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Vietnam civilians try to board an Air America helicopter on an apartment rooftop in Saigon, April 29, 1975. This is perhaps one of the most famous images from the Fall of Saigon. It was taken by Hubert van Es, a Dutch photographer working for United Press International. The building in the photo is frequently referred to as the US Embassy, but in fact is an apartment building several blocks away (this building was Pittman Apartments which was used as residential quarters for various US diplomatic personnel) that was one of several pick-up points for the American evacuation. A copy of this photograph is available in an article written by the photographer for the New York Times.

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This photograph qualifies as fair use because it is low resolution, considered historically important, adds significantly to the article(s) where it is included (a list of articles included may be seen below; they include, but are not limited to, Fall of Saigon, Vietnam War, Gerald Ford, Cold War (1962-1979), Vietnamese American, History of the United States (1964–1980), and USS Enterprise (CVN-65)) by depicting a onetime historical event, is used in an informative, educational, and noncommercial purpose as described above, and does not infringe upon any commercial uses involving this image in any way. The picture aids each of the articles where the image is included by illustrating the historical event(s) discussed and/or involving each of the article subjects.