Operation Frequent Winds 29-30 April 1975 closed the US involvement in the Vietnam War.
Appletons Biography - Kit Carson edited by Stanley L. Klos
The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and ended
with the Fall of Saigon.
Vietnam became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam
declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule until its
1954 defeat by Communist forces under Ho Chi MINH. Under the Geneva Accords of
1954, Vietnam was divided into the Communist North and anti-Communist South. US
economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt
to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a
cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces overran
the South reuniting the country under Communist rule. Despite the return of
peace, for over a decade the country experienced little economic growth because
of conservative leadership policies. However, since the enactment of Vietnam's "doi
moi" (renovation) policy in 1986, Vietnamese authorities have committed to
increased economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to
modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries.
The country continues to experience protests from various groups - such as the
Protestant Montagnard ethnic minority population of the Central Highlands and
the Hoa Hao Buddhists in southern Vietnam over religious persecution. Montagnard
grievances also include the loss of land to Vietnamese settlers.
Closing Down - Fall of Saigon
On 27 January 1973, the Paris agreement on Vietnam was concluded, providing
for the withdrawal of American troops. The following month, a cease-fire
agreement was signed in Vientiane, leading to the formation of a coalition
government for Laos. Although the end of the war was clearly in sight, Air
America continued to lose people. Indeed, it is somewhat ironic that Air America
suffered its heaviest losses in the two years following the CIA's decision to
terminate the company. Between April 1972, when Helms issued his orders, and
June 1974, when Air America left the country, 23 crew members died in flight
operations in Laos.
On 3 June 1974, the last Air America aircraft crossed the border from Laos
into Thailand. The end went well, Air America's operations office in Vientiane
informed Washington ". . . .and the departure of AAM from Laos was without
incident, although some lumps are visible in the throats of those who put so
much of themselves into the operation over the years. . . .We grieve for those
missing and dead in Laos and regret that they too could not have enjoyed today."
In all, 100 Air America personnel had died in Laos. 56
The base at Udorn was shut down at the end of June. Operations in Vietnam
continued until the fall of Saigon in April 1975. When plans for a new
stay-behind company in Thailand, staffed by a contingent of select helicopter
and transport pilots, fell through, all Air America personnel were discharged.
The company finally closed its doors on 30 June 1976, returning more than $20
million to the US Treasury. 57
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