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29th April 1975: USA leaves Vietnam in Operation Frequent Wind

29th April 2020
Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Evacuation, Helicopter, Military, USA, Vietnam, War

On 29^th April 1975, America began Operation Frequent Wind – the evacuation of over 1,000 American civilians and a further 6,000 “at-risk” Vietnamese from Saigon.

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29th April 1975: USA leaves Vietnam in Operation Frequent Wind

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