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Last day ditch — Father and pilot remembered and honored for heroics during fall of Saigon

February 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly In 2009, retired U.S. Navy Commander Paul Jacobs and Navy historian Jan Herman went on <!–more–>a Vietnamese television show in Virginia. They explained that they were seeking out a South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) pilot who ditched a CH-47 Chinook and survived, after transporting and unloading his family, passengers, […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Ba Van Nguyen, Camp Pendleton, Chinook Ba Nguyen, First Indochina War, Hugh Doyle, Jan Herman, Kent Chipman, Miki Nguyen, NPR, Operation Frequent Wind, Rory Kennedy, Saigon River, Second Indochina War, South Vietnamese Air Force, Viet Minh, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7, Wild West

SYLP: My dad’s story

August 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

As a second generation Asian American from a family of refugees, I think it’s important to document my parents’ oral history. When I asked my dad what his experiences were like in fleeing his homeland, Vietnam, he readily opened up.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Asian American, Communist North Vietnam, Malaysia, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation Summer Youth Leadership Program, POW, Philippines, Pulau Bidong, South Vietnamese Air Force, Thailand, United States, Vietnam War

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