Previously Held MOS 0425-Cable Communications Officer
Service Years
1969 - 1997
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Operation New Life (Vietnam)
From Month/Year
April / 1975
To Month/Year
November / 1975
Description Operation New Life (23 April – 1 November 1975) was the care and processing on Guam of Vietnamese refugees evacuated from Saigon by Operation Frequent Wind in the closing days of the Vietnam War. More than 111,000 of the evacuated 130,000 Vietnamese refugees were transported to Guam where they were housed in tent cities for a few weeks while being processed for resettlement. The great majority of the refugees were resettled in the United States. A few thousand were resettled in other countries or chose to return to Vietnam on the vessel Tuong Tin.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
April / 1975
To Month/Year
November / 1975
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories Vietnamese refugee support at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Qualifies for the Humanitarian Service Medal.
