On April 30, 1975, the world watched with disbelief and sorrow as Saigon fell to the advancing North Vietnamese army. In mere hours, the Republic of Vietnam — South Vietnam — ceased to exist. Helicopters frantically evacuated the last Americans and desperate Vietnamese allies from the rooftop of the U.S. Embassy. What followed was not peace, but reeducation camps, repression, mass boat escapes and decades of hardship for millions. As we mark the 50th anniversary of that grim day, South Koreans must ask not just what happened — but why it matters to them. South Korea was a direct participant in the Vietnam War. Over 300,000 Korean troops served alongside American and South Vietnamese forces, making the Republic of Korea (ROK) the largest foreign military contributor after the United States. But our ties to Vietnam go far beyond the military alliance. The lessons of April 1975 resonate deeply with the Korean experience: we, too, were born out of a divided land, forged in the crucible of Cold War conflict and threatened persistently by an ideologically hostile regime to our north. T
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