USS Midway Saves Thousands from Vietnam

US Air Force HH-53 helicopters on the deck of USS Midway during Operation Frequent Wind, April 1975

USS Midway Saves Thousands from Vietnam

The following information is from the USS Midway Museum.The final American combat troops left Vietnam in March 1973 a few months after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords. America’s involvement in war-torn Southeast Asia, however, would continue for years with thousands of government employees staying behind to assist South Vietnam.