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2 weeks ago | clarin.com | Damien Cave

El 30 de abril de 1975, Vu Dang Toan comandó el primer tanque que atravesó la puerta principal del Palacio de la Independencia de Saigón. Tras ver morir a tantos, tras descuidar su juventud luchando contra los estadounidenses y las fuerzas de Vietnam del Sur, estuvo allí, vivo y sorprendido, para el fatigoso final de la guerra. Fue una rendición total.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Damien Cave

Surging Vietnamese nationalism appeared on the streets, as thousands gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. Veterans and young people alike commemorated the end of the Vietnam War with a 50th anniversary parade in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday. Credit Credit...

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Damien Cave |Tung Ngo

On April 30, 1975, Vu Dang Toan commanded the first tank to smash through the main gate of Saigon's Independence Palace. After seeing so many die - after grinding away his youth battling the Americans and the forces of South Vietnam - he was there, alive and surprised, for the war's weary end. It was a full surrender. At the United States Embassy nearby, helicopters had already carried away the last Americans as the South's fighters disappeared, ditching their uniforms and boots in the streets.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Damien Cave

HO CHI MINH CITY — The Trump administration, reversing a policy that angered Vietnam veterans, has eased a ban on senior US diplomats attending events for the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. On Tuesday, the United States informed Vietnamese officials that Susan Burns, the US consul general, would attend a reception Tuesday night with other diplomats and Vietnamese officials.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Damien Cave

The administration had said that no senior U.S. envoys could attend the events marking 50 years after the war's end. On Tuesday, the U.S. consul general was seen at a reception for the anniversary. The Trump administration, reversing a policy that angered Vietnam veterans, has eased a ban on senior American diplomats attending events for the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.