Three boys watch from the bow of their leaky boat, whose engine had failed at sea, as the Cam Ranh orphans' group escaped Vietnam in late April and early May 1975.(Cam Ranh City Christian Orphanag ...

In April 1968, I was a 21-year-old Air Force sergeant in Vietnam, assigned to an Army base camp surrounding the village of Lai Khe, nearly 40 miles north of Saigon.

Adoptees & Operation Babylift orphans return to Vietnam Photograph of President Gerald R. Ford Talking to a Woman Refugee while Holding a Vietnamese Baby on a United States Air Force Bus.

She later returned to the U.S. to help process the orphans upon arrival. But back in Vietnam, tragedy struck. On April 4, 1975, a C-5 Air Force jet loaded with Vietnamese orphans being evacuated ...

Melissa Brozier was adopted from Vietnam by her parents, Bob and Kim, when she was just 1½ years old Getty Melissa Brozier was adopted from Vietnam by her parents, Bob and Kim, when she was just ...

Andy Yearley and Barton Williams grew up at opposite ends of the world - but when they met, they discovered a shared past. Both were "rescued" from Saigon orphanages after the US withdrew its ...

Las Vegas high school students started a non-profit to give textbooks and more to underserved kids in Vietnam orphanages. VIEW E-EDITION. 25¢ for 3 mos. Support local journalism.

While promoting her new film, "Worth the Wait," alongside her co-star, Ross Butler, actress Lana Condor recalled the incredible story about how she met the manager of the orphanage where she was ...

Retropolis The children of the Vietnam War’s ‘Operation Babylift’ have turned 50. A look at the lives they built. The first plane to fly children out of Vietnam crashed, killing dozens.

Vietnam – 50 Years Later. ... (NEXSTAR) — Hope turned to heartbreak when a cargo plane loaded with Vietnamese orphans — headed to America — crashed 50 years ago this April.

The mission started on April 4, 1975, and ultimately saved more than 3,000 orphans. But tragedy struck on the first U.S. bound flight. Aboard the C-5A Galaxy transport plane were 250 Vietnamese ...

She later returned to the U.S. to help process the orphans upon arrival. But back in Vietnam, tragedy struck. On April 4, 1975, a C-5 Air Force jet loaded with Vietnamese orphans being evacuated ...