historyfeels 👇🏽 Operation Babylift was launched in April 1975 during the final weeks of the Vietnam War as North Vietnamese forces closed in on Saigon. The mission sought to evacuate thousands of Vietnamese children, many of whom were living in orphanages and were slated for adoption by families in the United States, Canada, Australia, and several European countries. In total, more than 3,000 children were flown to the United States, with thousands more taken in by other nations over the following weeks. The operation remains one of the most emotionally charged humanitarian efforts of the war. Supporters viewed it as a lifesaving rescue for children facing an uncertain future amid the collapse of South Vietnam. Critics, however, have argued that not every child was truly an orphan. In the confusion of the war’s final days, records were incomplete, and some children may have been separated from living relatives who were never located. Decades later, a number of adoptees have sear...