Uploaded November 2017 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
We recently revisited the building made famous in Hu van Es's 29 April 1975 image of the helicopter evacuation of Saigon.
Read the blog and watch the video here - rustycompass.com/blog/visiting-saigons-historic-rooftop-symbol-of-the-end-of-the-vietnam-war-295#.WhKoMktx3vw
The image of a helicopter landing on the elevator shaft of what was the Pittman Building (now 22 Ly Tu Trong St), came to symbolise the humiliating end of America's long war in Vietnam. And the rooftop has barely changed. It's a profound experience - even after many visits.
On this occasion we headed up with author Larry Berman. Larry wrote the biography of Pham Xuan An - Perfect Spy. Xuan An worked at the highest levels of the international press in South Vietnam and was communist spy throughout. On April 29, he assisted a friend to leave from the Pittman building.
We recently revisited the building made famous in Hu van Es's 29 April 1975 image of the helicopter evacuation of Saigon.
Read the blog and watch the video here - rustycompass.com/blog/visiting-saigons-historic-rooftop-symbol-of-the-end-of-the-vietnam-war-295#.WhKoMktx3vw
The image of a helicopter landing on the elevator shaft of what was the Pittman Building (now 22 Ly Tu Trong St), came to symbolise the humiliating end of America's long war in Vietnam. And the rooftop has barely changed. It's a profound experience - even after many visits.
On this occasion we headed up with author Larry Berman. Larry wrote the biography of Pham Xuan An - Perfect Spy. Xuan An worked at the highest levels of the international press in South Vietnam and was communist spy throughout. On April 29, he assisted a friend to leave from the Pittman building.
