The Fall of Saigon marked the end of the 19-year long Vietnam War. As the North seized the capital city of Saigon, a mass evacuation was called in by president Gerald Ford. Helicopters and boats from the US and some other ally countries evacuated over 1,000 US troops and over 7,000 Vietnamese refugees. The tone of this was very tense because the Vietnam War was a very long and deadly war and could have dictated world power depending on who won. Communism was taking the world by storm and the war was very important. When the war ended communism took control of Vietnam. This left thousands of refugees without a place to go. This can still be seen today with thousands of refugees from wars are left without a place to go.