April 30, 1975 marked the end of the Vietnam War as the Americans withdrew from Saigon via Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of almost all American civilian and military personnel in Saigon, along with tens of thousands of South Vietnamese civilians who had been associated with the Republic of Vietnam regime. The evacuation was the largest helicopter evacuation in history.
Raw footage of the command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) crewmen as they got on board. Vietnamese evacuees were given instructions on the flight deck, and the Vietnamese utility helicopter UH-1 was pushed over the side of the USS Blue Ridge into the water.
Year: 1975
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Raw footage of the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) as it arrived at Subic Bay Naval Station tranferring Vietnamese evacuees to another ship.
Year: 1975
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Raw footage of refugees as they boarded the cargo helicopter CH-53 onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Okinawa (LPH-3). Refugees off-loaded from helicopters aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Vancouver (LPD-2) and as they transferred from the mechanized landing craft LCM-8 to MSC Pioneer Commander.
Year: 1975
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Raw footage of the cargo helicopters CH-53 and CH-47 as they landed on the amphibious transport dock USS Vancouver (LPD-2). U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps personnel searched the refugees and their baggage.
Year: 1975
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Raw footage of Vietnamese children onboard the cargo ship USS Sergeant Andrew Miller (AK-242). Navy personnel assisted women and a new born down the gangway.
Year: 1975
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Raw footage of the amphibious cargo ship USS Durham (LKA-114) and the U.S. Naval Ship (USNS) Greenville Victory as they arrived at a pier in Subic Bay and Vietnamese refugees off-loaded from it.
Year: 1975
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Raw footage of helicopter UH-1 turned up on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA-41) and the cargo helicopter CH-53D as it came in for a landing. South Vietnamese refugees unloaded from the CH-53D and went through a customs check. Former Vice President of South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky walked away from the anti-submarine warfare helicopter SH-3G. The flight deck crew pushed some helicopters overboard.
Year: 1975
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Raw footage of Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky as he walked across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA-41).
Year: 1975
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Raw footage of Vietnamese evacuees as they boarded the cargo plane C-141 at Naval Air Station Cubi Point, Republic of the Philippines.
Year: 1975
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Vietnamese boat people (Thuyền nhân Việt Nam) are refugees who fled Vietnam by boat and ship following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. This migration and humanitarian crisis was at its highest in 1978 and 1979, but continued into the early 1990s. The number of boat people leaving Vietnam and arriving safely in another country totaled almost 800,000 between 1975 and 1995. Many of the refugees failed to survive the passage, facing danger from pirates, over-crowded boats, and storms. According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, between 200,000 and 400,000 boat people died at sea.
Navy news report on the rescue of Vietnamese refugees from the South China Sea.
Year: 1980
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Raw footage of Vietnamese refugees rescued at sea by the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19). Vietnamese refugees received medical care, ate, and relaxed aboard the USS Blue Ridge. A motor launch took the refugees from their boats to the USS Blue Ridge.
Year: 1980
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Raw footage of Vietnamese refugees receiving medical care on board. A refugee boat was spotted from a distant. A motor whaleboat came upon them and brought the refugees aboard.
No sound.
Year: 1980
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Raw footage of Vietnamese refugees relaxing on the deck of the USS Blue Ridge. A marching band performed and some refugees were invited to participate. Navy crew parepared to rescue another boat. Images of a full refugee boat captured from a helicopter.
Year: 1980
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Raw footage of Navy and Marine crew prepared for rescue at sea operation. Crew came to refugee boat and loaded them onto motor boat and brought them to the USS Blue Ridge.
Year: 1980
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Raw footage of items brought by Vietnamese evacuees on board the USS Blue Ridge. Long shot of a Vietnamese refugee boat.
Year: 1980
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Raw footage of U.S. Navy motor boat came out to a Vietnamese refugee boat that seems to be in desperate needs for help. Refugees were brought to the USS Blue Ridge. Refugees interact with American servicemen.
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Year: 1980
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Raw footage of search patrol for Vietnamese refugees ordered by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. A motor boat transported the refugees to the USS Wabash as they climbed onboard. They were checked in and interviewed by interpreter Jim Garcia. Views of adult and children refugees. Crew members fired their guns on the junk ship to sink it. Refugees were fed cake.
Year: 1979
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Raw footage of Search patrol aboard the USS White Plains for Vietnamese refugees ordered by President Jimmy Carter on July 21, 1979. Helicopter hoisted crewman up. Interpreter Ensign Jim Garcia spoke with the refugees as they stood onboard the USS Wabash. Crew members fired upon the refugee junk ship. A boat crew from the Wabash transferred the refugees from the junk ship to a motor whale boat. Refugees climbed a portable ladder and walked across the weather deck.
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Year: 1975
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