HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation - Gerald R. Ford DayWhereas, President Gerald R. Ford served as the 38th President
of the United States and was a U.S. Navy World War II Veteran and
Veterans of Foreign Wars Life Member; and
Whereas, President Gerald R. Ford, in a profound humanitarian
act, authorized a $2 million fund and announced that the U.S. government
would begin evacuating otherwise slaughtered Asian -American orphans
from Saigon on a series of 30 planned flights, resulting in more than 2,700
children adopted in the United States; and
Whereas, Operation Babylift was the name given to the mass
evacuation of April 3-26, 1975, of orphans from South Vietnam at the end
of the Vietnam War; and
Whereas, on April 5th, 1975, President Ford went the extra mile by
flying from Palm Springs airport to San Francisco International airport to
welcome the babies. One of the babies he carried off the evacuation
aircraft is named Nikki Logan, who grew up and joined the U.S. Marines
to give back and to serve her country; and
Whereas, Operation Babylift was one of the greatest humanitarian
acts of the 20th Century with a positive impact on some 4,000 babies
worldwide.
Now, Therefore, I, Jan C. Harnik, Mayor of the City of Palm
Desert, California, Do Hereby Proclaim April 5th, In Perpetuity, as
Gerald Ford Day
in the City of Palm Desert and encourage all citizens to join with me in
recognizing President Ford's heroic stand to bring our children home.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and have
caused the Official Seal of the City of Palm Desert,
California, to be affixed this 11th day of July, 2013.
Whereas, President Gerald R. Ford served as the 38th President
of the United States and was a U.S. Navy World War 11 Veteran and
Veterans of Foreign Wars Life Member; and
Whereas, President Gerald R. Ford, in a profound humanitarian
act, authorized a $2 million fund and announced that the U.S. government
would begin evacuating otherwise slaughtered Asian -American orphans
from Saigon on a series of 30 planned flights, resulting in more than 2,700
children adopted in the United States; and
Whereas, Operation Babylift was the name given to the mass
evacuation of April 3-26, 1975, of orphans from South Vietnam at the end
of the Vietnam War; and
Whereas, on April 5th, 1975, President Ford went the extra mile by
flying from Palm Springs airport to San Francisco International airport to
welcome the babies. One of the babies he carried off the evacuation
aircraft is named Nikki Logan, who grew up and joined the U.S. Marines
to give back and to serve her country; and
Whereas, Operation Babylift was one of the greatest humanitarian
acts of the 20th Century with a positive impact on some 4,000 babies
worldwide.
Now, Therefore, I, Jan C. Harnik, Mayor of the City of Palm
Desert, California, Do Hereby Proclaim April 5th, In Perpetuity, as
Gerald Ford Day
in the City of Palm Desert and encourage all citizens to join with me in
recognizing President Ford's heroic stand to bring our children home.
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In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and have
caused the Official Seal of the City of Palm Desert,
California, to be affixed this 11th day of July, 2013.