This Must be My Brother - Softcover

LeAnn Thieman; Carol Dey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0972764518 ISBN 13: 9780972764513

Publisher: Priority Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

'Did you hear the news? President Ford okayed Operation Babylift. Instead of taking out 6 babies, you'll help us take home 300!' 'With that exciting announcement, all the questions about why two Midwestern homemakers would fly into a war zone were answered. Their mission at last was clear. But nothing in their pasts had prepared them for what they were about to see and experience. Saigon was falling to the Vietcong. And the lives of thousands of orphan children hung in the balance.

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About the Author

LeAnn Thieman is a nationally acclaimed professional speaker, author, and nurse who was accidentally caught up in the Vietnam Orphan Airlift in 1975. Her book, This Must Be My Brother, details her daring adventure of helping to rescue 300 babies as Saigon was falling to the Communists. An ordinary person, she struggled through extraordinary circumstances and found the courage to succeed. LeAnn has been featured in Newsweek Magazine's Voices of the Century issue, on FOX-TV, BBC, NPR, PBS, and countless radio and TV programs. After her Operation Babylift story was featured in Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul, LeAnn became one of Chicken Soup's most prolific writers. Her devotion to thirty years of nursing, made her the ideal co-author of Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul. She went on to coauthor 11 more Chicken Soup books, including Chicken Soup for the Christian Woman's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Caregiver's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Father and Daughter Soul,Chicken Soup for the Grandma's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Mother and Son Soul, Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul 2, Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Living Catholic Faith,Chicken Soup for the Nurse s Soul, Second Dose,Chicken Soup for the Soul, A Book of Miracles,Chicken Soup for the Soul, Answered Prayers. As a renowned motivational speaker, LeAnn shares life-changing lessons learned from her Airlift experience. Believing we all have individual "war zones," she inspires people to balance their lives, truly live their priorities and honors them for the difference they make in the world. LeAnn is one of about ten-percent of speakers worldwide to have earned the Certified Speaking Professional designation and in August, 2008 she was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. LeAnn and Mark, her husband of forty-five years, reside in Colorado where they enjoy their empty nest.

Review

In early April, 1975, two housewives, Thieman and Dey, were asked to fly into Vietnam and bring six babies for adoption. As the fall of Saigon became imminent, however, President Gerald Ford approved a massive 'babylift' and the six babies became 200. Thieman and Dey share their adventure--the doubts, terror, humor and the people the met on their mission... This is an astonishing story told honestly, without ego. It is also one that should not have had to wait 20 years for its telling. --Publisher's Weekly

Among many unknown Vietnam stories of compassion and bravery has been that of Operation Babylift. Here, written by two women who were there, is a fascinating part of that story told with honesty and compelling sincerity. Some of the scenes in this book will stay with me forever. --John Clark Pratt, author of Vietnam Voices and The Laotian Fragment

A 'routine' task to escort six healthy babies from Saigon to the U.S. threw this pair of Iowa homemakers into an international incident. This exciting true story forever impacted the lives of these women, the children they rescued, and the rest of the world. --Cherie Clark, Founder of Friends of Children of Vietnam

Edition details

• Publisher: Priority Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0972764518
• ISBN 13: 9780972764513
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 182