During the fall of the South Vietnamese capital in 1975, he helped evacuate thousands, and was nearly left behind.

To the leathernecks who served under him, it was only fitting that Master Sergeant Valdez was the last of their unit to depart Saigon.

Standing on the U.S. Embassy roof as tanks rumbled toward Saigon and gunfire rang out below, Juan Valdez wondered if he and ...

The capture of Saigon – the capital of America's ally South Vietnam – by communist North Vietnamese forces on 30 April 1975, marked the end of the Vietnam War. The war had been fought between the two ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Vietnam War greatly impacted U.S. society from the passage of the War Powers Resolution that restricts the president’s ability to send troops into extended combat without ...

KPBS presents a special on the 50th anniversary of the fall of Sàigòn. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Sàigòn and the end of the Vietnam War. KPBS presents a special featuring the ...