Vietnam War Memorial Arrives at USS Midway for 40th Anniversary Ceremony by Alexander Nguyen April 24, 2015 April 25, 2015. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) ...

Crew members had to push helicopters overboard to open a landing area. Jumper said, ... Larry Chambers, 1975 USS Midway captain (left) and Vern Jumper, 1975 Midway Air Boss, ...

Thousands of Vietnam War veterans and Vietnamese-Americans flooded the USS Midway’s flight deck Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the war’s end — and the daring rescues that came with it.

The USS Midway hosted a day of courage and remembrance ... Director of Marketing for the USS Midway Museum. On April 29, 1975, ... who was part of the Midway crew during that historical time. ...

The event aboard the USS Midway commemorated the anniversary of Operation Frequent Wind rescues and the fall of Saigon that ended the war in spring 1975. But it also celebrated Southern California&… ...

Thousands of Vietnam War veterans and Vietnamese-Americans flooded the USS Midway’s flight deck Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the war’s end — and the daring rescues that came ...

Thousands of Vietnam War veterans and Vietnamese-Americans flooded the USS Midway’s flight deck Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the war’s end — and the daring rescues that came ...

USS Midway: A Legacy of ... though not all of her crew were happy about ... When the government of South Vietnam fell in 1975, helicopters from the Midway and Coral Sea rescued over 3,000 ...

On April 29–30, 1975, the USS Midway played a crucial role in the largest military humanitarian mission in history, helping evacuate South Vietnamese refugees as Saigon fell to North Vietnamese ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Tuesday will mark 50 years since the USS Midway was called into action on April 29, 1975, when Saigon was falling and U.S. military leaders launched Operation Frequent Wind ...

April 30 marks 49 years since the fall of Saigon in 1975, ... From USS Midway to a merchant ship. After a few hours on the Midway, officers instructed our helicopter group to board a nearby ship.