Operation New Arrivals (April 29 – September 16, 1975) was the relocation of 130,000

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ese

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s from

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. Following the South-Vietnamese evacuation during the

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Operation New Life Operation New Life (23 April – 1 November 1975) was the care and processing on Guam of Vietnamese refugees evacuated before and after the Fall of Saigon, the closing day of the Vietnam War. More than 111,000 of the evacuated 130,000 Vietname ...

, and Babylift at the end of the

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, refugees were relocated to the United States to begin assimilation and resettlement into American society. 251 C-141 and

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flights and 349 commercial flights airlifted the refugees to camps around the United States. These camps consisted of

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, California (opened April 29),

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, Arkansas (opened May 2),

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, Florida (opened May 4), and

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, Pennsylvania (opened May 28). The operation relocated, supported and sheltered the refugees until civilian agencies were able to resettle them.

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