May 14, 2015
Timing is everything – sometimes! We just saw the 2014 documentary: Last Days In Vietnam. It is a fitting conclusion to our Vietnam venture earlier this year.
It chronicles the last days of the American presence; the issues considered in Washington, the ineptitude of Ambassador Graham Martin who rejected intelligence reports as well as advice of his staff to evacuate; the bravery of some American personnel who defied Martin’s orders and clandestinely evacuated thousands of Vietnamese associates; the Martin approved, last-minute scramble and frenzy to evacuate Americans and Vietnamese collaborators; and the Vietnamese’s struggle to escape from the advancing North Vietnamese army by boat, plane, or helicopter.
It is a very gripping story. I highly recommend it.
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