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Operation Frequent Wind

  • 11/7/1975

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The original caption for this photograph reads: Operation “Frequent Wind” — A South Vietnamese helicopter pilot and his family, safely aboard the USS Hancock, are escorted by a Marine Security Guard to the refugee area during the evacuation of Saigon, Republic of Vietnam.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Marine Corps.

National Archives Identifier: 26398247

Full Citation: Photograph 127-GVB-279-A801617; 279 – Operation Frequent Wind (1975 evacuation of Phnom Penh and Saigon); 11/7/1975; Divider/Subject – 279 – Operation Frequent Wind (1975 evacuation of Phnom Penh and Saigon); Black and White Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam, 1962 – 1975; Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, Record Group 127; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/operation-frequent-wind/, December 2, 2025]

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