Tonight. It is amazing to have worked with them over the last few weeks in putting together this event. Dede is an attorney. And this makes me really, really proud, she will enter the Army Jag Corps actually this friday. This is really her last big event in civilian life before shes joining jag. And she will ship out to ft. Benning on friday. So that is it. See her, you know, goodbye to civilian life here for a while. And then we have thao, also a u of a alum, with a masters from the kent school of social work. She came to louisville as a refugee, as well, with her family in 1994. So without further ado, please welcome our two moderators and im looking forward to an exciting evening. Thank you, daniel, and the university of louisville for sponsoring tonights fantastic program. Can you guys hear me okay . Okay. Good. Ladies and gentlemen, my name is dede and my colleague right here, her name is thao. Were not related. Its just a very common last nail. We are both with moving voices. Mov
A nam war refugees. Shes an attorney. She is also an alum. And this makes me really, really proud. She will enter the army j. A. G. For this friday. This is really her last big event in civilian life. [ applause ]. And she will ship out to forth benning on friday. So that is it. Goodbye to civilian life here for a while. And u of l alum and masters from kent school of social work. And she came as a refugee as well with her family in 1994. So without further ado, please welcome our two moderators. And im looking forward to an exciting evening. Ladies and gentlemen, my name is dede and my colleague is tao. We are not related. Its just a common last name. We are both with moving voices. Moving voices, its our mission to bring more attention to the South Vietnamese message. South vietnam risked everything for freedom. Its often a perspective that is overlooked in our public discussion about vietnam war. So we are so thrilled tonight to help the university of louisville put together unheard
The army and air force reflect on their vietnam war experiences and escape from the country following the fall of saigon. It eventually settled in kentucky. This is hosted by the university of louisville. Its about an hour and a half. So you would like to introduce two moderators for tonight. Dee dee tram and donald tram. No relation. They are really amazing folks and the leading effort and community leading effort behind moving voices and behind this evening tonight. It is amazing to have worked with them the last few weeks in putting together this event. Dee dee is a daughter of street a nam war refugees. Shes an attorney. She is also an alum. And this makes me really, really proud. She will enter the army j. A. G. For this friday. This is really her last big event in civilian life. [ applause ]. And she will ship out to forth benning on friday. So that is it. Goodbye to civilian life here for a while. And u of l alum and masters from kent school of social work. And she came as a ref
Good day, everyone, im Bill Anderson, and Scott Williams lauren is getting a nice resting vacation, she deserves it. It is saturday. October 7. Were happy to be here and start the day. It is going to be a beautiful weather day here in philadelphia. Scott will tell us all about that. Before we get to that, you should know there are major road closures going on, lot going on. Kelly drive, from Strawberry Mansion bridge to fought green drive for the annual International Dragon boat festival. Mid town is hosting the fall festival from noon to 8 00 p. M. Began 6 00. The better part of 13th street will be closed until midnight. Scott, so we got all of that going on. We got concerns about weather, all over the place, Hurricane Nate. Right now, looks likes things will be pretty good here but a lot to look for across the country. Were looking at a pretty active hurricane season, in fact, right now, nate is a hurricane. Churning towards the gulf coast as early as this evening, take a look at hap
North and this is an engine of war, the helicopter known by the nickname the hughie. Ask any soldier, sailor and marine who served in vietnam and they will tell you the wof, wof, wof of that rotar is the most welcome thing you can hear. When we were wounded it carried us out. I was medivaced in vietnam. 2. 75 inch rockets and a machine gun that would fire over 4,000 round as minute, a virtual shower of steering lead. Tonight on war stories, the men that pioneered warfare, warriors that risked their lives in a strange, dangerous land called vietnam. April 29th, 1975 the end of the vietnam war and as they had throughout the long and bloody conflict, helicopters provided some of the most memorable images. The frenzy evacuation of the u. S. Embassy in saigon, being pushed into the sea destroyed to make room for south vietnamese. It was a conclusion to a long and costly war. Ten years earlier, a very different time and image. Formations of hughies sweeping in for the beginning of the worlds