Operation Babylift
In 1975 over 2,000 infants and children were airlifted from Vietnam
and adopted by families around the world. When I first heard this story
several years ago from several of the participants I was touched that
a story with such impact and drama had all but become buried. Since I
wrote the original article for Adoption Today magazine (below), many people
have volunteered to share their stories and photographs. I have arranged
these into several sections depending on the role they played in this
historic event. Since then I have received many more stories- these new
stories, as well as links and book reviews, can now be found on Adopt
Vietnam's Babylift
section. I hope you enjoy reading these as much as I have!
Allison Martin, Families with Children from Vietnam (an adoptive families
organization)
Babylift Overview | Babylift
Books | Photographs | Those
Who Assisted | Adoptees | Parents
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Additions
Overview
Articles about Operation Babylift
The Legacy of Operation Babylift
What was Operation Babylift? The story of the airlift and adoption of
over 2,000 children from Vietnam in 1975. Allison Martin
Each Child Had a Story
The conditions of some of the rural orphanages in South Vietnam in the
mid-seventies, at the close of the Vietnam American War. Shirley Peck
Barnes
Photographs
of Operation Babylift
Operation Babylift Photographs
Dramatic and touching photographs from the Pan Am Airlift - April 5, 1975.
Joyce Wertz Harrington and Edwina Aki Lee
Vietnam Homeland
Tour Photographs
An adoptive mother travels to Vietnam with her daughter on an Homeland
Tour for adult Vietnamese adoptees. You can also read her excerpts from
her travel journal. Vikki Murray
Original
Stories from Those Who Assisted
with Operation Babylift
Adoption Workers, Volunteers, Armed Forces, Red Cross, Airplane Personnel,
Nurses
The Story of the Pan Am
Airlift -- April 5, 1975
A nurse shares her amazing journey of care and comfort of over
400 babies and children during the emergency flight to their new homes.
Joyce Wertz Harrington
This
Must Be My Brother
The inspirational story of two midwestern homemakers who brought
100 babies home to United States, during the Vietnam Orphan Airlift. LeAnn
Thieman & Carol Dey
A Team Flies to Vietnam
Operation babylist mission and adoption, a personal story. Jim Wallis
Red Cross Volunteers in Operation
Babylift
A Red Cross volunteer cares for the babies of Operation Babylift.
A touching story of love and compassion. Paula Richardson
Operation Babylift, An
Interview with Cherie Clark
Cherie Clark, former director of FCVN in Vietnam, recalls the events during
Operation Babylift. Allison Martin
Rosemary Taylor, Adoption
Hero
Rosemary Taylor's service to orphans and homeless children in Vietnam
between 1967 and 1975. Patricia Palmer
Babylift
A friend describes the memories of a woman soldier recalling the airlift
of the babies and children in this poem. Christina Sharik
Articles
and Poetry of Adoptees
Fragile
Flames
Poem in remembrance of the children who perished on the C-5A plane crash
of the 1975 Vietnam Operation Babylift. Sue-San King
A Belonging of Looks
- An Adoptee Returns to Vietnam
An adoptee's journey on a Babylift Anniversary homeland tour to Vietnam.
Julie Hessler
Before Adoption - At Home
at Holt
Long waits for adoption in Vietnam, prior to Operation Babylift in 1975
when over 2,000 children were airlifted for adoption around the world.
Andrea Warren
Sky Girl
An adoptee from the babylift comes to terms with her past. Brent M.
Eastwood
A Search for the Past
- A Vietnamese Adoptee Visits Vietnam
An adoptee shares his thoughts on his journey to Vietnam in search of
his past. Joshua Woerthwein
Adoptee Connection
An adoptee shares his story of growing up in America and his connection
with other adoptees. Tuan-Rishard F. Schneider
Stories
from Adoptive Parents
Vietnam Homeland Tour
Diary
An adoptive mother travels to Vietnam with her daughter on an Homeland
Tour for adult Vietnamese adoptees. The insights she gained from this
journey are shared in her travel journal. Vikki Murray
In Remembrance of the
Babylift Airplane Crash
An adoptive mother recalls the morning of the crash. Susan Winterbottom
She Shimmered in Time
The last baby out of Vietnam during Operation Babylift; her mother Lana
Noone shares her story. Charlene Edwards
Click here to go to Operation
Babylift articles, book reviews, photographs and links on Adopt Vietnam.
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