Viet Nam Prepares 50th Anniversary Celebration of April 30, 1975 Victory

In the US, new proof confirms it was a US colonial war

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Viet Nam is preparing major parades of armed forces, for festivities on the 50-year anniversary of the April 30, 1975 victory in the US-Viet Nam War. And, new proof in the US confirms wartime statements by Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. and others, that the war was because the US was trying to make Viet Nam a colony.

A short video from April 30 festivities a year ago shows spontaneous, flag-waving public participation. For April 30 this year, some preparations for parades are shown in an April 17, 2025 video. Though narrated in Viet language, Westerners can see film that shows Viet Nam armed forces preparing for an April 30 parade, proud of their nation’s 2,300 year history of defeating all invaders. Through the centuries, most of the soldiers have been men, but this video also shows female soldiers at 9:25–10:15, 16:07–16:55, and 18:32–20:13 of 20:22. These women soldiers embody the ancient role of Viet Nam women in combat, helping to defeat numerous invasions. Protecting their inspiring spiritual culture and desirable location on the edge of monsoon Asia, both men and women of Viet Nam have long fought to repel invasions by larger nations.

Women soldiers in these videos follow that kind of spirit, like the spirit of villager Le Thi Hong Gam. When she was 13 in 1964, proxy soldiers for the US killed a water buffalo she had tended. And in her area, soldiers burned houses and killed villagers. At age 16, she joined the resistance. From age 17 onward, she fought in 49 battles and was known for ferocity. In 1970, at age 19, Deputy Platoon Commander Le Thi Hong Gam died in a heroic stand in a furious fight with two US helicopters and ground soldiers. In 1971, she was named a Heroine of the People’s Armed Forces.

The memorable final minute of this emotion-laden resistance war is depicted in a short video of preparations for the 30 April celebration, with some people running up to the Reunification Palace, and some people waving flags on its balcony.

New Proof of US Colonial Purpose

During the war, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. and others stated that the U.S. was in Viet Nam for a colonial purpose. New proof shown below now supports their conclusion. Presented below, this proof is discussed in more detail at briandroesch.com and in two books by this Southeast Asia vet (1974–75) cited there:

1 A 1943 report by foreign policy leaders has been uncovered, titled, “The Future Status of Indochina [Viet Nam] as an Example of Future Colonial Relationships.” It says not one word about communism. It calls for backing a French attack to keep Viet Nam in “Colonial Relationships.”

2 Recently unearthed in the U.S. National Archives, reports were sent by U.S. State Dept consuls in Viet Nam during 1889–1954. US businesses were there during 1865–1954, enabled by French force. This disproves the claim that the US entered in 1954.

3 The early US presence in Viet Nam, enabled by force, took place during centuries, 1619–1954, of American business expansion that often relied on force. Historians establish the existence of this system. For example, its early origin and continued operation are shown in The 1619 Project (2021) written by 12 distinguished professors and 6 investigative journalists.

4 After Viet Nam’s masterful defeat of the French invasion in 1954, the plain words of the Geneva Accords gave France a duty to administer the southern half of the single nation of Viet Nam. No other entity had a right to administer anything. But US leaders pressured France to leave, then took over the war.

5 The plain words of the 1954 Geneva Accords kept Viet Nam as one nation, and they did not create a “North Viet Nam” or a “South Viet Nam.” Key in this are Articles 1 and 14(a).

But into today, US leaders: (a) state a false claim that a country called “North Viet Nam” existed. Supposedly it invaded and the US fought it. US leaders have never produced any document that created a nation called “North Viet Nam” or anything close. For, no such nation was ever created; and (b) they state a false claim that the US entered in 1954, presented as a noble effort to fight communism. That second claim omits the 1865–1954 presence enabled by force.

Conclusion

Viet Nam’s masterful and joyous victory defeated a colonial attack by US leaders. Having been in Viet Nam since 1865, over 80 years prior to 1954, US leaders were striving for profit, enabled by force. That US method in Viet Nam was not a one-time matter. It was part of the 1619–1954 business expansion, often by brutal force.

Now knowing the truth, the US public can recognize that the deaths of between 2 and 4 million Viet Nam villagers were wrongfully caused by US leaders, who attacked for business expansion by force. This attempt at control damaged a wonderful way of life in villages, where people like Le Thi Hong Gam lived close to revered spiritual forces of nature.

Viet Nam’s April 30, 2025, 50^th anniversary celebration of victory is very meaningful. Its armed forces men and women stand in the boots and sandals of patriots during 2,300 years of a remarkable tradition of defeating colonial invasions. Together, Viet Nam’s truth and the emerging proof in the US demonstrate that the Viet Nam celebration praises true heroism against a colonial invasion by US leaders.

That 1975 victory is similar to the US victory for independence from Britain. Deaths of villagers like Le Thi Hong Gam were like deaths of US fighters against the British: deaths of true patriots.