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The Vietnam War Ended 45 Years Ago Today

45 years ago today, the Vietnam War ended, 19-and-a-half years after it started. Every 15 minutes, the U.S. armed forces radio station ran an announcement that the temperature in Saigon was 105 degrees and rising, followed by 30 seconds of Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas.” That was code for the U.S. troops to finally get the fuck out.