Also see summary page of AVI’s 50th Anniversary activities here

General stories featuring Operation Babylift Adoptees and Vietnam War Era adoptees

The below list are provides as representative examples only and not exhaustive list of all the stories posted on the 50th Anniversary. For updates about media articles posted by adoptees for adoptees also see our FB group

Videos

Cityline: A Newton man reflects on his adoption story, 50 years after Operation Babylift

Operation Babylift, 50 years on: The children evacuated from Vietnam before the fall of Saigon

Fall of Saigon plane crash survivors reunite 50 years later

Reflecting on the Fall of Saigon’s 50th anniversary | The Newsfeed

Operation Babylift” adoptees talk about their lives 50 years after fall of Saigon

Operation Babylift: A Celebration of the Human Spirit, 1975-2025; A Film by Dirk Braun

Adoptees from Saigon reflect on identity, 50 years after ‘Operation Babylift’

Operation Babylift: A humanitarian mission for Vietnamese orphans April 2025

Plane crash during Operation Babylift kills children & volunteers | Our Vietnam War | ABC Australia

Abilene’s Vietnam veteran recalls Operation Babylift and Fall of Saigon

Colorado nun remembers Operation Babylift, 50 years after evacuation of Vietnamese orphans from war

Articles

Adoptees & Operation Babylift orphans return to Vietnam read here

“Operation Babylift” adoptees talk about their experience 50 years later

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/operation-babylift-adoptees-talk-about-their-experience-50-years-later/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKKd11leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFmMEtxNVFHdU1yQjNXMlp0AR6g7XlUjcWjceZ02Zk90-VsqYiYwZ_nrA0O3xf1lHTMfx-NvnsP4L4AgEwvXA_aem_o-3shNQP3beZlA32fGwg4g

Australian-Vietnamese adoptees ongoing search for family 50 years on from the Vietnam War

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/australian-vietnamese-adoptees-ongoing-search-for-family-50-years-on-from-the-vietnam-war/y830elc7m?fbclid=IwY2xjawKKdu5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFmMEtxNVFHdU1yQjNXMlp0AR6rZw12S-R5jfKWl1yQ6R4kcUd5pWCFaQZB_OBE3b5pv9lbTZ-XUfdz307fFA_aem_5bymz5a11tnwtLTEVRWApg

‘No one suffers more than the children:’ Legacy of Operation Babylift 50 years later

https://www.wgal.com/article/vietnam-operation-babylift/64610021?fbclid=IwY2xjawKKdqNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFmMEtxNVFHdU1yQjNXMlp0AR4sH1SlVmnSk5DIJvJ1pWd5RwotTA3gpN8PDowm8oz9edUUUQQ6Hlh0NjRhaQ_aem_Hqon4WAhSdjAmzO1R1G_Ug

Operation Babylift 50th Anniversary — Wis. Afternoon News

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‘Operation Babylift’: Plane crash pilot recalls Vietnam War operation

https://www.newsnationnow.com/newsnation-live/operation-babylift-vietnam-war-crash/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKKdsZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzSnVRaDZqVWdqeTBzZXM3AR55EdXvZ1pIpyQo1dbfyS5IfA0XyjNkp1W-uCvqUbCM6c9iRJZUdgRbijiZtw_aem_bVBdIHbz73fLfy2k-1TLdQ

Colorado nun remembers Operation Babylift 50 years after evacuation of Vietnamese orphans from war zone

https://kdvr.com/news/local/colorado-nun-remembers-operation-babylift-50-years-after-evacuation-of-vietnamese-orphans-from-war-zone/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKKdidleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzSnVRaDZqVWdqeTBzZXM3AR4b_uYGON_V9nWgjpWea5pGNIDD2xNM8JaPC-YYsnlnwYgQYiH42ADitlyVew_aem_KWJzYIL2rqEanO8HqJCtPQ

Hậu Chiến tranh Việt Nam: Khi những đứa trẻ trở về Article about Viet adoptee Brent Thien adopted to MN, USA and now living in Vietnam (article in Vietnamese)

https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/articles/cql6prrd10go?fbclid=IwY2xjawKKdahleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzSnVRaDZqVWdqeTBzZXM3AR7r1WxT5SbCHjRzax4Aogh9FHS1RXJVlI4jDorRFGk8bPIEB6qKudixHgilAg_aem_2iWWqDlMrzZSzl3nem0RcQ

‘Your mom will remember you:’ Operation Babylift adoptees continue search for family 50 years after Vietnam War 1 May 2025 https://www.capradio.org/articles/2025/05/01/your-mom-will-remember-you-operation-babylift-adoptees-continue-search-for-family-50-years-after-vietnam-war/

A Journey Back to Vietnam – Ride for Mothers 2025 with my partner & kids by Nhung Dương Thị Tuyết  / Ryanna Verleur

https://steunactie.nl/actie/a-journey-back-to-vietnam-ride-for-mothers-2025-with-my-partner-kids/-46787?fbclid=IwY2xjawKKdlZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzSnVRaDZqVWdqeTBzZXM3AR55EdXvZ1pIpyQo1dbfyS5IfA0XyjNkp1W-uCvqUbCM6c9iRJZUdgRbijiZtw_aem_bVBdIHbz73fLfy2k-1TLdQ

Spokane nonprofit helping children of American servicemen immigrate to the U.S. from Vietnam

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/apr/27/spokane-nonprofit-helping-children-of-american-ser/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKKeH5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFmMEtxNVFHdU1yQjNXMlp0AR4seuYED7z42r3BV7-d2byCcavsBqn2uzCRJMBF8to9o1YqCWt7L1kNYkyaag_aem_YF70-uUHZsXAJ2fm-9B_7w

Articles Featuring AVI and founder/adoption researcher Dr Indigo Willing

Radio National and ABC Sydney Radio (2025). Australian Broadcasting Service. Operation Babylift and the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. Interviewed by Rachel Hayter. 30 April, 2025.

The Wire (2025) Radio 2SER. Interviewed by George Pople. 30 April 2025.

https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/651701/vietnam-operation-babylift-adoption-transnationalThe Verge (2025) ‘Out of the Fog’. Interviewed by Camille Bromley. 21 April 2025. URL: https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/651701/vietnam-operation-babylift-adoption-transnational

The Verge (2025) ‘Out of the Fog’. Interviewed by Camille Bromley. 21 April 2025. URL: https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/651701/vietnam-operation-babylift-adoption-transnational

SBS News TV (2025) Looking Back at Operation Babylift: Vietnamese Mass Evcation of Children and Babies to Australia. Interviewed by Alexandra Jones. Screened 7 April 2025. URL: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/sbs50-looking-back-at-operation-babylift-vietnams-mass-evacuation-of-children-and-babies-to-australia/h2m28br6s

SBS News In Depth Podcast (2025) SBS Looks back at the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam. Group interviews including Dr Willing by Alexandra Jones. Posted 6 April 2025. URL: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast-episode/sbs-looks-back-at-the-50th-anniversary-of-operation-babylift/rf7pufdkc

SBS World News. (2025) Remembering Vietnam War Operation Babylift Adoptees 50 Years On. Group interviews including Dr Willing. Story by Alexandra Jones. 5 April 2025. URL https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/remembering-vietnam-war-operation-babylift-adoptees-50-years-on/s7zpnmq8c?fbclid=IwY2xjawJfQKtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHnLPuIg2OZfRCOT4rMRki0VRj2AHoKhtKD7fIs9MTsTAMwQl4pdWH9wiwrCu_aem_Fr3MAc-zRUWjPi6-ANIXxw