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News: Last to Leave 1974      Tet Saigon 1968

The Can Tho Consulate General Office was short lived Established in September 1974, it ended on April 29,1975 along with the American Embassy in Saigon. Hasty, Boyette Steve, SSgt (NCOIC) (Sep74-29Apr75) Johnson, Lee J., Cpl (Sep74-29Apr75) Killens, Lawrence B. Cpl (Jan-29Apr75) Kirchner,  John W., Sgt (Sep74-29Apr75) Moore, John S. (Steve), Sgt (ANCOIC) (Sep74-29Apr75) Pate, Terry D., Sgt (Sep74-29Apr75)

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1975		Consulate General:  Francis Terry McNamara Company Commander:  NCOIC:: SSgt Boyette "Steve" Hasty; ANCOIC: Sgt John S. "Steve" Moore Watchstanders: Sgt John W. Kirchner, Sgt Terry D. Pate, Cpl Lee J. Johnson and Cpl Lawrence B. Killens (The Can Tho Detachment was the last Marine Security Guard unit to escape the North Vietnamese onslaught.  Plans had been set for the detachment to be evacuated when the Saigon detachment was, but during the chaos, aircraft were not available to evacuate the Can Tho Detachement.  The evacuation plan had set four Air America helicopters and some old landing craft to be used for the evacuation.  However, due to circumstances arising from the unsuspected assault on Tan Son Nhut airport, the four helicopters were diverted to help evacuate personnel from the embassy in Saigon.  The Can Tho Detachment and the Consulate personnel along with 300 Vietnamese employees departed Can Tho on the landing craft going down the Mekong River to the Gulf of Tonkin.  They were ambushed once and managed to escape without any injuries.  Upon arriving at the mouth of the river they were supposed to meet a rescue ship, but it was not there.  They had a full load of fuel and a hand held compass and decided to head for the Phillippines.  At about 0200 hours on the 30th of April, they were spotted and picked up by the cargo ship Pioneer Contender.    After some shuffling around they ended up on the USS Blue Ridge along with the MSG's from Saigon.) (For now Colonel Steve Hasty's account of the event see - The Other Evacuation - www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/04/25/national/main188642.shtml) USEMB Saigon: Operation Frequent Wind Military Analysis Network Democratic Veteran Global Security Fall-Of-Saigon Association (Chris Wood) USS Hancock Learners On-line SSgt Dwight McDonald:  LCpl Judge &  Vasco Martin Ambassador's Bodyguards CBSNews.com:  The Last Long Day
1974		Consulate General: Francis Terry McNamara Company Commander:  NCOIC: SSgt Boyette "Steve" Hasty;  ANCOIC:  Sgt John S. "Steve" Moore Watchstanders: Sgt John W. Kirchner,  Sgt Terry D. Pate and Cpl Lee J. Johnson  (The Can Tho Consulate was established in September 1974 and did not see its first anniversary)
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