To members of the Vietnamese diaspora who fled South Vietnam after its fall, April 30 is marked as the Fall of Saigon.

Today marks 50 years since the end of a war so divisive that even half a century later, it remains a source of controversy and pain for those who lived through it, fought in it, or lost loved ones ...

The fall of Saigon occurred on April 30, 1975, half a century ago, ending 20 years of war in Vietnam. Liberation took place when communist forces took Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. This ...