Tran Quang Dung getting ride across tightrope with Ringling Bros. artist Philippe Petit at Camp Pendleton, Calif., 1975
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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., BIG MOMENT FOR A BOY--Tran Quang Dung, 11, gets a ride on back of tightrope artist Philippe Petit 25 feet above the ground during a performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for 4,000 Vietnamese refugees at Camp Pendleton. "I was not afraid," said the young volunteer. "I want to do the same thing when I grow up." It was first circus any refugee had seen.