On 29 April 1975, the United States launched Operation Frequent Wind to evacuate its citizens and at-risk Vietnamese from Saigon as North Vietnamese forces closed in, effectively ending American involvement in the Vietnam War.
US involvement in the Vietnam War ends
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On 29 April 1975, the United States began Operation Frequent Wind to evacuate its citizens from Saigon
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