Today marks the 40th anniversary of the #FallofSaigon. The truth behind the photo:
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LaGueux planned & implemented evacuations of Americans & as many senior South Vietnamese government & military officials as he could get out
After a distinguished #OSS career, LaGueux joined CIA in 1949 where he assumed many senior leadership positions both at HQ & overseas.
1975: LaGueux was serving as Deputy Chief of Station in Saigon - largest overseas station in the world at that time.pic.twitter.com/EXNQZlez7k
April 27: North Vietnamese surrounded Saigon & shelled Tan Son Nhut Air Base, which made any further departures by airplane impossible.
Operation FREQUENT WIND used Marine & Air America helicopters to ferry out US personnel & many South Vietnamese to US Navy ships.
Just before 11:00 AM on April 29, a complete evacuation was ordered. The central departure point was the US Embassy.pic.twitter.com/MThMVQ0Pcg
A radio message saying the temperature was “105 degrees & rising” & the playing of Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” signaled evacuation.
April 30: COS Polgar cabled CIA HQ: “…this will be the final message from #Saigon … It has been a long and hard fight and we have lost.”
4:00 AM: a helicopter landed at the Embassy. LaGueux & Polgar destroyed the secure commo equipment & left with the Ambassador.
@CIA I love how your tweets always seem so personal. Like you're sitting right here with me. Wait a minute...
@CIA #TheFallofSaigon April 30 1975 This building in the image is true. Communist tank rolling into the gates.pic.twitter.com/YOg3cjpgeF
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@CIA Just finished the book "Last Men Out" by Bob Drury on this very subject. Great read but a sad day for this country.
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