The U.S. evacuated during an operation called
About 1,000 civilian Americans and 6000 'at risk' Vietnamese were evacuated from Saigon by 81 helicopters in 19 hours. The reason for this evacuation ( carried out on 29-30 April 1975), was the advancement of the the North Vietnamese Army and its victory in what was later known as the
The operation itself was a success but it left imagines of the evacuation that stressed once again the wastefulness and ultimate futility of American involvement in Vietnam.
