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Thousands of people try to escape from Saigon and scramble for places on the few boats and panic as they fight to leave. US Marines carry out a rescue mission for the people trapped in the US Embassy compound and take them to a US aircraft carrier waiting nearby.
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With Gustav approaching hurricane strength and showing no signs of veering off a track to slam into the Gulf Coast, authorities across the region began laying the groundwork Thursday to get the sick, elderly and poor away from the shoreline. (Aug. 28)
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Chuck Wieneke, a member of the city council in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, talks about flooding evacuations in the Time Check neighborhood in northwest Cedar Rapids, and a volunteer discusses helping area residents with evacuations as flood waters continue to rise on Wednesday, June 11, 2008. GazetteOnline video by Michael Barnes.
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Clip from newly released vintage Vietnam War-Era feature film starring Trinh Cong Son, filmed during the conflict and containing this and more live war footage. Dat Kho is available for purchase on DVD at www.createspace.com/ 225161, Amazon.com and for video on demand worldwide at Caachi.com
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is declaring a state of emergency and activating the National Guard in advance of Gustav. The storm could crash ashore on the Gulf Coast sometime over the Labor Day weekend as a perilous Category 3 hurricane. (Aug. 27)
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Amateur video footage of the evacuation of the Greek cruise ship Sea Diamond which sank off Santorini on April 6, 2007. Footage from abc7.com, the Los Angeles ABC affiliate.
Note: I did not personally take this footage, nor do I own the legal rights to it. This video was posted under the Fair Use doctrine of U.S. copyright law for non-commercial, informative use.