This Day in History: US Withdraws From Vietnam
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This Day in History:
US Withdraws From Vietnam March 29, 1973 After eight years of an extremely
unpopular war with North Vietnam,
the last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam. Peace talks between the U.S. and
communist North Vietnam had
begun in 1968, culminating with a
peace agreement signed in January of 1973. Provision of the agreement included
a ceasefire throughout Vietnam,
the withdrawal of American troops
and the release of POWs. 7,000 U.S. Defense Department civilians
remained in Saigon to assist the South
in their continued efforts against the North. The remaining U.S. civilians
would be airlifted out of Saigon
a year later when the city fell to the North. 58,000 American and an
estimated 2 million Vietnamese
lives were lost in the war.
US Withdraws From Vietnam March 29, 1973 After eight years of an extremely
unpopular war with North Vietnam,
the last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam. Peace talks between the U.S. and
communist North Vietnam had
begun in 1968, culminating with a
peace agreement signed in January of 1973. Provision of the agreement included
a ceasefire throughout Vietnam,
the withdrawal of American troops
and the release of POWs. 7,000 U.S. Defense Department civilians
remained in Saigon to assist the South
in their continued efforts against the North. The remaining U.S. civilians
would be airlifted out of Saigon
a year later when the city fell to the North. 58,000 American and an
estimated 2 million Vietnamese
lives were lost in the war.