South Vietnamese
Britishadjective
noun
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He served for three years as a military police officer, including a stint guarding the Da Nang Air Base with the South Vietnamese army.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
We hear from South Vietnamese people who left the country and learn about the experiences lived by those who chose to stay after the People’s Army of Vietnam took Saigon.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025
Their cries were heard by President Gerald Ford, who ordered Operation Babylift, taking 2,000 South Vietnamese children from orphanages to the United States.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024
On April 30, 1975, the South Vietnamese stronghold of Saigon — now known as Ho Chi Minh City — fell to communist forces.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
American military maps showed this region of South Vietnam in different colors: one color for land controlled by the South Vietnamese government, another for territory controlled by the Viet Cong.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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