 In 1988 , Operation California began using the name Operation USA because it better described the effort and intent of the organization to represent the entire American people . In 1989 Operation USA facilitated operations on children in Vietnam who had cleft palates by a Los Angeles @-@ based plastic surgeon , Dr Stanley <unk> . Medical aid effort was delivered to Mexico in 1990 , by <unk> in conjunction with USSR relief workers . In 1991 <unk> delivered aid to Bangladesh . <unk> delivered aid to war torn Somali 's in 1993 . In 1994 <unk> provided earthquake relief . In 1995 the organization provided aid to Hurricane Mitch survivors in Honduras and Nicaragua . In 1999 <unk> supplied aid to storm victims in Mexico . In 2003 <unk> delivered aid to Iraq War victims in the Persian Gulf . The tsunami victims in Sri Lanka and Indonesia were aided by <unk> in 2004 , as well as the Mexico City Flood victims . 
