Vietnam celebrates 40th anniversary of Saigon's fall

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Vietnamese female Commissioned Officers of the Signal Force march during a military parade as part of the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Vietnam, April 30th. Vietnam marked the 40th anniversary of the capture of Saigon by North Vietnamese forces on April 30, the event that ended a war that lasted 30 years, killing up to four million Vietnamese, the Vietnamese government said, and more than 58,000 US troops, the US Department of Defense has said. Vietnam refers to the event as the date of its reunification. Photograph: Kham/Reuters

Vietnamese students wave flags during celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,. On April 30th 1975, North Vietnamese troops poured into Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City, for the final day of a two-decade conflict which had divided a nation, the end of the conflict coming two years after the United States withdrew its troops under the Paris Peace Accords. Photograph:LeQhuang Nhat/AFP

Vietnamese girls perform a dance during celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 30th 2015. On April 30th 1975, North Vietnamese troops poured into Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City, for the final day of a two-decade conflict which had divided a nation, the end of the conflict coming two years after the United States withdrew its troops under the Paris Peace Accords. LeQhuang Nhat/EPA

Marine soldiers march during a parade marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 30th 2015. On April 30th 1975, North Vietnamese troops poured into Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City, for the final day of a two-decade conflict which had divided a nation, the end of the conflict coming two years after the United States withdrew its troops under the Paris Peace Accords. LeQhuang Nhat/EPA

Militia workers march during a parade marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 30th 2015. On April 30th 1975, North Vietnamese troops poured into Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City, for the final day of a two-decade conflict which had divided a nation, the end of the conflict coming two years after the United States withdrew its troops under the Paris Peace Accords. LeQhuang Nhat/EPA

Marine soldiers march during a parade marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 30th 2015. On April 30th 1975, North Vietnamese troops poured into Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City, for the final day of a two-decade conflict which had divided a nation, the end of the conflict coming two years after the United States withdrew its troops under the Paris Peace Accords. LeQhuang Nhat/EPA

People dressed as ethnic minorities march during a parade marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 30th 2015. On April 30th 1975, North Vietnamese troops poured into Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City, for the final day of a two-decade conflict which had divided a nation, the end of the conflict coming two years after the United States withdrew its troops under the Paris Peace Accords. LeQhuang Nhat/EPA

People perform a dance during celebrationsmarking the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 30th 2015. On April 30th 1975, North Vietnamese troops poured into Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City, for the final day of a two-decade conflict which had divided a nation, the end of the conflict coming two years after the United States withdrew its troops under the Paris Peace Accords. LeQhuang Nhat/EPA

Vietnamese veterans wave flags during a parade marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 30th 2015. On April 30th 1975, North Vietnamese troops poured into Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City, for the final day of a two-decade conflict which had divided a nation, the end of the conflict coming two years after the United States withdrew its troops under the Paris Peace Accords. LeQhuang Nhat/EPA

Women in festive red dresses stand along a street leading to the podium of a parade marking the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon (former name of Ho Chi Minh City) in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30, 2015. Vietnam marked the 40th anniversary of Saigon's fall on April 30 with a huge military parade celebrating the moment communist forces ended a decades-long conflict and delivered a painful blow to American moral and military prestige. AFP PHOTO / HOANG DINH NamHOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images

Communist Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong, former Communist Party Chief Nong Duc Manh, and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung wave flags while watching a parade marking the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon (former name of Ho Chi Minh City) in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30th 2015. Vietnam marked the 40th anniversary of Saigon's fall with a huge military parade to celebrate the moment communist forces ended a decades-long conflict and delivered a painful blow to American morale and miliary prestige. Photograph: Hoang Dingh/AFP

Thu Apr 30 2015 - 11:33

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