Today marks the 40th anniversary of the #FallofSaigon. The truth behind the photo:
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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.
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