Operation Babylift
Echoes of the Vietnam War
English - March 30, 2023 17:11 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsHistory Society & Culture 1950s 1960s 1970s the wall vietnam era vietnam veterans memorial vietnam war war Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Throughout the month of April 1975, in a mass evacuation known as Operation Babylift, around 2,000 infants and children were airlifted from orphanages in South Vietnam to the United States. In this episode, we bring you stories from the first and last flights of that operation — one ending in tragedy, the other in joy.