April 2, 2005 proclaimed "Vietnam Babylift" Day
by the
Governor of New Jersey

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April 2, 2005 was proclaimed "Vietnam Babylift" Day by the Governor of New Jersey. The date is significant, as it is the 30th Anniversary of the first Babylift flight.

The proclamation reads:

State of New Jersey
Executive Department

Proclamation

WHEREAS, Operation Babylift, the search and rescue of abandoned chldren during the Vietnam War, has attained international acclaim as one of the most noteworthy humanitarian rescue missions of the 20th century;

and

WHEREAS, in April 1975, more than 2,000 Vietnamese orphans were flown to new homes in the United States and another 1,300 children were flown to Canada, Europe, and Australia;

and

WHEREAS, the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel. New Jersey has consistently been a voice in recognizing Operation Babylift;

and

WHEREAS, on April 2, 2005, the Operation Babylift families, New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Operation Babylift civilian participants and members of the United States Vietnamese community are honoring the 30th Anniversary of the Vietnam Operation Babylift;

NOW, THEREFORE, I RICHARD, J. CODEY,acting Governor of the State of New Jersey, do hereby proclaim April 2, 2005 as OPERATION BABYLIFT DAY in New Jersey.

GIVEN, under my hand and the Great Seal of the State of New Jersey, this twenty-forth day of March in the year of Our Lord two thousand five and of the Independence of the United States the two hundred and twenty-ninth.

Signed,
Richard J. Codey,
ACTING GOVERNOR,
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
BY THE GOVERNOR:
Signed by REGENA L. THOMAS,
SECRETARY OF STATE.