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Saigon Bombing
Soldier and Rescued Victim Reunited
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Jean Seberg lands
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Last Stand
South Vietnam’s
valiant but futile
1975 defense
of Xuan Loc
POW Homecomings
country awaited them
Kingdom of Thailand
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On the cover
South Vietnamese soldiers are
shown around the time of the
fall of Saigon in spring 1975.
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SOUTH VIETNAM’S THERMOPYLAE
Like the strong-willed Spartans of Ancient Greece in a battle where they
faced near-certain defeat, heroic South Vietnamese troops under the
inspiring leadership of Brig. Gen. Le Minh Dao made a last-ditch stand at
Xuan Loc to stop invading North Vietnamese forces from reaching Saigon,
while residents of the embattled town tried to escape the destruction.
By David T. Zabecki
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RETURNING TO A WORLD
THAT NO LONGER EXISTED
Released prisoners of war found that much had changed
in America, a discomforting challenge for some POWs.
By Bob Worthington
THE MY CANH GIRL
When the Viet Cong bombed a Saigon restaurant,
a U.S. Army officer saved a 2-year-old Vietnamese
girl. It took her 50 years to find out his name.
By Rick Fredericksen
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AN ALLY WITH A LOT TO LOSE
Thailand, alarmed by communist advances in
neighboring countries, provided air bases and
other help for the U.S. war effort in Indochina.
By Dana Benner
NORTH CAROLINA
IN SOUTH VIETNAM
A new book shows off the photos
of North Carolina veterans whose
cameras documented the daily lives
of troops on the frontlines.
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