U.S.-Vietnam Relations 50 Years After the Fall of Saigon | PBS News Hour

Vietnam marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon on April 30, and the unification of the country under communist rule after decades of war. The United States and Vietnam now enjoy close relations, due in no small part to American veterans who sought to revive a country they once helped destroy.

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