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40 Years Since Saigon Fell

Post Published: April 30, 2015

Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, was captured April 30, 1975 as the United States pulled out its remaining diplomats and military personnel in the lost fight against the the communist north.

Photos of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial by Library Director Diane Kresh

Vietnam War Memorial close up
Vietnam War Memorial

Vietnam War veteran funeral
Vietnam War veteran

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2015 by Web Editor Filed Under: Director's Blog Tagged With: in Memoriam

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Arlington County Native and Library Director Diane Kresh


Participants and "human books" conversing at Central Library. Photo credit Daniel Rosenbaum.

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