tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170543152974644084.post5163553761784006227..comments2024-03-28T13:55:51.040-04:00Comments on CanLit for LittleCanadians: Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from WarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170543152974644084.post-6929191688611572782012-05-28T16:50:22.033-04:002012-05-28T16:50:22.033-04:00Helen, thank you so much for passing that message ...Helen, thank you so much for passing that message on. I have answered Missy. Her Tuyet and mine are two different people. Tuyet (which means snow in Vietnamese) is a common name, and unfortunately, polio was all too common in Vietnamese children during the war. The Canadian Tuyet traveled directly to Canada via Saigon, Hong Kong, then Vancouver and finally Toronto. Her flight took place just days after the infamous crash of the C5 Galaxy aircraft -- a huge aircraft that had been commissioned by President Ford to rescue these children, not a helicopter, as was the case with Missy's Tuyet. There were some of the Galaxy survivors on Canadian Tuyet's flight.Marsha Skrypuchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07972874933909468020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170543152974644084.post-76736454553024790782012-05-28T09:47:33.170-04:002012-05-28T09:47:33.170-04:00We received this fascinating email from reader Mis...We received this fascinating email from reader Missy Sternlicht. I have edited out the email addresses provided, for privacy purposes.<br /><br />37 years ago, after the fall of Saigon, my family in Connecticut took in a number of Vietnamese orphans after a helicopter crash. Seeing as my dad was a pediatrician, it was a good place for these children. One of the orphans we became very close to was named Tuyet. In fact, we noticed she had problems with her left leg and my parents took her to Yale Medical Center where she was diagnosed with Polio. My family has often wondered what has happened to Tuyet. Have we found her? Please let us know. Thank you very much.<br /><br />Marsha Skrypuch graciously agreed to contact Missy.Helen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05577928795973490090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170543152974644084.post-3347029180542126412012-04-09T14:25:54.961-04:002012-04-09T14:25:54.961-04:00A wonderful review! Thank you so much, Helen.A wonderful review! Thank you so much, Helen.Marsha Skrypuchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07972874933909468020noreply@blogger.com