Asian Heritage Month Documentary Film: "Last Days in Vietnam"

Saturday, April 25, 2015, 7 pm to 10 pm
Campus: 
Dayton
Medical Sciences Auditorium
Audience: 
Future Students
Current Students
Faculty
Staff
Alumni
The public

Award-winning filmmaker Rory Kennedy chronicles the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War as the North Vietnamese Army closed in on Saigon. With the clock ticking and the city under fire, American officers on the ground faced a moral dilemma: follow official policy and evacuate U.S. citizens and their dependents only, or ignore orders and save the men, women, and children they had come to value and love in their years in Vietnam. At the risk of their careers and possible court-martial, a handful of individuals took matters into their own hands. Engaging in unsanctioned and often makeshift operations, they waged a desperate effort to evacuate as many South Vietnamese as possible. An open mic discussion to follow after the screening.

Co-sponsored by Wright State University’s Asian/Hispanic/Native American Center and the Vietnamese Association of Greater Dayton.

For information, contact
Mia Honaker
Administrative Support Coordinator
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