The Pritzker Military Museum and Library and WTTW invite you to attend a free community screening of the Academy Award-nominated film “Last Days in Vietnam,” part of the “American Experience” series, which aired recently on WTTW11.

Presented will be the full two-hour film, set in April of 1975 when the North Vietnamese Army was closing in on Saigon as South Vietnamese resistance was crumbling. With the clock ticking and the city under fire, 135,000 South Vietnamese managed to escape with help from a number of heroic Americans who took matters into their own hands to save as many people as possible.  This gripping film is directed and produced by Rory Kennedy.

This special event is free to the public, but advance online registration is required. The film screening will be immediately followed by a casual reception with hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar, concluding by 8:30 pm.