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Why many people in Vietnam now have a positive view of Americans 50 years after the war
Half a century after the end of America's attempt to stop South Vietnam falling to the communist regime in the north, there are celebrations of national pride and victory against the odds – but many in the country will be hoping its now good relationship with the US can endure.
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Vietnamese performers participate in a parade in Ho Chi Minh City. Pic: AP
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Celebrations in Ho Chi Minh City. Pic: AP
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Nguyen Ngoc Xuan Mai at the celebrations
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Vietnamese performers in Ho Chi Minh City participate in a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. Pic: AP
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A US navy helicopter prepares to evacuate the last remaining staff at the US embassy in Saigon (now renamed Ho Chi Minh City) as America pulls out of South Vietnam on 30 April 1975. Pic: AP
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A US Air Force C-123 sprays defoliants on dense jungle in south Vietnam in 1966. Pic: AP
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Female soldiers in North Vietnamese Army costumes march during a parade in Ho Chi Minh City. Pic; AP
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Vietnamese female police officers march during a parade in Ho Chi Minh City. Pic: AP
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Vietnamese troops march during a parade in Ho Chi Minh City to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Pic: AP
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A boy with a Vietnamese flag while wearing a US army hat was among those at the parade
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Donald Trump holds the famous photograph while standing with Nick Ut
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