Vietnam Babylift Images


Photos and other Vietnam Babylift Related Images
HEATHER'S WELCOME HOME

©Copyright 2006 by Bernie "Doc" Duff

The following photos were taken by Tammy Nguyen Lee, Producer/Director of the documentary film, "Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam". Please visit the film website at www.TheBabylift.com for additional details.

These photos were taken during Lana Noone's Viet Nam Babylift Program at the FDR Presidential Library's Wallace Educational Center, Hyde Park, New York, on May 21, 2006. Please contact Lana@Vietnambabylift.org for additional program information.

 Lana Noone thanks Viet Nam Veteran Ron Speight, and Korean War Veteran Daniel Brandi, in front of the Viet Nam Babylift Quilt.

Newspaper articles about the Noone family, Babylift Quilt

Lana Noone accepting the Heather Constance Noone Congressional Memorial Certificate, presented in recognition of Heather's short life, The United States House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

Viet Nam Veteran/Artist Bernie Duff and Lana Noone, at Bernie's painting, titled "Heather's Homecoming Day", April 23, 1975.
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 Lana Noone, Kath Fennell, Bernie Duff and Carey Spearman with the Babylift Quilt. Kath is President of the Sharon Ann Lane Foundation. Bernie and Carey are Viet Nam Veterans.

Lana Noone accepts the New York State Senate Recognition Award for her work on behalf of the Viet Nam Babylift.

Heather Constance Noone's gravesite, Montclair, New Jersey.

Vietnam Babylift adoptees reunite at the 25th Anniversary Babylift Reunion.

Baltimore, Maryland
April, 2000
The Earthen Dove Effigy Mound at The Highground Veterans Memorial.
Neillsville, Wisconsin.

"A place of peace and healing where the education would continue about the human cost of war..."

- Chris Wachtendonk

Heather Marie Song Yee Noone
Age: 2 months


Miracles do happen! Our family is blessed by my new granddaughter. She is Jason and Rosemary's daughter, and Jennie's new niece!

Defense Attache Office's "Circle of Sisters/Circle of Friends" Group at the 10th Anniversary of the Vietnam Women's Memorial, November 2003, Washington, D.C.

Jolynne Strang, President of the Group, is second from the left (1st row).
Sally Vinyard, DAO Officer, is fourth from the left (1st row).
Lana Noone, representing the Babylift families, is fifth from the left (1st row).

This plaque commemorates the location of Shirley Peck Barnes' Continental Care Center where 600 Babylift adoptees were cared for "en route" in April, 1975.

Roses placed at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Babylift (April, 2000).
Jennifer Nguyen Noone speaking at the 25th anniversary program for the Vietnam Babylift (April, 2000) as shown in the documentary film "Precious Cargo."
The Vietnam Babylift Quilt, wrought from remnants of clothing worn by the Babylift adoptees when they arrived in the United States (April, 1975) by Shirley Peck-Barnes.

Vietnam Babylift Adoptee Panel, American Museum of Natural History, April 26, 2003.

Four panelists and friends

C5A Galaxy Memorial, Vietnam...a section of the Babylift Plane that crashed on April 4, 1975.

Photo credit: Jennifer Nguyen Noone (Vietnam, 2001)
Jen, Byron, Lana and Jason at Heather's grave
June, 2001

(Courtesy of Charlene Edwards)
World Airways 30th Anniversary Trip to Vietnam, June, 2005

Jen and Lana Noone prepare to board the World Airways flight to Vietnam

(6/12/05)
World Airways 30th Anniversary Trip to Vietnam, June, 2005

Jen Noone being welcomed to Saigon Sheraton

(6/14/05)
World Airways 30th Anniversary Trip to Vietnam, June, 2005

Jen and Lana Noone at the site of Heather and Byron's memorial ceremony

Saigon, Vietnam
(6/14/05)
World Airways 30th Anniversary Trip to Vietnam, June, 2005

Jen Noone presenting donation Phu My Orphanage. Also in the photo are Randy Martinez (CEO of World Airways) and Orphanage staff.

(6/15/05)
World Airways 30th Anniversary Trip to Vietnam, June, 2005

Jen and Lana Noone entering the Unification Palace for the Official State Dinner

(6/16/05)
World Airways 30th Anniversary Trip to Vietnam, June, 2005

Babylift adoptees at the Unification Palace Dinner

(6/16/05)
World Airways 30th Anniversary Trip to Vietnam, June, 2005

Moms who accompanied their (Babylift adoptee) children on the trip at the Unification Dinner

(6/16/05)
Babylift 30th Anniversary Photograph taken at the New Jersey Vietnam Era Educational Center (4/2/2005)

Painting of Lana, Heather and Byron Noone entitled "Heather's Homecoming - Operation Babylift" being presented to Lana Noone by the artist, Vietnam veteran "Doc" Bernie Duff.

Photo taken by Chip Skuse, 196th Lt. Inf. Bde...Vietnam Veteran...1967-1968

Babylift Photos from Australia, April, 1975, Courtesy of Ian Frame













***Editor's Note: Grandparenthood is the best**

 My son, Jason Paik Noone, proud dad, with his (and wife Rosemary's) son, (my grandson!) Jayden Alexander Chul-Soo Noone...born, May 23, 2006.

Jayden Alexander Chul-Soo Noone with his "big" sister, Heather Marie Song-Yee Noone on Jayden's birthday, May 23, 2006.

Sally Vinyard and Friends



Friends from Sally's first tour in Saigon as Housing Officer for OICC RVN (Officer in Charge of construction, Republic of Vietnam) met on a reunion cruise in September, 2005, to celebrate her upcoming 85th birthday. All were U.S. Navy employees who served between 1966 and 1973. Seated from left are Kathy Sherry, Judy Abercrombie (who stepped in for Polly Oakley who passed away recently), Sally Vinyard, Sherry Sheer McKenna and Diane Estrada. Standing from left are Brenda Pafford Erickson, Diane Johnson Brem, Grace Roberts Plummer, Elizabeth Cameron Henry and Susan Phillips Conley-Mueller. These friends have met at reunions several times over the years both in the U.S. and in Europe.

-Diane Brem (PVCCSUNLAKES@JUNO.COM)

Editor's Note:

Sally Vinyard's friends from her 1973-1975 tour in Vietnam are not pictured here as many of them were among the 37 DAO (Defense Attache Office) civilian women who died in the C5A Babylift plane crash on April 4, 1975. We are grateful to Sally and all who sacrificed so much for the Babylift children.

-Lana Noone

February 12, 2007

Posthumous tribute to President Ford and film screening of "Operation Babylift - Homeward Bound" at the New Jersey Vietnam Era Educational Center. Photo shows Jennie and her mom, Lana Noone, as they proceeded to board the World Airways flight to Vietnam, June 13, 2005.

Photo courtesy of Chip Skuse

February 12, 2007

Program - Lana Noone greets the audience. Vietnam Babylift Quilt and Vietnam Babylift Archival are items displayed in exhibit cases in the photo.

Photo courtesy of Chip Skuse

Lana Noone performing the University of Michigan football song in a tribute to President Ford who was a member of the team during his college years.

Photo courtesy of Chip Skuse

The Gerald R. Ford "Operation Babylift" Posthumous Award Plaque, designed and created by Charles B. Wilber, presented to the Ford Library/Museum on behalf of the Vietnam Babylift 30th Anniversary Award Committee, February 17, 2007.

Photo courtesy of Chip Skuse

Left to right:

Lana Noone, presenting the Ford Award Plaque, accepted by the Ford Library; Kath Fennell (who served in the Vietnam War as a nurse), President of the Sharon Ann Lane Foundation; Sharon Apperson, who read a tribute to President Ford from Sally Vinyard (previously with the U.S. Defense Attache Office, Vietnam).

Photo courtesy of Chip Skuse

Tia Keevil, Vietnam Babylift adoptee, read tributes to President Ford written by Babylift adoptees and by Kien Nguyen, author of "The Unwanted", on behalf of the Vietnamese-American community.

Photo courtesy of Chip Skuse

Lana Noone, with the Vietnam Babylift Quilt in the background, thanks the New Jersey Vietnam Era Center for hosting the Award ceremony and all who participated in the program. Vietnam Babylift participants and Vietnam veterans were recognized from the podium.

Photo courtesy of Chip Skuse

Christmas Eve, 2006

Lana Noone's grandchildren, Jayden and Heather Noone, via my son, Jason, and his wife, Rosie. They are the light of my life!

Photo courtesy of Noone family

Autumn, 2006

Jason and Rosie Noone with my grandchildren, Heather and Jayden Noone. Jason arrived from Korea in 1979.

Photo courtesy of Noone family

Winter, 2007

My daughter, Jennifer Nguyen Noone. Jennie arrived in the United States on the final Babylift flight. This photo was taken shortly after Jennie completed the New York City Marathon in four hours and 47 minutes in November, 2006. She wore her name tag and an "In Memory of Dad" tag for her adoptive father, Byron Noone.

Photo courtesy of Noone family

October, 2006

The Noone "clan" at Jayden's Baptism. Left to right:

Proud dad, Jason; proud mom, Rosie; a very tired big sister, Heather; a very happy grandma, Lana; a proud and happy Aunt Jennie; and Jayden on his big day. I'm sure grandpa Byron was with us too, watching over us from Heaven.

Photo courtesy of Noone family

Photo of B.J. Harms and Jennie Noone taken at Clark Air force Base, the Phillipines, May, 1975. We are searching for B.J. Harmes and would like to thank him.

Archival photo (public domain)


Gerald R. Ford Babylift Tribute Ceremony, Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 22, 2007


On May 22, 2007, Operation Babylift presented an award to the late US President, Gerald Ford, at the museum that bears his name in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I was also honored in having my painting, "Welcome Home," added to the permanent collection as part of this display.

-Bernie "Doc" Duff



Doc taking a break as Lana is interviewed very early in the morning by the media in Grand Rapids




Lana Noone with Steve Ford



Looking at some of Phil Wise's memorabilia from the ill-fated C5A that he was a crew member on in April 1975. Phil explained that it is probably Captain Mary Klinger, who was a nurse on that flight, who walks and cares for her orphans eternally...





Doc sharing his experiences of the wonderful people of District 12 and the "visitors" who live eternally in their midst.



Unveiling the painting with Steve Ford



Steve Ford, the son of former President Gerald Ford, touches the artifacts mixed in the paint of "Welcome Home," a painting done in tribute to his dad.



Steve showing his appreciation...



Posing on stage with "Welcome Home"



Lana Noone posing with Presidend Ford's step-brother, Dick



Steve and Doc at the Gerald Ford Museum



Phil grabbing a bite before heading back to a meeting in Flint, Michigan. Keep your eyes open for the book that Phil is now working on with his daughter.



Tia standing with Ross in the lobby of The Gerald Ford Museum



Phil and Tia



Doc's brother in-law, Andy, Steve Ford and Doc are all smiles at The Gerald Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

"My thanks to Andy for the use of his sports coat, since my home in Vietnam is too hot for such things!"



Lana Noone, Linda Adams, (representing the DAO families), Phil Wise, Ross Meador and Bernie Duff (creator of the "Welcome Home" painting)



Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Tribute Ceremony group photo
Courtesy Phil Wise



Lana Noone, Tia Keevil, Steve Ford, Phil Wise and Ross Meador, Ford Presidential Museum Tribute Ceremony, May 22, 2007



Phil Wise, Tia Keevil, Lana Noone and Ross Meador, Ford Presidential Library, May 22, 2007 Babylift Tribute Ceremony



On October 20, 2007. the African-American Cultural Council of Virginia presented a 10th Multi-National Salute to Minorities in the Military. The Vietnam Era honorees included Kathleen Fennell (Sharon Ann LaneFoundation), Kerry Pardue (Vietnam War Medic, Poet) and LanaNoone, who was recognized for her Operation Babylift Living Historian work. Pictured in the photo are Freddi Moody, AACC's President with Lana Noone, Kerry Pardue, honorees and members of AACC's Board. A highlight of the Ceremony was an acceptance speech by Colonel (Retired) Porcher L. Taylor, Jr., a life member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen who spoke about this involvement with this heroic group.

For additional information about the Ceremony and AACC's work please contact: Lana@Vietnambabylift.org