ABC Correspondent Who Rescued Vietnam Refugees, Has Died

As Saigon fell in 1975, ABC News correspondent Kevin Delany worked to rescue 101 Vietnamese colleagues and their family members.

As Saigon fell in 1975, ABC News correspondent Kevin Delany worked to rescue 101 Vietnamese colleagues and their family members.

“He was always a gentleman and what he did to save our Saigon staff was heroic and amazing,” said ABC News VP Bob Murphy. “It set a standard for professional responsibility and human care that we have tried to follow ever since.”

Kevin Francis Xavior Delany, who passed away Jan. 15 in Bethesda from complications of Alzheimer’s, got his start started in journalism as a copy boy for the New York Daily News while attending the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.

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