Friday, August 14, 2026
News Release: From Saigon to Fort Chaffee: Untold Stories From Operation New Arrivals
From Saigon to Fort Chaffee: Untold Stories From Operation New Arrivals FORT SMITH, Ark. — Chaffee Crossing Historic District will host a special evening of history and storytelling, “From Saigon to Fort Chaffee: Untold Stories From Operation New Arrivals,” on Friday, September 4, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Chaffee Crossing Media Center, 7801 Ellis St., Fort Smith. The program will feature Doug M. Nguyen, who was a child when his family fled Vietnam in April 1975 and arrived at Fort Chaffee as
