American Experience
Daughter From Danang: The Last Orphan

May 5, 1975
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[Panel 1] Nurse: You're a very lucky lady, you know that dear?.. Kim: {thinking} Yeah, yeah [Panel 2] Nurse: You're the last orphan baby out of Vietnam--an important symbol of hope for the free world! Kim: {thinking} Yeah, yeah [Panel 3] Nurse: you've got a whole new life ahead of you--a new family, a new home, and probably even a new name like..like..Abigail! Kim: {thinking} "ABIGAIL"? [Panel 4] Nurse: Yes, you're a very lucky young lady! Kim: {thinking} "ABIGAIL"?! What kind of name is that for a war victim?!