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USS Midway Museum commemorates 50th anniversary of Fall of Saigon
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The USS Midway hosted a day of courage and remembrance Sunday. It was one of the largest and most ...
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USS Midway Museum commemorates 50 years since Operation Frequent Wind
Tuesday will mark 50 years since the USS Midway's involvement in the largest helicopter evacuation in history.
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50 years later: San Diego’s USS Midway and the fall of Sàigòn
The war in Vietnam ended with the fall of Sàigòn 50 years ago, changing the course of many lives — from those who served, to ...
South Vietnamese pilot and family escape Saigon with daring flight and help of USS Midway
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 ...
Thousands commemorate heroic Vietnam War rescues of 1975 in USS Midway event
The event aboard the USS Midway commemorated the anniversary of Operation Frequent Wind rescues and the fall of Saigon that ...
50 years later | USS Midway Air Boss reflects on mission that saved more than 3,000 lives
At the center of it all was the USS Midway. Retired Commander Vernon Jumper, a 93-year-old San Diego resident, was the "air ...
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Thousands commemorate heroic Vietnam War rescues of 1975 in USS Midway event
(Photo by Sandy Huffaker for The San Diego Union-Tribune) Thousands of Vietnam War veterans and Vietnamese-Americans flooded the USS Midway’s flight deck Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of ...
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50 years later: Local Vietnamese refugee shares her story of survival as USS Midway crucial in rescuing thousands after Fall of Saigon
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 ...
50 years ago, USS Midway helped in Saigon rescue
Fifty years ago Tuesday, the USS Midway helped in a daring rescue in Saigon, known as Operation Frequent Wind. Virginia Beach Police arrested 53 people and confiscated 28 guns as part of what's ...