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Vietnam War - The Last U.S. Marines evacuated the embassy by helicopter

Time: Wednesday Apr 30, 1975

Place: Saigon, South Vietnam

Details: In the early morning hours of 30 April, the last U.S. Marines evacuated the embassy by helicopter, as civilians swamped the perimeter and poured into the grounds. Many of them had been employed by the Americans and were left to their fate.

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