Відео

The Wonderful Magic Bullet

8mm movie film taken at the 1964 New York Worlds Fair by Ruth Johns, there with her husband Marvin, and son Mike, 11 years old at the time. Originally from Wichita, KS

On August 22, 1978, USS Whipple FF-1062 in the South China Sea came across this 60 foot boat with 417 Vietnamese refugees. In already heavy seas and an approaching storm, the decision was made to bring all people aboard Whipple. They were turned over to UN refugee officials in Hong Kong a few days later. This was considered one of the first large scale rescues of at sea Vietnamese refugees.

In the South China Sea on August 21, 1978, USS Whipple FF-1062 came across this small vessel with 126 Vietnamese refugees. Ship crewmembers gave them food, water, supplies, compass, charts and helped them fix their boat to make it seaworthy. They were within a day or so of getting to Malyasia.