I watched these events on cbs starting with the evacuation of the US embassy in Saigon with Dad back in 75 when I was 14 years old. He is a Navy flattop veteran and told me and my younger brothers what the circumstances of what was happening when Sailors were pushing Hueys over the side. Midway Captain Lawrence Chambers had a difficult decision to make. He could let a South Vietnamese AF officer and his family try to survive a water landing in a small plane or make room for them to land on the flight deck. He wisely chose the latter.
Major SV Puang and his family of 5 were getting away from Saigon in his Cessna O-1 and they pushed those UH-1 Huey’s overboard to clear up space for the Cessna.
I watched these events on cbs starting with the evacuation of the US embassy in Saigon with Dad back in 75 when I was 14 years old. He is a Navy flattop veteran and told me and my younger brothers what the circumstances of what was happening when Sailors were pushing Hueys over the side. Midway Captain Lawrence Chambers had a difficult decision to make. He could let a South Vietnamese AF officer and his family try to survive a water landing in a small plane or make room for them to land on the flight deck. He wisely chose the latter.
I got goosebumps and emotionally. I feel bittersweet because I am happy that Vietnamese people found the destination of freedom .
Why are they dumping the helicopters overboard?
to make room for more, and more.
Dude, the whole war was a waste
South Vietnamese air force major buang check wows yt channel USS Midway history
Major SV Puang and his family of 5 were getting away from Saigon in his Cessna O-1 and they pushed those UH-1 Huey’s overboard to clear up space for the Cessna.
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