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(18,630 posts)U.S. troops were stationed at the U.S. Embassy and other locations after March, 1973 and before the fall of Saigon.
On April 29, 1975 U.S. Marines were used to evacuate people from the U.S. embassy "and various parts of the city" to U.S. Navy ships.
"American helicopters began evacuating South Vietnamese, U.S., and foreign nationals from various parts of the city and from the U.S. embassy compound. Operation Frequent Wind had been delayed until the last possible moment, because of U.S. Ambassador Graham Martin's belief that Saigon could be held and that a political settlement could be reached.
Schlesinger announced early in the morning of 29 April 1975 the evacuation from Saigon by helicopter of the last U.S. diplomatic, military, and civilian personnel."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War#Fall_of_Saigon