Posted on May 4, 2022
In 1975 refugees begin arriving at Camp Pendleton as Saigon fell
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On April 29, 1975 – as U.S. helicopters evacuated military and civilian personnel from besieged Saigon – the first of an estimated 50,000 Southeast Asian refugees began arriving at Camp Pendleton.
The San Diego base became a temporary resettlement center for South Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian refugees who fled their homelands as the United States withdrew from the war in Vietnam and Saigon, then the capital of South Vietnam, fell to North Vietnamese forces.
Those who came to Camp Pendleton remained for about 45 days before getting new homes under sponsorship of churches, community groups and individuals.
On April 29, 1975 – as U.S. helicopters evacuated military and civilian personnel from besieged Saigon – the first of an estimated 50,000 Southeast Asian refugees began arriving at Camp Pendleton.
The San Diego base became a temporary resettlement center for South Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian refugees who fled their homelands as the United States withdrew from the war in Vietnam and Saigon, then the capital of South Vietnam, fell to North Vietnamese forces.
Those who came to Camp Pendleton remained for about 45 days before getting new homes under sponsorship of churches, community groups and individuals.
In 1975 refugees begin arriving at Camp Pendleton as Saigon fell
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