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Nov 24, 2009 · March 29, 1973: Two months after the signing of the Vietnam peace agreement, the last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam as Hanoi frees many of the remaining American prisoners of war...
- Missy Sullivan
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Mar 29, 2017 · On this day 44 years ago, the last remaining American combat troops pulled out of Vietnam, ending direct U.S. military involvement in the war following the signing of a peace accord.
Mar 15, 1971 · On March 29, the last U.S. troops left Vietnam to return home. The American public expressed great relief when the 1973 Paris Accords were signed. After all, most people had grown very unhappy with the Vietnam War, which had taken thousands of American lives and plunged the nation into a period of great turmoil.
March 29, 1973 - The last American combat troops are withdrawn from Vietnam. August 9, 1974 - Richard Nixon resigns due to the Watergate scandal and is succeeded by Gerald Ford.
6 days ago · Vietnam War - Negotiation, Withdrawal, Conflict: On January 27, 1973, the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet-Nam was signed by representatives of the South Vietnamese communist forces, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the United States.
- Ronald H. Spector
6 days ago · The Vietnam War (1954–75) was a conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. It was part of a larger regional conflict as well as a manifestation of the Cold War.
Mar 28, 2023 · On March 29, 1973, the last American combat soldier, Master Sgt. Max Beilke, left Vietnam, completing the American military withdrawal. President Richard Nixon had announced on January 23, 1973 that the United States and North Vietnam had signed an agreement to end the war.