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Second Generations (92): Chantal Doecke and the journey searching for her birth parents

Chantal Doecke

Chantal Doecke trong ngày lễ tốt nghiệp đại học của con gái Source: Supplied

In April, 1975, Chantal Doecke was among 3,000 babies and infants bundled onto aircrafts and flown out of Saigon as part of Operation Babylift, which took place in the closing days of the Vietnam War. The 41-year-old is on an emotional journey to find a family she has never met and to connect with a nation where she has never lived.


Ms Doecke was adopted in Australia by a couple from Adelaide, where she still lives today.

 


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