 Operation California began in 1979 as " a relief organization created to provide aid to Vietnamese Boat People and Cambodian refugees " , founded by Richard Walden ( still active as President & CEO ) and Llewellyn Werner ( who left in early 1980 ) . The organization flew " the first international relief airlift to Cambodia since 1975 " , delivering medicine to Phnom @-@ Penh . Operation California had airlifted more than $ 3 million worth of aid by October 1979 . 
 Operation California began in 1979 as " a relief organization created to provide aid to Vietnamese Boat People and Cambodian refugees " , founded by Richard Walden ( still active as President & CEO ) and Llewellyn Werner ( <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>who</mark></a>left in early 1980 ) . The organization flew " the first international relief airlift to Cambodia since 1975 " , delivering medicine to Phnom @-@ Penh . Operation California <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> airlifted more than $ 3 million worth of aid by October 1979 . 
Operation California began in 1979 as " a relief organization created to provide aid to Vietnamese Boat People and Cambodian refugees " , founded by Richard Walden ( still active as President & CEO ) and Llewellyn Werner ( left in early 1980 ) . The organization flew " da first international relief airlift to Cambodia since 1975 " , delivering medicine to Phnom @-@ Penh . Operation cali done airlifted more than $ 3 million worth of aid by October 1979 .