Operation Babylift: The Vietnam War's Youngest Survivors
Description
In the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War, a daring humanitarian mission unfolded — Operation Babylift. This large-scale evacuation effort, led by the U.S. government and various humanitarian organizations, aimed to airlift thousands of Vietnamese orphans out of South Vietnam and place them with adoptive families around the world. In this video, we explore the history, controversy, and lasting legacy of Operation Babylift.
0:00 - Intro
0:46 - The Problem
2:55 - Bureaucracy
3:55 - First Flight
16:43 - The Investigation
19:42 - Further Evacuations
22:50 - Ethical Concerns
26:31 - Chris Norlund
31:02 - Aune
34:11 - Finding Family
36:03 - Final Thoughts
Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucBz_E_F5Yk&t=2862s
Re-enactment Documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1309115/
https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-war-anniversary-fall-of-saigon-photos-bba8116d509249d62da4633f3e861dcd https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/daughter-operation-babylift-1975/#:~:text=A U.S government plan to,of whom were Vietnamese children https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/digital-research-room/topic-guides/operation-babylift https://www.holtinternational.org/operation-babylift-50-years-on/ https://www.amcmuseum.org/history/operation-babylift-and-new-life/
https://www.npr.org/2015/04/26/402208267/remembering-the-doomed-first-flight-of-operation-babylift https://kdvr.com/vietnam/operation-babylift-vietnam-orphans/ https://www.awm.gov.au/wartime/105/operation-babylift
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/operation-babylift
Chris announcing he found his family: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-sYn3rOGdA News Report on Crash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXU58y_3zkc&list=WL&index=45 Articles published by critics of the operation: http://lde421.blogspot.com/2014/03/operation-babylift-opposition-documents.html Information disagreeing with the Critics: https://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~adoption/archive/A
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