Last week, we were honored to have ARVN veteran Chieu Le come and tell his story of where he was during the Fall of Saigon. Chieu was a 25-year-old helicopter pilot in 1975, and he wasn’t expecting to have to flee Vietnam—he was expecting to fight. Listen to his story. Archival footage in this video:
By Todd DePastino (UPI) One of the most iconic photographs of the Vietnam War, and the most iconic photograph of the Fall of Saigon, is an image of dozens of South Vietnamese being airlifted out of Saigon by a Huey Helicopter on the roof of the Pittman Building. When
. . Joe Wisniewski saw a lot of action while serving in the Mekong Delta region at a base maintaining 20 patrol boats from 1968-69. Interview video any description
On April 30th, 1975, Saigon fell, and the longest war of the twentieth century came to an end. Listen as Todd recounts what the Fall of Saigon meant to North and South Vietnam and as Vietnam Air Force vet Ben Wright recalls his service in airlifting refugees in April of 1975.
. . Air Force pilot Joe Zalar knew how dangerous it was to fly in Vietnam. After more than 220 missions, he became a flight instructor, sending hundreds of young men into combat. How many never came home? He wonders. The sadness is overwhelming. It's really tough to think about. This
. . Despite having lived all over the world during his long Air Force career, you can still hear the Texas in Ben Wright’s voice. He grew up in Big Bend Country, as far west in West Texas as you can get. Now Ben and his wife live in Beaver, Pennsylvania,
