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Last Days in Vietnam | Clip
Chaos Had Descended

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.
3 MIN 26 SEC
Last Days in Vietnam | Clip
Option Four

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.
3 MIN 57 SEC
Last Days in Vietnam | Clip
Desperate Eyes

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.
1 MIN 36 SEC
Last Days in Vietnam | Clip
What Would Happen to Them?

After the Fall of Saigon, Dam Pham and other South Vietnamese soldiers wondered what fate awaited them.
2 MIN 20 SEC
Last Days in Vietnam | Clip
A Sea of Humanity

News footage shows the panic permeating South Vietnam leading up to the Fall of Saigon in April, 1975.
1 MIN 35 SEC
Last Days in Vietnam | Clip
The Journey Downriver

In 1975, Consul General Terry McNamara and Marine Consulate Guard Steve Hasty were in Can Tho, 78 miles southwest of Saigon.
11 MIN 04 SEC

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