Vietnam Celebrates 50 Years Since the Fall of Saigon

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With a focus on unity, Vietnam celebrates 50 years since war's end

Month-long preparations for the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war culminated on Wednesday, April 30, the date in 1975 that communist North Vietnam took over Saigon, then-capital of South Vietnam and renamed to Ho Chi Minh City.

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‘It feels like it was just yesterday’: Rockford vet reflects on 50-year anniversary of Vietnam War

Wednesday, April 30, 2025, marks 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, a significant event when North Vietnamese troops took the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon.

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Vietnam celebrates 50 years since war’s end with focus on peace and unity

The fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975 marked the end of a Vietnam divided into the communist North and U.S.-allied South.

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