It claimed the lives of approximately 3.8 million people and concluded with the defeat of the US-backed regime in South Vietnam and the victory of the communist forces from both North and South ...

Located in Xeo Quyt, Vietnam, the military base and ecological area used by the Viet Cong to reunite North and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War was captured on Wednesday, Mar. 19. One of ...

The former Demilitarized Zone where the country was split between North and South in Quang Tri province saw the heaviest fighting during the war, and drew more than 3 million visitors in 2024.

The Vietnam War came to an end on April 30, 1975, when North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. The fall of the city marked the end of the South Vietnamese government ...

April 30, 1975 – South Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnam as North Vietnamese troops enter Saigon, ENDING the Vietnam conflict. The war was estimated to cost about $200 billion.

The war dragged on for more than a decade and claimed 58,220 U.S. troops, and between 200,000 and 250,000 South Vietnamese troops. An estimated 1.1 million North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops ...

Vietnamese flags fly on the Hien Luong Bridge, with a memorial in the distance, at the former border between North and South Vietnam, Quang Tri province, Feb. 22, 2024.

April 30, 1975 – South Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnam as North Vietnamese troops enter Saigon, ENDING the Vietnam conflict. The war was estimated to cost about $200 billion.

Vietnamese flags fly on the Hien Luong Bridge, with a memorial in the distance, at the former border between North and South Vietnam, Quang Tri province, Feb. 22, 2024.

Vietnam’s war with the United States lasted for nearly 20 years from 1955 to 1975, with more than 58,000 Americans killed and many times that number of Vietnamese.