The 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon this week will trigger complex and mixed emotions for those who lived through it.

The event marked the fall of the U.S.-backed Republic of Vietnam and paved the way for the nation’s unification under ...

The conflict profoundly affected the American troops who served there, as well as the nation’s culture and politics. But 50 ...

For those South Vietnamese who had to flee, many of whom settled in the US, the anniversary has long been dubbed “Black April.” Though more than a decade of US military involvement in the ...