End of Vietnam War 40th Anniversary
April 30 File - The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and also known in Vietnam as Resistance War Against America or simply the American War, was a Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. Pictured: Mar. 03, 1971 - Hanoi Troops Overrun Base: Communist troops led by tanks overran a South Vietnamese paratroop base in Laos, overwhelming the 200 defenders of Hill 1. The hill was overun after three hours of heavy fighting on the third day under intense guerrilla pressure. The base, 15 miles inside Laos, was bombarded by guerilla tanks which United States helicopter pilots said has surrounded the place'. The North Vietnamese shot down a US F-4 Phantom trying to defend the base Photo shows Picture just received from Hanoi showing North Vietnam troops attacking
