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Doug Szymik Collection (2513) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25130000000

Less than a quarter of a linear foot of documents and a museum object donated to the archive by Doug Szymik. The collection contains a small Erma - Werks Model EP .25 caliber pocket pistol, the original export license for the pistol, and other paperwork. James Johnson took the pistol from a VC paymaster who was killed in a claymore ambush by E Troop 1/1st Cavalry. Johnson later sold the gun to Szymik.
Collection: Doug Szymik Collection

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Added: 14 Oct 2012 [Updated: 01 Jul 2013]

Jim Godfrey Collection (2534) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25340000000

Two copies of the book 'U.S. Army Helicopter Names in Vietnam' by John Brennan, 2011.
Collection: Jim Godfrey Collection

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Added: 18 Oct 2012 [Updated: 18 Oct 2012]

Guy Davis Collection (2530) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25300000000

The collection consists of approximately 2 linear feet of materials including a map, slides, and quarterly reports for the 21st Special Operations Squadron donated by Guy Davis. The materials document Guy Davis' military service at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base and Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base and are dated 1972-1973.
Collection: Guy Davis Collection

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Added: 23 Oct 2012 [Updated: 18 Apr 2022]

John A. Phillips Collection (2529) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25290000000

Less than a quarter of a linear foot of documents donated by John Phillips. The documents include a memoir of Phillips service in Vietnam with River Division 593 from November 1969 to June 1970 and a copy of his medical record dated 2001.
Collection: John A. Phillips Collection

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Added: 23 Oct 2012 [Updated: 04 Dec 2019]

William C. Wright Collection (2526) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25260000000

The collection contains approximately a quarter of a linear foot of letters and photographs sent by William C Wright to his parents and younger brother Daniel while serving with the 121st Signal Battalion in Vietnam from July 1967 to June 1968.
Collection: William C. Wright Collection

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Added: 23 Oct 2012 [Updated: 10 Apr 2016]

Ray 'Padre' Johnson Collection (2528) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25280000000

Less than a quarter of a linear foot of documents about Ray 'Padre' Johnson. The documents cover both his service in Vietnam and his career as an artist. The collection also contains a DVD-ROM with a recording of an interview with Johnson on the History Czar radio program.
Collection: Ray 'Padre' Johnson Collection

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Added: 25 Oct 2012 [Updated: 04 Dec 2019]

Ralph J. Fries Collection (2527) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25270000000

Less than a quarter of a linear foot of memorials written by Ralph J. Fries to memorialize the men who served with River Section / Division 535 and were killed in the line of duty.
Collection: Ralph J. Fries Collection

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Added: 25 Oct 2012 [Updated: 04 Dec 2019]

James Holcombe Collection (2531) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25310000000

Less than a quarter of a linear foot of slides and electronic media. The collection contains 186 slides and one CD-ROM containing scans of the slides taken by James Holcombe while he served in Vietnam with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division from 1969 to 1970.
Collection: James Holcombe Collection

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Added: 25 Oct 2012 [Updated: 25 Feb 2016]

Robert L. Chappelear Collection (2532) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25320000000

CD-ROM containing two books written by Robert Chappelear. The books are titled Tales of Phan Rang and Tales of Bien Hoa.
Collection: Robert L. Chappelear Collection

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Added: 25 Oct 2012 [Updated: 28 Oct 2012]

C. Harmon Reed, Jr. Collection (2523) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25230000000

Approximately a quarter of a linear foot of manuscript material donated by C. Harmon Reed, Jr, who served with the 299th Engineer Battalion at Pleiku from 1967 to 1968. The collection consists of Reed's letters home to his parents (some include captions for photos he sent home; not donated) with clippings, military orders and medal citation.
Collection: C. Harmon Reed, Jr. Collection

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Added: 04 Nov 2012 [Updated: 19 Dec 2022]

Joel Rosenbaum Collection (2234) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 22340000000

Less than one half a linear foot of books, photographs, articles, certificates, and a weather diary document Joel Rosenbaum's service as a United States Air Force weather officer and forecaster at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam from October 1968 to October 1969.
Collection: Joel Rosenbaum Collection

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Added: 05 Nov 2012 [Updated: 02 Oct 2019]

Joseph Langham Yon, Jr. Collection (2507) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25070000000

Approximately 400 slides of Vietnam, Da Nang and Saigon taken by Joseph Langham Yon, Jr. during his service in the Naval Medical Corps stationed in Hoi An in 1969.
Collection: Joseph Langham Yon, Jr. Collection

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Added: 08 Nov 2012 [Updated: 21 Nov 2019]

Richard H. MacKinnon Collection (2494) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 24940000000

Approximately half a linear foot of photos, slides, artifacts and a booklet documenting Richard H. MacKinnon's time in Vietnam as a contractor for the Philco Corporation from 1962 - 1964. The collection contains photos and slides of Saigon, Pleiku, Bien Hoa and several villages. Additionally the collection contains some fold out tourist maps of Saigon, some Vietnamese money, and a booklet entitled The Sacred Flame about Buddhist's plight in Vietnam
Collection: Richard H. MacKinnon Collection

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Added: 13 Nov 2012 [Updated: 10 Apr 2016]

Lawrence V. Smith Collection (2540) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25400000000

Approximately a quarter of a linear foot of slides, negatives, photographs, and documents from Lawrence V. Smith's time in Vietnam working for ABC's Far East Bureau in 1965. The slides and photographs show various South Vietnam cities as well as military activities, the ARVN, and news crews working on the Emmy Award winning documentary 'Reflections on Viet Nam' with Frank Reynolds. Included with the documents are images of Smith, copies of his press credentials, resume, and clippings of coverage of the various stories he worked on during his career.
Collection: Lawrence V. Smith Collection

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Added: 15 Nov 2012 [Updated: 15 Dec 2021]

Bruce J. Solberg Collection (2452) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 24520000000

Approximately half a linear foot of letters, slides, articles, Viet Cong currency, Chieu Hoi leaflets, and artwork document Bruce J. Solberg's tour of duty in Vietnam with the United States' Army's 221st Reconnaissance Airplane Company, 1970-1971. The letters were written by Solberg to his parents during his tour of duty and the artwork and English interpretations of the Chieu Hoi leaflets were done by the 221st Airplane Company's Vietnamese interpreter Phan Hu Thoai.
Collection: Bruce J. Solberg Collection

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Added: 28 Nov 2012 [Updated: 13 Oct 2014]

Garry Gitzen Collection (2433) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 24330000000

Approximately half a linear foot of slides and photographs document Garry Gitzen's service in Vietnam with the 665th Transportation Detachment of the 361st Aviation Company, April 1968 - April 1969.
Collection: Garry Gitzen Collection

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Added: 03 Dec 2012 [Updated: 21 Apr 2020]

Michael G. Kelley Collection (2509) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25090000000

Approximately two linear feet of materials documenting Michael G. Kelley's service in Vietnam as an advisor on the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) Team 71 in the Ba Xuyen province from 1969 - 1970. The collection includes correspondence to and from Kelly and his family and friends, military documents from Kelly's time in Vietnam, newspaper clippings, flags, other museum objects, photographs and slides.
Collection: Michael G. Kelley Collection

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Added: 12 Dec 2012 [Updated: 21 Nov 2019]

Bruce Peters Collection (2467) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 24670000000

Helicopter pilot helmet worn by CW02 Bruce Peters during his tour in Vietnam with the 173rd Assault Helicopter Company in Lai Khe donated by his son Shane Peters.
Collection: Bruce Peters Collection

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Added: 02 Jan 2013 [Updated: 18 Jul 2013]

Thien Tri Thuc Publications Collection (2547) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25470000000

A copy of the three volume anthology titled '1963-2013 Nam Muoi Nam Nhin Lai : tuyen tap cua 99 tax gia va nhung loi Phe phan cua 100 Chung nhan ve che do Ngo Dinh Diem' published by Thien Tri Thuc Publications.

1963-2013 năm mươi năm nhìn lại : tuyển tập của 99 tác giả và những lời phê phán của 100 chứng nhân về chế độ Ngô Đình Diệm [= 1963-2013 Fifty Years in Retrospect : anthology of 99 authors and the critiques of 100 witnesses about the Ngo Dinh Diem regime]
Collection: Thien Tri Thuc Publications Collection

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Added: 03 Jan 2013 [Updated: 21 Jan 2022]

Douglas E. Moore Collection (2432) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 24320000000

Approximately one and a half linear feet of research material gathered by Colonel Douglas E. Moore, USA (Ret.) concerning the recommendation for the posthumous award of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Harold G. Bennett and the award of the Silver Star and Bronze Star to Specialist Four Charles Craft for their exploits at the Battle of Binh Gia in December 1964 and their subsequent conduct as POWs following the battle. Bennett was executed by the Viet Cong in 1965, while Crafts was released in 1967.
Collection: Douglas E. Moore Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 07 Jan 2013 [Updated: 28 Sep 2016]

Maxine Milam Collection (2533) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25330000000

Collection consists of one DVD-ROM containing Maxine Milam's presentation 'From Cotton Fields to Rice Fields: Four Months in Vietnam' given to the Lubbock Women's Club on September 25, 2012.
Collection: Maxine Milam Collection

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Added: 05 Mar 2013 [Updated: 21 Nov 2019]

James I. McDaniel Collection (2012) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20120000000

More than 70 field manuals and technical manuals printed between the years 1956 to 1985.

The collection also contains approximately 1.5 linear feet of materials documenting the history of the 174th Assault Helicopter Company in Vietnam accumulated by Jim McDaniel from various unit members including Fred Thompson. The materials include scrapbooks; notes; photographs; slides; maps and diagrams; casualty lists; images and sketches; memorial service programs; articles/clippings; press releases; correspondence; letters of appreciation; journals; unit histories; military orders; movement orders; award citations; mailing lists/directories; rosters; personal recollections; Lam Son 719 by Major General Nguyen Duy Hinh; a history of The High Priced Help; yearbook photocopies; operational reports-lessons learned; newsletters; South Vietnam Tactical Aerodrome Directory; daily staff journals; flight records; records re: effort to add Gary Markle to the Vietnam Memorial Wall; website printouts; and ephemera. The materials are dated predominately 1965-1971 and 1987-2009.
Collection: James I. McDaniel Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 13 Mar 2013 [Updated: 08 Nov 2023]

Alfred Alvarez Collection (2412) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 24120000000

Approximately one linear foot of letters written home, photographs, Vietnamese currency, and a map document Alfred Alvarez's service in Vietnam with the First Cavalry Division from March 1967 - March 1968. The collection contains Alvarez's original letters as well as a booklet and CD where he compiled and typed all of the letters he sent home to his parents during his tour of duty.
Collection: Alfred Alvarez Collection

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Added: 27 Mar 2013 [Updated: 03 May 2022]

Hip Ksor Collection (2408) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 24080000000

Approximately one linear foot of Montagnard stories written in Vietnamese collected by Surry Roberts and donated to the Vietnam Archive.
Collection: Hip Ksor Collection

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Added: 09 Apr 2013 [Updated: 09 Apr 2013]

William Haponski Collection (2562) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25620000000

Approximately ten linear feet of books, periodicals, manuscript materials, and newsletters donated to the archive by William Haponski. The majority of the materials in this collection are about the French involvement in Vietnam, and more specifically their involvement in the First Indochina War. Subjects covered are the French colonization of Vietnam, battles and strategies of the First Indochina War, to include firsthand accounts from participants, the rubber industry and plantations in Vietnam, and missions. There are also source materials covering the American Vietnam War. These materials are dated from 1885 through 2012.
Collection: William Haponski Collection

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Added: 14 Apr 2013 [Updated: 25 Mar 2020]

Arthur Dommen Collection (1893) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 18930000000

Intelligence cables, research papers, and copies of the periodical titled 'Eglises d'Asie' donated to the Vietnam Archive by George W. Dalley on behalf of Arthur Dommen.
Collection: Arthur Dommen Collection

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Added: 16 Apr 2013 [Updated: 25 Jan 2018]

Ronald W. Lauer Collection (2407) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 24070000000

Approximately one linear foot of letters home, slides, photographs, military documents, and clippings document Ronald W. Lauer's tour of duty in Vietnam, September 1967-September 1968.
Collection: Ronald W. Lauer Collection

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Added: 17 Apr 2013 [Updated: 04 Dec 2019]

Madonna Rose Fletcher Collection (2344) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 23440000000

Poster tribute to Allen D. Williams donated to the Vietnam Archive by Madonna Rose Fletcher. Also included in the collection is a small U.S. flag, a metal Special Forces emblem, and a book by John Giduck titled The Green Beret in You.
Collection: Madonna Rose Fletcher Collection

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Added: 22 Apr 2013 [Updated: 03 Oct 2013]

Anton Cistaro Collection (2555) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25550000000

Over nine hundred color slides document the military service of Anton 'Tony' Cistaro from 1962 through 1967. The collection includes images of Thailand and Cambodia.
Collection: Anton Cistaro Collection

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Added: 24 Apr 2013 [Updated: 07 Apr 2020]

Steve Umland Collection (2546) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25460000000

Less than a quarter of linear foot of photographs, a news clipping, a short timer calendar, and a DVD-ROM donated by Steve Umland and collected during his service with Task Force Alpha, a photo interpretation unit based in Nakhon Phanom. Most of the photos show aerial shots of the Ho Chi Minh Trail and were used to identify enemy SAM sites, camps, and actvities as the basis for US bomb missions.
Collection: Steve Umland Collection

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Added: 06 May 2013 [Updated: 13 Jan 2023]

Earl J. Gorman Collection (2564) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25640000000

One copy of Fire Mission: The World of Nam - A Marine's Story by Earl J. Gorman
Collection: Earl J. Gorman Collection

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Added: 16 May 2013 [Updated: 04 Dec 2019]

Bill Peters Collection (2565) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25650000000

Two copies of First Force Recon Company: Sunrise at Midnight by Dr. Bill Peters.
Collection: Bill Peters Collection

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Added: 16 May 2013 [Updated: 11 Nov 2013]

Andrew Olints Collection (2566) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25660000000

A North Vietnamese propaganda pamphlet left at Fire Base Mary Ann after it was overrun by the Viet Cong. Andrew Olints of D Company, 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry, 196th Light Infantry Brigade, picked this pamphlet up on March 28, 1971 when his unit arrived at Mary Ann the day after the base had been overrun. This collection includes a large amount of letters between Andrew Olints and his family members during his time in the Noncommissioned Officer Candidate Course (NCOC) School and in Vietnam from November 1969 to April 1971. The collection also includes a boonie hat with patches, a Seiko watch, rosary beads, and a metal necklace with pendants and a cross.
Collection: Andrew Olints Collection
Association: Americal Division Veterans Association

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Added: 16 May 2013 [Updated: 31 Oct 2024]

Dan Young Collection (2382) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 23820000000

Approximately three linear feet of photocopies from microfilm and CDs of Daily Staff Journals, Morning Reports, Force Status Reports, map overlays, and Casualty Lists from the 196th Light Infantry Brigade; 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry; 123rd Maintenance Battalion; 1st Battalion, 73rd Artillery; and, 1st and 2nd Battalions 81st Armor Regiment. Also included in the donation is a 1:250,000 scale Joint Operations Graphic (Air) map of Da Nang. The materials are dated 1965-1971.
Collection: Dan Young Collection
Association: Americal Division Veterans Association

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Added: 19 May 2013 [Updated: 03 Apr 2019]

Anonymous Collection (2570) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25700000000

229 slides donated to the Archive by the Boystown Thrift Shop. The slides show Pleiku, Dak To, patrols, helicopters, and training operations and appear to date from 1969. The soldier who took these photos is unknown.
Collection: Anonymous Collection

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Added: 21 May 2013 [Updated: 11 Nov 2013]

Joseph J. Gorman Collection (2571) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25710000000

One copy of the book 'Meritorious Service' written by Joseph J. Gorman as a memoir of his time as a U.S. Army advisor in the Mekong Delta from 1967 to 1968.
Collection: Joseph J. Gorman Collection

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Added: 27 May 2013 [Updated: 04 Dec 2019]

L. J. Chet Tschetter Collection (2573) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25730000000

One reel to reel recording and one periodical donated by L. J. Chet Tschetter. The audio recording has two tracks. One track is a humorous interview with an F4 Phantom jet pilot and an Air Force Wing Information Monitor and the second track has numerous audio letters to Tschetter from his children.
Collection: L. J. Chet Tschetter Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 29 May 2013 [Updated: 29 May 2013]

William Kindred Collection (2572) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25720000000

Paper copies and electronic files of a comprehensive list of Fire Support Bases (FSB) and Landing Zones (LZ) used in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. This list is part of William Kindred's GoogleEarth map he created to represent all of the locations used by the U.S. during the Vietnam War, and includes some ally unit locations. The list is alphabetic by the name of the location with corresponding latitude-longitude and U.S. Army 1:50000 grid zone coordinates and map numbers, and other information such as the designation of units which used the location, date(s) it was used, and operation names.
Collection: William Kindred Collection

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Added: 03 Jun 2013 [Updated: 02 Oct 2024]

William Dennison Collection (2569) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25690000000

372 slides taken by William Dennison showing his time as the executive officer of the 261st Signal Company stations at Phu Hiep, Tuy Hoa, and Vung Ro Mountain. The slides date from September 1970 to August 1971.
Collection: William Dennison Collection

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Added: 08 Jul 2013 [Updated: 04 Dec 2019]

Lawrence R. Rock Collection (2575) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25750000000

One copy of Hidden Army: Support Troop Types in Vietnam: An Oral History edited by Lawrence Rock.
Collection: Lawrence R. Rock Collection

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Added: 09 Jul 2013 [Updated: 21 Nov 2019]

Richard D. Hearell Collection (2576) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25760000000

Less than a quarter of a linear foot of documents, six CD-ROMs, and one audio CD donated by Rich Hearell. The documents include accounts of one ambush and six battles that occurred between March 1967 and January 1970 involving B Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 199th Light Infantry Brigade. These accounts contain photos and statements of battle participants, the Daily Staff Journal, and After Action Reports. There are also condolence letters sent to the family of Donald Last who was killed in the ambush and a letter from the parents of Donald Last to his commanding officer Captain Burchert. Also included is a a unit history of B Company compiled by Hearell that consists primarily of a chronology of significant events as remembered by various veterans of the company. This work includes personal recollections (including a six-page account written by Bruce Dees, the company's commander from May 1966 to January 1967), photographs, newspaper articles, and excerpts from official after action reports and unit journals. The CD-ROMs contain digital copies of the battle accounts and the unit history.
Collection: Richard D. Hearell Collection

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Added: 10 Jul 2013 [Updated: 10 Dec 2021]

Jim Pepper Collection (2577) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25770000000

One copy of the book 'Not Your Ordinary Vietnam War Stories' by Jim Pepper, 2013
Collection: Jim Pepper Collection

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Added: 10 Jul 2013 [Updated: 10 Jul 2013]

L. T. O'Brien Collection (2579) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25790000000

One copy of a booklet titled 'The Ivory Comb'. The booklet was published in South Vietnam in 1968 by the Giai Phong Publishing House. The stories are written for the National Liberation Front (NLF) or the Viet Cong.
Collection: L. T. O'Brien Collection

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Added: 10 Jul 2013 [Updated: 10 Jul 2013]

Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association (FVPPA) Collection (1849B) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 1849B0000000

The Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association Collection contains 63 linear-feet of immigration applications, correspondence, and general office documents. The collection consists of Orderly Departure Program (ODP) Application Files, which document evidence of eligibility for immigration to the U.S. and other countries through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) ODP, correspondence sent to and from the FVPPA, planning documents for reunions and celebrations, and general office documents. These records include: ODP application forms; sponsor letters; prisoner release documents; personal letters; photos; civilian identification papers; passports; birth, marriage, and death records; educational certificates; military records; minutes; agendas; legal documents; and other relevant documents.

Collection Introduction
The Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association (FVPPA) campaigned for the release of re-education camp prisoners in Vietnam. The association’s records
document the individual stories of approximately 3,702 applicants for the ODP. In its work on behalf of political prisoners and refugees, the FVPPA undertook a public awareness campaign, an outreach program, and also acted as an information center for Vietnamese immigrants.

Provenance of the collection
In March of 2012 Mrs. Khuc Minh Tho, President and co-founder of the FVPPA, donated to Texas Tech University’s Vietnam Archive 63 linear-feet of documents created and collected by the FVPPA.

ODP Application Files Introduction
The application files are not in alphabetical order. The files are arranged in the order in which they were found in the original donation.

The applications contain individual documents that date from 1905 to 2001. The documents include: ODP applications; letters of introduction (LOI) from applicants and/or their sponsors; Vietnamese political prisoners’ Certificate of Release from re- education camp; personal letters; letters from family members; letters from sponsors; photos of applicants and their family members; copies of passports; copies of exit visas; copies of Vietnamese identification cards; residency and household records from an applicant’s local Vietnamese police department; marriage, birth, and death records; educational certificates; military training certificates; military awards; professional training certificates; letters of recommendation for employment; humanitarian operation (HO) papers; copies of alien resident cards; copies of Social Security cards; and medical records. When necessary, documents with personal information such as Social Security numbers and/or medical information have been removed and replaced with sanitized copies of documents.

Notes about Vietnamese names
The names of the applicants are written in the Vietnamese order: last name/surname, middle name, first name. If the applicant had a known alias it is noted on the file.

Arrangement
The name of the principal applicant is the name given on the file. The names of family members will also be listed. If the widow of a deceased principal applicant applied, the file is listed with her name first, followed by that of her deceased husband. If the children of a principal applicant were orphans when they applied, the file is listed under their names. Dates will be given in day-month-year order.

The files range from 1985-1999. The majority of application forms are from 1989- 1994. Another large group of applications are from 1996-1999 after the McCain Amendment (Section 595 H.R. 3540) was enacted in July of 1996, the majority of which are found in boxes 24-26. Most Amerasian applicants are found in boxes 24- 26.

An application form contains: the applicant’s name and date of birth, IV and VEWL numbers, their Vietnamese address, their sponsor’s name and date of birth and contact information; the relationship between the sponsor and the applicant; the
contact information of the closest relative(s) or acquaintance(s) of the applicant in the
U.S. and Vietnam; the military rank or U.S. employee position of the applicant; the names, addresses, and dates of birth of family members the applicant wished to have emigrate with them; and the dates and names of the re-education camp(s) in which the applicant was incarcerated.

Correspondence Files Introduction
The Correspondence series consists of 6 linear feet of letters, faxes, and emails sent from and to the FVPPA from 1974 to 2011.

Arrangement
The Correspondence series is organized into Incoming Correspondence and Outgoing Correspondence. The files within the series are arranged alphabetically by last name.
Vietnamese names have been put in order of first name, middle name, and surname to prevent confusion when viewed alongside English names.

Events, Interviews, and Speeches Files Introduction
The Events, Interviews, and Speeches series consists of 7 linear feet of documents from 1984 to 2012. The documents include planning documents and correspondence for events held or sponsored by the FVPPA, interviews of Khuc Minh Tho, and speeches given at the various events. The bulk of the collection pertains to the American Appreciation Day held in Houston, Texas in July, 1999, the Vietnamese Political Prisoners Reunion held in Dallas, Texas in October, 2008, and the Remember Our Heroic Father’s Day held in Washington, D.C., in June 2009.

Arrangement
The Events, Interviews, and Speeches series is organized by event, followed by speeches and then interviews. The events are arranged by the date of the event while the speeches and interviews are arranged by date if given.

Office Files Introduction
The Office series consists of 12 linear feet of documents from 1984 to 2010. The documents include minutes of meetings, agendas, FVPPA Board of Directors Election meetings, financial documents, reference and research material, template documents, contact lists, and general office documents. Important subjects include the McCain Amendment, Vietnamese refugees in the Philippines, Thailand, and Cambodia, resettlement to Canada, and the Amerasian Homecoming Act.

Arrangement
The Office series is arranged by the subseries mentioned above with each subseries in date order.

Collection: Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association (FVPPA) Collection

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Added: 04 Aug 2013 [Updated: 02 Oct 2019]

Bernard W. McNallen Collection (2587) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25870000000

Two documents recounting incidents from Benard W. McNallen's service in Vietnam as a marine corpsman with the 1st Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division from 1967 through 1968.
Collection: Bernard W. McNallen Collection

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Added: 04 Sep 2013 [Updated: 21 Nov 2019]

Timothy J. Woodlock Collection (2588) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25880000000

One copy of a paper titled 'Secret Soldiers-Shadow Warriors Portraits in Courage: Snapshot of Special Operations from 1966 to 1973' written by Don Moody. The paper talks about civilian and military special operations forces like the CIA, Air America, Raven FACs (Forward Air Controllers), and the Son Tay Raid.
Collection: Timothy J. Woodlock Collection

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Added: 04 Sep 2013 [Updated: 21 Nov 2019]

MJ Buffy Burris Collection (2589) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25890000000

Color map of South Vietnam published by Mike Roberts Color Productions 1966.
Collection: MJ Buffy Burris Collection

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Added: 05 Sep 2013 [Updated: 05 Sep 2013]

Dick Jackson Collection (2590) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25900000000

One copy of the book 'Dark Days for White Knights' by Dick Jackson
Collection: Dick Jackson Collection

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Added: 08 Sep 2013 [Updated: 08 Sep 2013]

David Brown Collection (2591) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25910000000

One copy of 'The Use of Herbicides in War: A Political/Military Analysis' by David E. Brown. This document was published as a chapter in a book titled The Control of Chemical and Biological Weapons produced for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Collection: David Brown Collection

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Added: 09 Sep 2013 [Updated: 21 Nov 2019]

Stephen A. Eklund Collection (2592) Finding Aid

Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25920000000

Computer printouts of sixteen aerial photographs taken by Gunnery Sergeant Gerald J. Bolick and Sergeant J. Guastamachio while they served as Intelligence Imagery Interpreters with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing from January 1968 through May 1969. These photos were taken with hand held cameras from Forward Air Control (FAC) aircraft in the Hoi An area of Quang Nam Province.
Collection: Stephen A. Eklund Collection

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Added: 10 Sep 2013 [Updated: 07 Apr 2020]

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