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The April fall of Saigon symbolically closed the Vietnam procurement era with the book already at a low; strong foreign military sales kept the trough shallow rather than catastrophic.
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North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces seized Saigon, renaming it Ho Chi Minh City, following the collapse of the South Vietnamese government and the withdrawal of U.S. personnel. The event marked the end of the Vietnam War and a major geopolitical setback for the United States, which failed to preserve its ally despite 14 years of military and financial investment. The Communist victory shifted regional power dynamics, signaling the reunification of Vietnam under socialist rule and impacting global Cold War alignments.