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Article: Lasting memories of being the last ones of out Vietnam.
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- Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA)
- Article date:
- April 30, 2005
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Byline: Teri Sforza
SANTA ANA, Calif. _ The signal to evacuate Saigon was to be a cryptic radio broadcast: "It's 105 degrees in Saigon and rising," followed by Bing Crosby's "White Christmas."
The Marines guarding the American Embassy sweated in the swelter, awaiting Bing's croon. It seemed like any fool could see that the end was coming; spies for the CIA had been hissing about it for weeks. If you've got a Vietnamese wife, get her out.
Mike Sullivan, of San Juan Capistrano, and John Valdez, of Vista, headed the Marine security detail at the U.S. Embassy. What was about to happen would leave its aching imprint on thousands of lives, on the ...