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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-19-08 10:40 PM
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My local PBS is showing "The Fall of Saigon" now.
Edited on Sat Apr-19-08 10:43 PM by Bozita
It's on "American Experience"

I'm off to find details.

Found some: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/
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David__77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-19-08 10:49 PM
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1. Known to the Vietnamese as the liberation of Saigon.
It was Vietnam's victory.
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-19-08 11:20 PM
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2. that would be "ho chi minh city" would it not?
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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-19-08 11:24 PM
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3. insanity, sheer insanity
They just showed the helos being shoved overboard,

We never considered the feelings of the losers of earlier military adventures, did we?
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-20-08 06:38 AM
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4. i remember watching that on-"live tv"
that is why wars will never be televised again.
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