President. one of the most tragic legacies of the Indochina conflict has been the millions of children who have forever been scarred by warthe orphans. the maimed. the homeless--all victims of violence that continues even today. In South Vietnam alone. there are some one million orphans or halforphans. with perhaps as many as 30.000 now abandoned to the care of orphanages that are overcrowded. understaffed. and in need of help. An estimated 20.000 to 25.000 children in Vietnam have been fathered by Americans. some 1.000 of whom are now in orphanages and available for adoption. Uncounted more children are in need of help in the refugee camps and on the streets of Saigon. and in other areas of Indochina. It is not surprising. Mr.