Last U.S. troops depart South Vietnam
Under the provisions of the Paris Peace Accords signed on January 27 1973 the last U.S.troops depart South Vietnam ending nearly 10 years of U.S.military presence in that country.
The U.S.Military Assistance Command Vietnam headquarters was disestablished.Only a Defense Attache Office and a few Marine guards at the Saigon American Embassy remained although roughly 8500 U.S.
civilians stayed on as technical advisers to the South Vietnamese.Also on this day As part of the Accords Hanoi releases the last 67 of its acknowledged American prisoners of war bringing the total number released to 591.
