STORY: Hugh Nguyen was just a small boy in Saigon when Vietnam was in the grips of one of the most devastating conflicts of the Cold War era. It was 50 years ago when he fled Saigon at the age of ...

During his adolescence, William Fong's entire world was contained in San Francisco. But in 1967, over a decade into the Vietnam War, he was drafted. At age 20, he left his home in the city's Chinatown ...

When Dzung Pham arrived in the U.S. from Vietnam, one of the first things the 14-year-old did was go swimming in the hotel pool with his brother. Pham saw something he still remembers nearly 50 years ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Even though the Vietnamese American Service Center in San Jose has been open for three years, it's still hard to put it into a box. "When someone asks me to describe it. What ...

The fall of Saigon 50 years ago prompted a mass exodus of Vietnamese over the next months and years. Many were evacuated by the United States military and brought to America to resettle. And as more ...

After the fall of Saigon in 1975, waves of South Vietnamese refugees fled to the United States, seeking freedom and safety. About 125,000 refugees were airlifted initially, with upwards of 800,000 ...

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - In honor of those who fought in the Vietnam War, a memorial was raised at two cemeteries in Eastern Carolina, remembering those who served. “Those little, teeny ...

In Orange County’s Little Saigon, you’ll see lots of political posters with the same last name on them: “Nguyen.” Thirteen people with that last name are running for office in Orange County. It’s ...

Most American presidents have learned the wrong lessons from the American War in Vietnam, as it is called there. The most recent presidential misstep is Donald Trump’s attempt to prevent U.S.

The Republic of Vietnam fell 50 years and a few days ago, launching a diaspora spanning decades. For many, the flight to safety began aboard perilously overcrowded boats. Others followed the exodus ...

Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War. Vietnam ...