Battle for Newport Bridge

April 28th 1975: The final desperate battles of South Vietnamese troops to hold their capitol of Saigon and to keep access open for the flood of refugees fleeing the advances of the North Vietnamese Army. Saigon will only fall two days after this video and the country of South Vietnam would cease to exist.

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• Vietnam
• War
• South
• Vietnamese
• ARVN
• Soldiers
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• Saigon
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[KennyNew]

Great viedo it show real historical facts about how the war was actully fought by the ARVN. ALl of those that thought they knew everythng about the ARVN they should really watch this one.

[Dongha1]

Beautiful last stand battle!

[CharlieDoan]

Where is the VC???

[saigonboi26]

@parkinglotnghts no u don't so shut up!

[saigonboi26]

@parkinglotnghts no u don't they were ordered to fall back around Saigon because it was easyer to Defend because there was less ground to cover than the central Highlands.

[saigonboi26]

@parkinglotnghts no u don't

[harringtongroup]

Wow,

I live just 1 mile from this bridge (now called Saigon Bridge). Just near the end of the clip you see on the east side of the bridge,

some US erected buildings. These are all still here!

[harringtongroup]

Wow,

I live just 1 mile from this bridge (now called Saigon Bridge). Just near the end of the clip you see on the east side of the bridge,

some US erected buildings. These are all still here!

[harringtongroup]

....continued

The ones just by where

the hand grenade goes off are now used to store army trucks, and the ones

slightly further east are storage depots for Saigon beer!This whole area is

now one of the most exclusive suburbs of HCMC, called An phu, or tau dien.

Huge villas, international super markets, gourmet food shops, international

schools and a huge ex pat community. You even occasionaly see porsches, ferraris,

bentleys, rolls royces and lamborghinis driving around here!

[harringtongroup]

....continued

It is a wonderful country now- with the 2nd fastest growing economy in the world(see wiki). The war is a long time ago, resentment is no more. Its a country worth visiting.

if you look at my videos, you will see us driving around this very area (a couple of blocks behind where the hand grenade nearly takes out a building)

I must post some videos driving over the same bridge now. i will try to do so this weekend

[Huantans]

What is the point of a fight? the South Vietnam Government and its existence is totally relies on US support, both money and weapon. Even the US themselves had left in 1973 after it became clear that there is no solution to the war, leaving the Vietnamese fighting each other. Why do we kill our own people? go ask your mom!