North Vietnamese troops, the U.S. Ambassador was left with only one evacuation option—a helicopter evacuation.Â
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Last Days in Vietnam |
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South Vietnamese veteran Dam Pham and U.S. Army veteran Stuart Herrington describe the chaos at the U.S. Embassy during their final days in Saigon.
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Last Days in Vietnam |
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After the Fall of Saigon, Dam Pham and other South Vietnamese soldiers wondered what fate awaited them.
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Last Days in Vietnam |
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News footage shows the panic permeating South Vietnam leading up to the Fall of Saigon in April, 1975.
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Last Days in Vietnam |
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In 1975, Consul General Terry McNamara and Marine Consulate Guard Steve Hasty were in Can Tho, 78 miles southwest of Saigon.
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Klansville U.S.A. |
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The Ku Klux Klan has been a presence in America on and off since Reconstruction in the late 1800s, using symbols as powerful intimidation tools.
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Klansville U.S.A. |
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As the civil rights movement grew in the 1960s, the long-dormant Ku Klux Klan reemerged with a vengeance.
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