what was the last day of the vietnam war
Last day in Saigon: Iconic UPI photo heralded end of Vietnam War. WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) -- It was April 29, 1975, the last day of the Vietnam War, and people were desperate to get out of Saigon. UPI photographer Hubert Van Es captured what became an iconic image of the fall of the city: a line of people trying to board a helicopter atop a building. Van Es died in 2009.