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Orphans of Vietnam Find Hope in American Welcome
In San Francisco a news story recounts 54 Vietnamese orphans, including Lua Nam and Lan, found safety in the United States after World Airway’s Ed Daley organized a dramatic 25 hour night flight from Saigon to Oakland. The humanitarian mission transformed a nightmarish wartime beginning into an American dream for the children.
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San Francisco
Lua
Nam
Lan
United States
World Airway
Ed Daley
Saigon
Oakland
Calif
Pacific
Cherie Clark
Denver
Friends of Children In
Vietnam
Associated Press
America
Clark
Robyn Lan Kolinski
Spring Valley
N.Y
Tiny Tim
Adele Kolinski
Santa Barbara
Mary Palmer
Mrs. Palmer
Richard
Qui Nhon
Palmer
Palmers
California
Kolinskis
State Department
Ben Kolinski