The Vietnam War came to an end on April 30 ... personnel were evacuated from Saigon after nearly two decades of war.

Helicopters are synonymous with military operations today. If it weren’t for the Vietnam War, things wouldn’t be that way. It ...

On April 29 and 30, 1975, as North Vietnamese forces closed in on Saigon, U.S. Marine Corps pilots evacuated more than 7,000 ...

Long before the Vietnam conflict had ended, the “Huey” (its original Army designation was HU-1A, for Helicopter, Utility, Model 1A) was probably the most recognizable helicopter in the world ...

(KGO) -- There was a powerful sight and sound over San Jose Wednesday. A Vietnam war-era Huey helicopter, fully restored by veterans, flew above city hall, marking 50 years since the fall of Saigon.

Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, the images of helicopters, chaos, and surrender still echo as symbols of the Vietnam War’s dramatic end. A picture taken on April 30, 1975 in Saigon shows a ...