last days of the Vietnam war

Bilge_Rat · 04-30-15, 11:25 AM

Hard to believe it has been 40 years, I am old enough to remember when it happened.

Politico has an excellent series of photos from inside the Ford administration, none of which I had ever seen, definitely worth checking out:

http://www.politico.com/magazine/gal...7.html?hp=t4_r

some samples:

1. receiving bad news:

2. briefing by the CIA:

3. after making the decision to evacuate:

. 4 Kissinger announces the evacuation is done ( notice Cheney and Greenspan in the back, Rumsfeld in the foreground )

4. turns out 11 marines had been left behind. Ford gets an update:

5. celebrating after the evacuation is complete:

Sailor Steve · 04-30-15, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

I am old enough to remember when it happened.

Sobering thoughts. Not only was I there, but by the time those pictures were taken I had been out for five years.

Buddahaid · 04-30-15, 01:48 PM

These look like stills from a movie now. I was still in high school then.

Wolferz · 04-30-15, 02:58 PM

I don't recall there ever being a formal declaration of war on North Viet Nam.

I spent my entire cognitive youth hearing the news reports from the police action that was Viet Nam. I turned eighteen and signed up for the draft right at the very end of it.

All those pictures of those murderers row bastards up there that I'd just as soon forget about.

Betonov · 04-30-15, 06:04 PM

This is the first time I've seen president Ford.
This thread I mean.

Torplexed · 04-30-15, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betonov

This is the first time I've seen president Ford.
This thread I mean.

Most people don't remember the rather colorless Ford without the obligatory bandage.

04-30-15, 11:25 AM	#1
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	last days of the Vietnam war Hard to believe it has been 40 years, I am old enough to remember when it happened. Politico has an excellent series of photos from inside the Ford administration, none of which I had ever seen, definitely worth checking out: http://www.politico.com/magazine/gal...7.html?hp=t4_r some samples: 1. receiving bad news: 2. briefing by the CIA: 3. after making the decision to evacuate: . 4 Kissinger announces the evacuation is done ( notice Cheney and Greenspan in the back, Rumsfeld in the foreground ) 4. turns out 11 marines had been left behind. Ford gets an update: 5. celebrating after the evacuation is complete: __________________ Last edited by Bilge_Rat; 04-30-15 at 11:31 AM.

04-30-15, 01:48 PM	#3
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,319 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	These look like stills from a movie now. I was still in high school then. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

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Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Just like Korea... I don't recall there ever being a formal declaration of war on North Viet Nam. I spent my entire cognitive youth hearing the news reports from the police action that was Viet Nam. I turned eighteen and signed up for the draft right at the very end of it. All those pictures of those murderers row bastards up there that I'd just as soon forget about. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

04-30-15, 06:04 PM	#5
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	This is the first time I've seen president Ford. This thread I mean.