What key details about le minh ao can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: le minh ao -lrb- born c. 1933 , saigon -rrb- was a vietnamese major general who led the 18th division of the army of the republic of vietnam -lrb- arvn -rrb- , nicknamed '' the super men '' , at xuan loc , the last major battle of the vietnam war . he currently lives in the united states . brigadier general dao became the ground commander during the last battle for saigon . by april 1975 , north vietnamese forces were in full advance and most arvn resistance had collapsed . ao 's 18th division , however , made a significant defence at the battle of xuan loc , 38 miles from saigon . the fierce fighting raged for two weeks . the 18th division , facing people 's army of vietnam -lrb- pavn -rrb- forces , managed to hold on for three weeks , but was overwhelmed by 21 april 1975 . saigon fell nine days later . general ao was famous for his emotional battlefield interview that was broadcast around the world during the fighting in which he stated that , '' the communists could throw their entire army at xuan loc , the 18th will stand fast '' . when pressed during the battle by peter arnett of the associated press about the hopeless situation , ao stated '' please tell the americans you have seen how the 18th division can fight and die . now , please go ! '' according to dirck halstead , by the afternoon of april 21 he knew the battle was lost and fully expected to die before it was over . aside from brigadier general tran quang khoi , who commanded the iii corps armored task force , ao was the only arvn commander who stood and fought to save saigon , before the city finally fell on 30 april 1975 . le minh ao withdrew from xuan loc and wanted to continue fighting further south , but president duong van minh surrendered . ao was sent by the new communist regime to 17 years in a '' reeducation camp '' . after his release , he received political asylum in the united states .
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- birth date is c. 1933- name is le minh ao- image size is 120px- image is xuanloc 18th.jpg- birth place is saigon , french indochina- occupation is major general , army of the republic of vietnam