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===__//**The Fall of Saigon**//__ occurred on April 30th, 1975, and marked the end of the Vietnam War. The fall also marked the start of a transition period that unified South Vietnam, and already communist North Vietnam, under communist rule. It included the largest helicopter evacuation in history, Operation Frequent Wind. The __//**Fall of Saigon**//__ was a big step in history and would affect many lives.===

===﻿Senior General Van Tien Dung was in charge of the North Vietnamese forces, and Saigon was commanded by Nguyen Van Toan. Dung had his forces attack Saigon, South Vietnam's capital, on April 29th, 1975. He attacked with a heavy artillery bombardment. That same day, the North Vietnamese made their final mark, and took over the Independence Palace(or Reunification Palace), where the South Vietnam president lived and worked. After the fall, American civilian and military, plus tens of thousands of South Vietnamese civilians were evacuated. Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh, after a communist ruler.===

===Operation Frequent Wind evacuated more than 7,00 people in Saigon. Preparations are ready existed, for a standard procedure. On April 28th, when the Vietnamese People's Air Force attacked the Tan Son Nhut Air Base under artillery fire, was when Operation Frequent Wind was put into use. The operation was the biggest helicopter evacuation in history.===

The Fall Of Saigon was a big mark in Vietnam' history, and will never be forgotten.
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