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Friday, January 28, 2011

Vietnam refugee relocation

View out rear of cargo area of C-130 ... about to load local villagers for relocation. Most had never been near an aircraft before, and had little but the clothes on their backs. Mainly women, children, old men. this was not first class air travel ... the passengers sat on floor of dirty metal cargo pallets. tie-down straps rigged across fuselage a few feet off ground provided something to hold on to. Take offs and landings could be rough on dirt runways. Near Hue, Vietnam I think (near the DMZ) '72 ... although large hangers and choppers in background make me think slide was mislabeled.

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