In the spring of 1979, the world watched as a momentous event unfolded in the city of Saigon, marking the end of the Vietnam War. This event would go down in history as the fall of Saigon and would stand as a symbol of the triumph of the Vietnamese Communist forces, led by the North Vietnamese Army, over the South Vietnamese government - supported by the United States. After decades of conflict, the people of Saigon witnessed the collapse of their government, the fleeing of South Vietnamese officials, and the subsequent reunification of Vietnam under the Communist rule. The climax of the war came on April 30th, 1979, as North Vietnamese tanks rolled through the gates of the Presidential Palace, cementing the end of a painful and tumultuous era.