Orphan 32

Orphan 32 retells the story of the evacuation of 57 war orphans from Vietnam in 1975, near the end of the war, weeks before the fall of Saigon. One of those who journeyed with these children was taken out by mistake. In 2009, Thanh Campbell returned to Vietnam to retrace his steps of being lost to being found many years later...

Nearly two decades long, the Vietnam War was one of history’s devastating battles. More bombs were dropped than both World Wars put together. Lives were destroyed and families torn apart. In 1975, the last flight out of Vietnam rescued 57 war orphans before the Communists took over the south capital of Saigon. En route to Canada, Nguyen Ngoc Minh Thanh was aboard that flight. He was Orphan #32. Thanh’s story began like many other Vietnamese orphans on Operation Babylift, but as he later discovered, his path had taken a much different direction from the rest. Orphan 32 will take you on a remarkable journey of life, love, family and self-discovery.

Thanh Campbell was born in Vietnam and came over to Canada as part of the last flight out of Saigon in 1975 with 56 other orphan children. Thanh was adopted in to the family of Rev. William and Maureen Campbell. Thanh became the youngest of the six Campbell children. In the recent past, Thanh reunited with many of the children that flew over with him back in 1975 as war orphans. This milestone in his life was captured numerous times in the media. Invited to be a guest on such programs as CBC News, TVO, Canada AM, 100 Huntley Street, he has had the chance to share his life story to the Nation. The 57 Orphans' story has been covered by many newspapers including the Toronto Star, Hamilton Spectator, Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun, Saigon Newspaper, and included in the French Consulate Newsletter. Most recently Thanh has written his autobiography titled Orphan 32. As the next chapter of Thanh's life is unfolding, you're invited to hear this amazing story of the value of family, life and the power of love. Thanh has been invited to speak at numerous groups, churches and schools across Canada as a keynote speaker sharing his story of coming to Canada.