Communist flags fly from the palace and the tank. Defeated South Vietnam President Duong Van Minh (middle) walks out of Independence Palace after surrendering to PRG forces in Saigon on May 1 ...

Members of the Vietnamese community wave flags of South Vietnam as they attend a ceremony on the USS Midway as the ship commemorates the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon in San Diego ...

On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese troops took over Saigon, then the capital of South Vietnam. They crashed through the gates of the presidential palace and hoisted the communist flag ...

Liberation took place when communist forces took Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. This historic event ... 12 Signs of a Happy Dog US, state flags to fly at half staff through Sunday: Here ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Wednesday marks 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. On April 30, 1975, communist Viet Cong forces took over Saigon, the former capital of South Vietnam. The Fall of ...

The fall of Saigon 50 years ago prompted a mass exodus of Vietnamese over the next months and years. Many were evacuated by the United States military and brought to America to resettle.