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THIS PAPER PRESENTS A CASE STUDY OF THE OPERATION-" NEW LIFE" - WHICH EVACUATED VIET REFUGEES AND CARED FOR THEM ON GUAM UNTIL THEY RESETTLED. IT FOCUSES ON THE LOGISTIC PROBLEMS AND PRAGMATIC SOLUTIONS REACHED IN A SITUATION WHERE A WIDE GAP BETWEEN PUBLIC POLICY AND ITS APPLICATION EXISTED.

THE ABSENCE FROM THE PUBLIC POLICY ARENA HAS BEEN THE RESULT OF BOTH HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND THEORETICAL BIASES WITHIN THE FIELD. RECENTLY, A RAPIDLY GROWING EMPHASIS ON PUBLIC POLICY IN APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY PROMISES TO GIVE THE DISCIPLINE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A TRULY HOLISTIC POLICY SCIENCE.

The much debated subjects of zero draft and the all-volunteer force have become reality for America's Military Establishment in the 1970's. Despite the undeniable public support voiced for an end to the draft, the long-term cultural, political, and strategic implications of this course have largely been overlooked.

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In the spring of 1975, the United States was faced not only with military defeat in Vietnam, but also with the challenge of processing, caring for and eventually resettling more than 130,000 persons fleeing Vietnam.This paper presents a case study of the operation‐"New Life" which evacuated these refugees and cared for them on Guam until they could be resettled. The account focuses on the logistic problems and pragmatic solutions reached in a situation where there existed a wide gap between public policy and i t s application. This discussion is especially instructive in light of the growing national and international problem of refugee relocation.