The USS Midway was the first stop to freedom for over 3,000 Vietnamese refugees fleeing the Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War, providing them with food, medical care, and a safe landing.

The story of D-Day and the Shermans trying to swim to the shore of Omaha Beach is legendary. The 741st Tank Battalion would ...

The war in Vietnam ended with the fall of Sàigòn 50 years ago, changing the course of many lives — from those who served, to ...

His country had fallen. The enemy was approaching. South Vietnamese Air Force Maj. Buang-Ly knew his life and the lives of his wife, and their five young children, ages 1 through 6, were in danger as ...

The event aboard the USS Midway commemorated the anniversary of Operation Frequent Wind rescues and the fall of Saigon that ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The USS Midway hosted a day of courage and remembrance Sunday. It was one of the largest and most ...

A NOAA Ocean Exploration crew is on a weeks-long mission researching the iconic USS Yorktown, an U.S. Navy aircraft carrier ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Tuesday will mark 50 years since the USS Midway was called into action on April 29, 1975, when Saigon was falling and U.S. military leaders launched Operation Frequent Wind ...

SAN DIEGO — A ceremony held aboard the USS Midway on Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of Operation Frequent Wind, the historic rescue mission that saved thousands at the end of the Vietnam War.

The USS Midway took part in one of its most daring missions in history, Operation Frequent Wind, and became the first stop to freedom for more than 3,000 Vietnamese refugees that began April 29 ...