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Vietnamese boat people waiting rescue

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Original – 35 Vietnamese refugees wait to be taken aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). They are being rescued from a 35 foot fishing boat 350 miles northeast of Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, after spending eight days at sea.

Reason

While the image quality can be made better, I think this image is historically significant because it captured a moment in time during the height of the Vietnamese refugee crisis during the 1970s and 1980s. This image succinctly illustrates the plight of the boat people at the time, showing the cramped condition of the boat and showing men, women, and children at the moment they are rescued after being at sea for days.

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Other History

Creator

Phil Eggman, United States Navy

• Support as nominator --DHN (talk) 00:28, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
• Weak oppose -- Striking but blurry. Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:32, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
• Regretful oppose good EV but I agree with Crisco 1492 about the image quality. Pine^talk 09:47, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
• Weak Support -- I think we can ignore the slight problems with image quality due to historical significance. Could do with a better name than Vietnamese Boat People waiting rescue though. Zibart (talk) 21:23, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:05, 29 February 2012 (UTC)