April ‘75: A Moment of Considerable Heroism

In this episode we investigate Operation Frequent Wind and the evacuation of Saigon. Although it was far from perfect, we can still marvel at the coordination and management of people, logistics and assets. Besides looking at the logistics we look at the brave volunteers and the lucky people who were able to get out!Featured Sources:Vietnam Evacuation: Operation FREQUENT WIND - Daniel L. HaulmanCIA Documents Shed Light On Air America - CBSAlmost everything you thought about the famed Fall of Saigon photo isn’t true- Reed Tucker***Credits***The voice of The Abracast – Hila Assor https://hilaassor.com/Theme Song “Red Horse Rising” by X-Proph3t: http://www.reverbnation.com/xproph3tWritten / Produced / researched / Performed – Jon Towers www.abracast.com***Contact***Visit Website: www.abracast.comEmail Jon: [email protected] Find Jon on Twitter: @jonnyaxx https://twitter.com/JonnyAxx Find Jon on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jon.towers.925Find Jon On Instagram: http://instagram.com/stigmatastudios***Storefront*** If you enjoy the show, learned something new, or was inspired you might consider supporting the show! https://abracast.com/store-front***Support*** If you enjoy the show, learned something new, or was inspired you might consider supporting the show!Become a subscriber: www.subscribestar.com/abracast Just wanna buy me a drink?: paypal.me/stigmatastudios ***Advertise*** Got a book, Product or Podcast? Would you would like to get your message to The Abracast audience?Advertise on The Abracast: https://www.advertisecast.com/TheAbracastAdvertise on The Abracast: https://intellifluence.com/influencer/jon-towers-61030