· Camp Pendleton, California
First Vietnamese Refugees Arrive at Camp Pendleton
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On April 29, 1975, the first Vietnamese refugees arrived at Camp Pendleton, California, which opened as the first mainland U.S. processing center under Operation New Arrivals and eventually received tens of thousands.
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Sources
- panasd.org panasd.org/what-was-quotoperation-new-arrivalsquot/
- amcmuseum.org amcmuseum.org/history/operation-babylift-and-new-life/