Vietnam Series Visiting Author LeAnn Theiman on Operation Babylift, part of the Barbara Knapp Lecture Series

Date: 11/11/2015
Time: 7:00 PM

1330 Elmhurst Drive NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

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Event Description: In 1975, two Iowans, LeAnn Thieman and Carol Dey, worked with a group called “Friends of Children of Vietnam,” which encouraged adopting Vietnam orphans. As the Vietnam War wound down in 1975, Dey and Thieman were on a trip to Vietnam, expecting to transport six babies. But, as the chaotic final days of the war approached, six became 200. LeAnn Theiman, who since has become a nationally-recognized writer and motivational speaker, will describe that experience, which she and Dey also detailed in their book: “This Must Be My Brother: The Daring Rescue of Innocent Children in the Final Desperate Hours of the Vietnam War.” https://www.mtmercy.edu/news-events/event/2015/08/13/operation-babylift-daring-rescue-innocent-children-final-hours-vietnam


Directions:
Mount Mercy University Busse Center, Chapel of Mercy

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