In this April 29, 1975 file photo, mobs of Vietnamese people scale the wall of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam, trying to ...

Vietnamese refugees evacuated by helicopter arrive on board the USS Midway ahead of the fall of Saigon on April 29, 1975. The ...

In this April 30, 1975 file photo, a North Vietnamese tank rolls through the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon, ...

In the morning of April 29, 1975, a massive evacuation exercise began in Saigon, which ended almost 24 hours later.

When the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese forces 50 years ago this week, it prompted a mass ...

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Hours later, on April 30, Saigon fell, and with it came the end of the Vietnam War. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.