SAORE Foundation
(Seawolves Agent Orange Relief Effort Foundation)
SAORE Foundation(Seawolves Agent Orange Relief Effort Foundation)
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Viet Duc Hospital Cardiac Project
SAORE Foundation has committed to upgrading the cardiac unit of this large trauma and surgical hospital located in the heart of Hanoi, with a suite of critically needed operating room equipment. Viet Duc University Hospital, using two operating rooms, performs more than 500 scheduled cardiac surgical procedures annually. Due to the paucity of funds available their primary equipment has aged, become unreliable and are obsolete.
The heart pump shown below is unable to function during surgeries performed on infants weighing less than 25 pounds. Chief of Department Dr. Le Ngoc Thanh is able to manage his department with highly skilled and experienced surgeons and anesthesiologists. Dr. A. Tom Pezzella, president of World Heart Foundation and
teaching surgeon who has had a long relationship with this hospital, has
suggested to SAOREF to donate a package of equipment valued at $30,000 which
would facilitate the upgrading of one of their units. We have decided to raise
funds to support this worthy cause and hope to have the funds raised by the
beginning of summer 2006. In addition to saving many lives, the goal of SAORE
Foundation is to contribute to improving the relationship between our two
countries, both of which suffered greatly during the Vietnam War. There are
still many Vietnamese children, especially those with parents living near former
U. S. bases which had once stored the toxic Agent Orange chemical, being born
with birth defects resulting from genetic mutations. The children pictured below wait for their turn at having their
hearts repaired in a special ward enabling one of their parents to stay with and
comfort them. (Since the photo was taken in January, which is the only cold
month in Hanoi and since most public buildings in Hanoi are unheated, the
children maintain their warmth by dressing appropriately). To show its appreciation for this equipment, Viet Duc University
Hospital has committed to SAORE Foundation to naming this upgraded facility
after Elmo Zumwalt III, a former United States naval officer who once commanded
Swift Boats on the waterways during the Vietnam War. He was the son of former
Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Zumwalt Jr., who served as commander U. S.
naval forces in Vietnam during the same period of his son’s service.
The compelling story of their relationship and the tragedy of the death of the admiral’s son from the effects of Agent Orange dioxins, which he had ordered to be sprayed to help protect American forces in Vietnam is told in “My Father, My Son” (Macmillan publishing Co., 1986). To Help Fund This Vital Project Please Click Here |
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SAORE Foundation is a charitable organization, raising funds for physically disabled, mentally handicapped, needy and poor in Vietnam. The concept of this "Heart to Heart Mission" was born as a project to heal and improve relations between the United States and Vietnam. One hundred percent, (100%), of funds are used for carefully screened and selected humanitarian needs. There are NO salaries paid and administrative costs are minuscule or absorbed by SAORE Foundation volunteers.
Funds utilized by SAORE Foundation are distributed directly to the end users via non-governmental contacts or agencies. Neither U S nor Vietnam governmental elements are in the distribution nor utilization chain
SAORE Foundation is not affiliated with nor a part of the US Navy Seawolf Association Send mail to
webmaster@SAOREF.Org with
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