April 29, 1975

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First Vietnamese Refugees Arrive at Camp Pendleton

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.

Sources

  1. panasd.org panasd.org/what-was-quotoperation-new-arrivalsquot/
  2. amcmuseum.org amcmuseum.org/history/operation-babylift-and-new-life/

Also on April 29