Saigon in Vietnam War 1954-1975

National Library Doc-Lap Palace Notre Dame Church

Ben Thanh
Market

Saigon-Capital
of South Vietnam ……

Never Forget Saigon!

The Heart of Vietnamese’s Fatherland!
 Hung Vuong Temple
“Trung Nu Vuong”
Vietnam’s Heroic Royal Ladies
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Saigon To Saigon To
Phu-Nhuan Khanh Hoi

Central of
Saigon Capital

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 1954-1975

1901-1963
Doc-Lap, Palace of South Vietnam President in 1954

Mr. Ngo Dinh Diem

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the Republic
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The second democratically Presidents
of the Republic of South Vietnam
1963-1975

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Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr.

Mr. Nguyen Van Thieu Tran van Huong Duong van Minh Nguyen Khanh Nguyen cao Ky

Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr.

Vu van Mau Phan huy Quat Tran thien Khiem Nguyen Ba Can
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 Phu Cuong
Bien Hoa
Binh Duong State Xuan Loc
Bien Hoa State

Long Khanh State

The Battle reached Saigon in 1968…
Gia Dinh
Saigon

State/Cities of Battles before the North

Vietnamese reached Saigon in 1968
Gia Dinh State

Phuoc Tuy State

Long An State
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 Rescue mom…

The North Vietnamese invasion destroyed the city infrastructure,

environment, and killed millions of the people.
Furthermore, the war wasted 80% of the national budget and
destroyed a generation of teenagers drafted into the military.
 … and Tears for Saigon Capital in 21 years of
the War that invaded from the North Vietnam’s Communist

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Please, Save his Life…!?
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Mau-Than Tet Festival 1968, War!
The North Vietnamese reached and attempted to invade Saigon.

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Prisoners & Bodies 1968
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Ben Thanh Cholon District

Market

Saigon Central Market

VNTT Bank
National Bank

Majestic Hotel

View looking down to Chuong Duong dock,

and Ham Nghi, Nguyen Hue, Tu Do streets
That is part of somewhere to the
east of Saigon Capital down there in 1968-1969

Looking down to Saigon Capital in 1972

 Welcome To Saigon City.
The Capital of South Vietnam in War 1954-1975
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to Bach-Dang port in 1970

View on Tu-Do street to the Notre-Dame Church in 1958

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1973
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in front
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on Tu-Do 1970
street in 1969 Palace in 1972

The House of Representatives Palace View on Tu-Do street

& Caravell Hotel to Notre-Dame Church
 View from Tax shopping
Center on Nguyen Hue ave.
to Bach-Dang Dock

Saigon City Hall View from

Nguyen Hue boulevard in 1968-1969

View from Eden

Shopping Center on
Nguyen Hue ave.
to Tax shopping center Saigon City Hall in 1969
Saigon City Hall in 1966
& Bach Dang Dock

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Flowers for Tet Festival 1973
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View from Rex Hotel on Nguyen Hue ave. to Saigon City Hall
on Nguyen Hue Boulevard.
to the House of
Representatives View from Saigon River toward
View on Nguyen Hue ave. to
Eden shopping center & City
& Caravell Hotel Palace Hotel & City Hall
Hall
 A GI in the middle of
Japan Scooters in 1969,
On the front of The House
Caravell hotel view on Le Loi boulevard of Representatives Palace
toward Ben Thanh market in 1971

View toward Bach Dang port, from

Eden shopping center to Tax shopping center
on Nguyen Hue boulevard in 1969

Le Loi boulevard view toward

Saigon central market in 1969

The “Flower Power” of the Hippies

was the rage back in the World and
Saigon Capital in early 1969
Ben Thanh Market’s Views of the Front Gate

Ben Thanh Market in 1960

Ben Thanh Market’s Scenery in early 1960

Ben Thanh Market’s Views of other Gates

Tet Festival of Ben Thanh
Market Scenes in 1971

Tet Festival 1971

of Ben Thanh Market
 The Public Dock on Bach Dang Port
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PBR River
Going Up to Patrol
in 1969 on The Saigon River in 1969
Patrol Craft-Fast (PCF) boats Going Up
To Patrol on The Saigon River in 1970

South Vietnam Navy on Bach Dang Dock of Saigon River in 1966

Tran Hung Dao Statue, a Hero of the Bach Dang Battle.

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Bach Dang Port of Saigon River in 1972

 Le van Duyet Temple Gate
Lang Ong Temple in Tet Festival 1971
in 1971

Vinh Nghiem Pagoda at

Cong-Ly ave. in 1972

A Mosque Temple in 1972

Tower of Xa Loi PagodaThich Quang Duc killed himself in Vinh Nghiem Tower
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Loi
fire,Tower
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in 1973 in 1972

Vietnam National Museum in 1972

 Back Left side view of Notre Dame Church
Tan Dinh Church in 1970 Father Tam Church AtinCholon
1972 in 1970

Notre Dame Church in 1972

Notre Dame Church on the President J. F.

Kennedy Square in early 1960

Huyen Si Church in 1971

Notre Dame on the Hoa-Binh Square while the raining season in 1973
Saigon Central Post-Office in early 1970
Saigon Central Post-Office in early 1970
 The Embassy of the United States
in early 1960 in early 1970

More than 50,000 of young G.I. were killed in the Vietnam War

3rd Field Hosp Saigon 1965

 To Serve & Die for Father Country,
The Young Gentlemen & Lady
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South Vietnam and
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Saigon
Victoria
Capital Before 1975
Gate 19-6-1972
 The Teachers & Officers of
Gia-Long High School in 1961

Class of 1968-1969

Gia-Long HS’s Memories Before 1975 Class of 1958-1959

1970
 We are the Young Lady Vietnamese
A Circle of Marie Curie Student HS. Before 1975
 Petrus Ky High School in 1965

1972-1973

Class of 1955 Petrus Ky HS’s Memories Before 1975

1972-1973

1972-1973 Snack Shop 1972-

Vietnamese Rock & Roll The Apple Three Band-1970
Movement in the 1960's

The Blue Stars Band-1970

The Crazy Dogs Band-1971

 Thanh Nga Renovated Actress, 1969
Some Famous Singers
Of Saigon Capital Before 1975

Kim Loan Singer

People of Saigon Capital before 1975

Kim Cuong Actress, 1969

Khanh Ly Singer and

KhanhThanh
Ly Singer,
Lan Singer
1962
Some Trading of Saigon Capital before 1975
Trinh Con Son Musician, 1969
Some Transportations of Saigon Capital in early 1960

Some Transportations of Saigon Capital in early 1970

 To Refuse The VC. Regime 30-04-1975

The Fall of Saigon Capital 30-April-1975 The Hero Commited

Suicide 30-04-1975

The Victims of
Vietnam War…

The Victims of The R.E. Prisoners

The Pirate after war… Viet-Cong Sentenced The Hero Of Saigon Capital after war
More than 2 millions Vietnamese of both side were killed in Vietnam War and more than
½ millions boat peoples, walking peoples died on the way to escape out their motherland,
1975-1995…

The Boat People after war

 To Honorably Die For Fatherland

In the Memory of Vietnamese Died

Who Searching for the Freedom

The Loving Memory Of Duy Tan Street

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 (To Be Continued)
Saigon after Vietnam War 1975-2005