Salute!
So true, ORAC and Astur.... and my observation was directed toward the ignorant poly-tickian folks in the U.S.
Unlike the "war" I was part of so long ago, this conflict is/ was not about land or borders or... and BTW, I was there for the first end of the war in early 73 and then the real end in 75. My sqd covered the evac at Saigon ( Frequent Wind) , being the only dedicated CAS and helo escort unit in the theater, and our sister unit at Korat, flying F-4's, were the A2A folks ( 3rd TFS and 34th TFS ). Being a strict military operation by the PAVN, they simply drove into town and Big Minh handed over the keys to the palace.
Unlike many bogus comparisons depict, only a very few folks climbed onto helos from rooftops. The ARVN helo folks simply took their families and friends out to the boats, and my old VNAF A-37 students either used one of their jets or as one of my students did, stole an O-1 and crammed his family into the thing and flew to Thailand from the southern part of the country. One of my students defected and led the attack on the presidential palace a few days earlier, heh heh....
I am glad this sad episode is over, but I feel there are still folks that think they can overcome centuries of tradition and religious practices. Guess they didn't notice British, French and Russian history there.
Gums sends...