The Fall of Siagon
On one humid morning of April 30, 1975 at 10:51 a. m., a tank crashedin to the gate of the presidential palace in Saigon. In just a few mimites South Vietnam would surrender and the Vietnam War would be over. But the only thing that would be over would be the gun fire. The fight would still go on for many year's. In some yearslater Saigon would be called Ho Chi Minh City. The tanks from the 203rd Tank Regiment met little resistance as they made their way toward the city, and the North Vietnamese troops noticed the roadsides were litteredwith uniforms of fleeing South Vietnamese soldiers. "We knew those who we found wearing only underpants and undershirts were soldiers," they said smiling. "They hadn't had enough time to put on civilians clot
Right after all city gates were open president Thieu Van Nguyen and some otherSouth Vietnamese soldiers were like a snake with out its head. The second tank drove around the immobilized tank in front of him and that was the one who broke through the gate and drove onto the front lawn. It seemed that the rain was a sign that the war may be over. Army Jeep (it was abandoned); I was so lost I had to ask a little girl for directions. Know one really knows really who the first tank was, they both clam to enter the gate first. Then it stared to rain, this was odd since the rain was out of season. They will rebuild They recovered eventually after we helped them clean up. At least the generation that fought in the war and lived during the war will always be tormented. " "That's true" said Le Thanh Chon, a former pilot in the North Vietnamese air force who tagged along with the tanks that day. The first tank tried to fire but the first shell got stuck in the barrel, someone onboard said, "that's the only shot we fired". Then commander Minh Van Doung announce to his subordinates to lay down their weapons and give up. The voices of crying children who lost their parents were all around you.
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