FULL Story: Ledger-Enquirer.com
In April 1975 an American woman named Betty Tisdale organized and executed the single largest airlift from one orphanage in history. Using forged birth certificates, she helped 219 orphans escape their war-torn nation and begin life anew in America.
Fort Benning served as a make-shift reception center for the orphans, as Tisdale was living in Columbus at the time and had close ties to the installation.
This weekend, 65 of those Vietnamese orphans will reunite in Columbus and on Fort Benning where 35 years ago they were welcomed with open arms.
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