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50 years later: Refugee shares her story of survival as USS Midway crucial in rescuing thousands after Fall of Saigon

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — All week, people across the country and in San Diego are remembering the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. The USS Midway took part in one ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

At new USS Midway exhibit, state-of-the-art tech tells stories of unsung heroes

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — USS Midway Museum CEO, retired Rear Adm. Terry Kraft, was aboard the aircraft carrier in 1990 when explosions rocked the ship, igniting a devastating fire that claimed three lives ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Vern Jumper, Navy commander who helped evacuate 3,000 during fall of Saigon, dies in La Mesa at 93

Vern Jumper, the courageous Navy commander who helped more than 3,000 Americans and South Vietnamese refugees flee Saigon during the final hours of the Vietnam War, died at home in La Mesa on July 4.