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Diary from Saigon after the fall details chaos and memorial vandalism
Saigon after the Viet Cong takeover shows weary South Vietnamese soldiers abandoning uniforms, the destruction of a war memorial, and a tense scene near the Eden Building as North Vietnamese troops move in. A police lieutenant colonel, who later dies by suicide, highlights the collapse.
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George Esper
Saigon
Associated Press
Paris
Peter Arnett
Independence Palace
Tran van Tra
Military Administration Committee
Nguyen van Thieu
National Assembly
War
Eden Building
City Hall
Rex Theater
Rex
U.S
Public Affairs Office
Juspao
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Tan Son Nhut
U.S. Defense Attache