South Vietnam
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The army of South Vietnam, having fought successfully for two years after the U.S. withdrawal of combat personnel, was nevertheless in a comparatively weaker state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Internet sleuths scoured the web for anyone who, like Tran, had appeared alongside the flag of South Vietnam and attacked them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
By early 1975, it was becoming clear that the war would end as South Vietnam strongholds fell to the communist forces of the Viet Cong.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024
Mr. Sasser was stationed in the Mekong Delta, a riverine agricultural hub in South Vietnam that the Viet Cong could easily reach by crossing the nearby Cambodian border.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2024
More than eight million villagers were forcibly removed from their ancestral homes in a Joint US and South Vietnam program.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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