Saigon (to natives), or Ho Chi Minh (to Northerners, transplants, and young people), was the capital of the Republic of (South) Vietnam during the Vietnam war. The name Saigon is actually Khmer and was given to the city when it was part of the Khmer Empire.
One of the tanks that took South Vietnam's Presidential Paace
One of the tanks that took South Vietnam's Presidential Paace
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