Reuters


A North Vietnamese tank crashes through the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon on April 30, 1975. The taking of the palace marked the fall of the U.S.-backed south and the end to a decade of fighting.

Copyright 1999 The New York Times Company

Reuters


North Vietnamese tanks roll across the Presidential Palace grounds in Saigon on April 30, 1975.

Copyright 1999 The New York Times Company

For more on The New York Times coverage of the fall of Saigon, see http://www.nytimes.com/library/world/asia/vietnam-war-archives.html.