Today marks the 40th anniversary of the #FallofSaigon. The truth behind the photo:
http://1.usa.gov/1JzfIdH pic.twitter.com/Np8LAf8x7W
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Today marks the 40th anniversary of the #FallofSaigon. The truth behind the photo:
http://1.usa.gov/1JzfIdH pic.twitter.com/Np8LAf8x7W
The building is not the US Embassy, but CIA officer Connie LaGueux’s apartment complex, one of several pick-up spots around Saigon.
LaGueux planned & implemented evacuations of Americans & as many senior South Vietnamese government & military officials as he could get out
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.
4:00 AM: a helicopter landed at the Embassy. LaGueux & Polgar destroyed the secure commo equipment & left with the Ambassador.
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