Vietnamese Refugees Turn to Uninhabited Islands At 3 a.m. on December 11, a Japanese invasion task force commanded by Rear Adm. Sadamichi Kajioka, consisting of a light cruiser, six destroyers, two troop carriers and two armed merchantmen, confidently approached Wake's beaches. My father worked for Air America and very fortunately for us, we left one day prior to the day of The Fall of Saigon. I saw things there I never saw again and did things there with my brothers and sisters of Medical Corps that I was never trained to do. Airlift could not transport all of the refugees who sought to escape as communist forces took over South Vietnam in the desperate spring of 1975. The most common activities were going to the outdoor movies and drinking, sailing on the lagoon and drinking, going to the bowling alley and drinking, visiting the American Legion hall and drinking, sitting outside under palm trees in the fading light of evening and drinking. More than 73,000 evacuees fled by boat from South Vietnam to the Philippines in April. I can never repay the debt for your service in fighting for our freedom in Vietnam 40 plus years ago. If the CEO of, say, Harper/Collins happens to be surfing the Web in his abundant leisure time, keeping tabs on the state of expression in the English language, I feel I must note that I already have written three books of over 100,000 words each in urgent need of publishing. I and my family salute you for your honor, service, and courage in the Vietnam War. Vietnam War refugees and Operation New Life - Wake Island - Lxjkh Wake Island is the most Iconic map in Battlefield history. Commercial use of any of the images or words on this Web site without written permission of the owner is prohibited. wake island vietnamese refugees - Pathome-recruit.jp How many rode aboard Air Force planes is not certain, but there were probably more than 50,000, as many as had flown from Southeast Asia to the Pacific islands in Operation New Life. After that, it served as a refugee camp for Vietnamese refugees after the fall of Saigon. Thanks to her faith in me and her persistence, I'm heading in that direction with this Web site. The last Vietnamese evacuation airlift operation, New Arrivals, transported tens of thousands of refugees from temporary camps on Pacific Ocean islands to the United States. But some of you are as clear in my mind and my memory as yesterday's sunset. . And that's just what my mother said. uring parts of 4 months in 1975, the obscure island of Wake became a temporary residence and processing center for tens of thousands of Vietnamese citizens fleeing their country at the end of that tragic war. Within a week or so, the population of the island bulged to nearly 8000. At the time, I was single and unaware he was the uncle of Mata Baker, the woman who would become my second wife in 1984, and my second ex-wife in 2003.
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