| Their hopes were soon dashed by the many waterfalls and rapids encountered on their journey upstream from Saigon. |
| To add to the authenticity, a massive family portrait from 1970s Saigon shows our proprietress at age eight. |
| I have been reacquainting myself with the music from Miss Saigon, from a tape which has remained unplayed in a box for ten years or so. |
| A Communist push from the highlands to the sea to cut South Vietnam in half and isolate Saigon appeared in the offing. |
| But the fighting between Vietnamese forces continued until 30 April 1975 when communist troops captured Saigon and reunified the country. |
| In another a distracted soldier is masterfully pickpocketed in a crowd in Saigon. |
