A cyclist heads south on Gulf of Mexico Drive during late afternoon. Bombay became Mumbai. Peking became Beijing. Idlewild ...

Vietnam’s official efforts to account for those killed in the war have often been haphazard and hampered by bureaucracy. The remains of at least 300,000 fighters for North Vietnam have been ...

Vietnam launched đổi mới or “renovation” of its economic system in the mid-1980s and the U.S. lifted the trade embargo in 1994. Diplomatic relations were normalized in 1995.

— Destiny Torres Flags of the former South Vietnam and U.S. flags flutter along Bolsa Avenue in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Westminster, CA, on Monday, April 21, 2025.

A version of this article appears in print on April 30, 2025, Section A, Page 10 of the New York edition with the headline: Photos From Vietnam Changed America’s View of a War, and of Itself.

Briefing May 24th 2025 → Vietnam’s economy is booming, but its new leader is worried → Vietnam, squeezed between America and China, looks for new friends Reuse this content ...

By the 1960s, the wharf was used as a base for the U.S. military. But in April 1975, there were only a few ragtag World War II-era ships loaned or donated to the South Vietnam Navy by the Americans.