THE FALL OF SAIGON - PART 3

Things continue to fall apart…

U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine personnel in the Defense Attache’s Office had commenced planning for a helicopter evacuation on April 1. Beginning in late March, the embassy had encouraged all dependents and non-essential staff to fly out to the Philippines and await further developments. On April 7, Nikki A. Fillipi,…