Operation Babylift was the evacuation ordered by President Gerald Ford in April 1975 of thousands of Amerasian babies and children housed in orphanages throughout South Vietnam. After the crash of the first flight out on a military cargo plane, Pan Am rerouted two 747’s to Saigon to evacuate over 700 children. We talk several
If you served in Vietnam, most likely you arrived on a chartered flight. You probably went on R&R (if you got it) and came home the same way. Tonight, we meet twenty Pan Am flight attendants and others who volunteered for Vietnam duty. Among those joining us and sharing their stories are Nancy McAllister,
Joe Foto grew on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, and served as a waist gunner on a B-24 Liberator in the 15th Air Force. On his 5th mission on December 18, 1944, his plane was hit, and he bailed out over Yugoslavia. There, Joe joined dozens of other members of U.S. B-24 bomber crews
Make friends. Leave friends. Make new friends. Repeat. That's life as a military brat. “When the National Anthem plays, you will stop, face the nearest flag and stand with your hand over your heart,” says militaryspouse.com, “sounds almost like a pint size version of a military contract!” If you grew up in a military
Monuments Men of WWII, "Orange Heart Medal," the Son Tay Raid, Top Gun Maverick, John Travolta recruiting commercial and other subjects on our Open Conversation VBC Happy Hour free-for-all. We provide the platform, you bring the topics! Sponsored by Tobacco Free Adagio Health! Simulcast to Facebook and YouTube.
98-year-old Andy Negra shipped overseas in early 1944 with the 128th Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Armored Division. He landed on Utah Beach on July 18 and fought through to the end of the war, including at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. Pete Mecca has documented Andy's story and hosts this conversation with
