Last week, we were honored to have ARVN veteran Chieu Le come and tell his story of where he was during the Fall of Saigon. Chieu was a 25-year-old helicopter pilot in 1975, and he wasn’t expecting to have to flee Vietnam—he was expecting to fight. Listen to his story. Archival footage in this video:
On April 30th, 1975, Saigon fell, and the longest war of the twentieth century came to an end. Listen as Todd recounts what the Fall of Saigon meant to North and South Vietnam and as Vietnam Air Force vet Ben Wright recalls his service in airlifting refugees in April of 1975.
“It was like being at the top of a building when you feel an elevator drop. I knew this was not going to be good.” On February 5, 1969, men aboard Jim’s HC130 rescue plane responded to an overturned Japanese freighter with 23 stranded crewmen. Storms rumbled over the South China Sea, creating high swells
. . ← Back to VBC Live Event Recordings April 8, 2014 – Salvatores (Baldwin) On April 8, 2014 the Veterans Breakfast Club held a storytelling breakfast at the Salvatore’s in the South Hills, Pennsylvania. The event was hosted by VBC executive director Todd DePastino. Audiography by Kevin
. . ← Back to VBC Live Event Recordings July 16, 2014 – Robert Morris University (Moon Twp.) U.S. Army Veteran Marshall Gordon. Listen to his story at 00:35:44 . On July 16, 2014, the Veterans Breakfast Club held a storytelling breakfast at Robert Morris University, Moon Township,
. . ← Back to VBC Live Event Recordings September 3, 2014 – Robert Morris University (Moon Twp.) On September 3, 2014 the Veterans Breakfast Club held a storytelling breakfast at Robert Morris University in Moon Twp., Pennsylvania. The event was hosted by VBC executive director Todd DePastino.
