Liberation!

By March 1975 the NUFK had encircled the capital. Still Gerald Ford, then US President, was reported to have proposed sending in $125M worth of ammunition in a last ditch stand. The United States had suffered their most humiliating defeat ever — even more so than in Vietnam, because of the military skill and discipline of the NUFK.

Lon Nol escaped to Hawaii, taking with him an estimated $1.2M fortune. The Lon Nol troops gave in quickly and the NUFK walked into Phnom Penh.

David Murray

(to be continued in the next issue)