Vietnamese refugees soon after arriving in the United States after the Vietnam War fall of Saigon. A Vietnamese girl seated next to a man using a radio to communicate. In the Refugee Center, a man writes names of refugees with their tent assignments. Air Force personnel and volunteers at work in the Center.
United States airlift of Vietnamese refugees during the fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam war, in April and May 1975. Vietnamese refugees clog roads as the walk south carrying their possessions. Some are seen leaving buses and boarding by the rear ramp of a U.S. Air Force C-141 aircraft of the Military Airlift Command (MAC), at Tan Son Nhut airfield (Than Son Nhat International Airport, Trường Sơn, Phường 2, Tân Bình, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam) in Saigon, Vietnam. Numerous boats arriving at southern port in Vietnam, carrying refugees. A MAC C-141 taking off with refugees, behind a Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747 jet airplane transport, contracted by MAC to provide additional airlift. A U.S. airman assisting refugees in the airport lounge. Glimpse of a MAC C-141 in flight. Refugees crowded, sitting on the floors, in the airport in the airport terminal.
Aerial view of temporary encampment for Vietnamese refugees at Eglin Air Force base in Valparaiso, Florida. View of the tents and barracks buildings, recreation areas, and roads in the camp, as seen in May 1975, soon after the fall of Saigon, near the end of the Vietnam War.
View from another ship of the United States Navy destroyer USS Preble (DLG-15) underway in the Pacific Ocean. Flags raised on the ship. Naval guns in view. Smoke rises up from the smokestack. The crew on the deck of the USS Preble. The ship takes a turn. (Note: USS Preble, DLG-15, which was the last ship to be hit by enemy gunfire in the Vietnam War, was re-designated as DDG-46 on July 1st 1975)
Operation New Life in Vietnam. Major General Harry W. Brooks, Jr. inspects Refugee Processing Center facilities. Refugees walk in the camp area. An officer briefs the General. A board reads 'Camp Commander, 45th Spt Group Refugee Affairs Office.' General Brooks along with the officer comes out of the office. They inspect the area. The General and the officer get into a car and drive away.
Operation New Life in Vietnam. General Harry Brooks, Junior at the Refugee Processing Center. General brooks in a meeting along with two officers. He points at a map and briefs the officers. An officer listens while smoking a cigarette.