Victory Day - April 30 in Vietnam

April 30 in Vietnam

April 30 is an annual holiday in Vietnam to commemorate the fall of Saigon in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War. It is commonly known as Victory Day (Ngày Chiến thắng), Reunification Day (Ngày Thống nhất), or Liberation Day (Ngày Giải phóng).

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Famous quotes containing the words april and/or vietnam:

    “Such comfort as do lusty young men feel
    When well-apparelled April on the heel
    Of limping winter treads.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.”
    —Benjamin Spock (b. 1903)