The Fall of Saigon in April 1975 was a final result of the withdrawal of American military support for the South Vietnamese Government, caused by the forced resignation of President Nixon in the US and the consequent failure by a war-weary US Congress to appropriate funds for the defence of South Vietnam.While its consequences on American morale and America’s reputation throughout the world were devastating, its effect on the people of South Vietnam – who had been fighting a communist insurgency…
