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Russell H. Betts Collection (3094) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 30940000000
Russell H. Betts Collection (3094) Finding Aid
Approximately 12.5 linear feet of materials consisting primarily of transcripts of interviews conducted by Russell Betts and his team at the Rand Corporation with former Viet Cong who rallied to the Government of South Vietnam during the war. The materials also include guidelines for interviewers (including coding sheets); notes; guides to the interviews; questionnaires; memos and correspondence; postcards; reports; articles/clippings; booklets; and personnel records. Topics include Viet Cong motivations, the use of Agent Orange in Vietnam, and Betts' deposition during the 1983 Agent Orange product liability litigation. The materials are dated predominately 1962-1969.

Interviews in collection have been organized by the content of the interview series title and code.

AG/G: Active Influence Within the Viet Cong and North Vietnam Armed Forces.
616 interviews of VC and NVA ralliers, prisoner, VC suspects, and refugees. It explores the respondent's motives in joining or not joining the VC, cohesive and centrifugal forces within the VC, and everyday village life in North Vietnam.

AGR: Attitudes of Refugees Toward Various Apsects of War
84 interviews of refugees from VC-controlled and contested areas throughout South Vietnam in 1965. They explore the attitudes of these people toward the Viet Cong, the GVN, the Americans, and the war in general.

DT: Activities of Viet Cong Within Dinh Tuong Province
A case study of Viet Cong activities within one province. Between 1965 and January 1968 (just before the Tet Offensive), 165 ralliers, prisoners, refugees, and villagers were interviewed to gain information on the operational procedures of the Viet Cong in Dinh Toung Province.

H: Villagers' Impression of Herbicide Operations
42 interviews with South Vietnamese villagers, in 1966, on their impressions of herbicide operations and on the economic and psychological effects of the operations on village food supplies.

K: Elements of Viet Cong and North Vietnam Cohesion
12 interviews with prisoners and ralliers from Viet Cong and north Vietnamese main and local force units in 1967 and 1968. They explore in-depth the interviewees' experiences and attitudes, in an attempt to discover what binds the individual to the NLF cause.

L: Saigon Residents' Attitudes on the War
19 interviews of civilians on the outskirts of Saigon, in 1965, on their attitudes about and reactions to the war.

SF: Reasons for Defection
Interviews of 142 Viet Cong and north Vietnamsese ralliers in 1966-1967 on their reasons for defecting. A shortened version of the AG questionare was used to elicit information on recent military experiences, unit effectiveness, and village conditions.

V: Viet Cong organizational Activities at Hamlet/Village Level
Interviews, conducted in 1967-1968, of 2 Viet Cong prisoners and ralliers, refugees, and ordinary villagers to determine Viet Cong organizational activities at the hamlet and village levels.
Collection: Russell H. Betts Collection

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Added: 11 Feb 2026 [Updated: 19 Feb 2026]
Vernon D. Barrett Collection (1595) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 15950000000
Vernon D. Barrett Collection (1595) Finding Aid
Approximately two linear feet of an audio tape (reel-to-reel), a Chieu Hoi leaflet, an immunization certificate, a certificate of appreciation, a photocopied DD-214, photographs, and artifacts document Vernon D. Barrett's tour of duty in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division, 1968-1969.
Collection: Vernon D. Barrett Collection

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Added: 29 Jun 2005 [Updated: 11 Feb 2026]
Patrick R. Ritchen Collection (3222) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 32220000000
Patrick R. Ritchen Collection (3222) Finding Aid
The collection consists of three journals documenting Patrick Ritchen's service with B Company, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam from May 1969 to September 1970.
Collection: Patrick R. Ritchen Collection

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Added: 27 Jul 2021 [Updated: 27 Jul 2021]
Lyle Robinson Collection (259) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 2590000000
Lyle Robinson Collection (259) Finding Aid
Approximately half of a linear foot of documentation details the Swisher County Cooperative's role in bringing electricity to rural Vietnam.
Collection: Lyle Robinson Collection

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Added: 06 Dec 2001 [Updated: 02 Apr 2006]
Len Faseler Collection (3135) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 31350000000
Len Faseler Collection (3135) Finding Aid
The collection consists of one copy of Larue's Sands Joy, a narrative based on the USMC experiences of Len Faseler and John Larue in Vietnam. The manuscript is dated 1992. Also included are two oversized photographs. The photographs are undated.
Collection: Len Faseler Collection

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Added: 31 Mar 2021 [Updated: 23 Apr 2021]
Tram Huong Collection (3507) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 35070000000
Tram Huong Collection (3507) Finding Aid
The collection consists of books written by Tram Huong.
Collection: Tram Huong Collection

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Added: 04 Nov 2024 [Updated: 21 Jan 2026]
David Seiler Collection (3621) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36210000000
David Seiler Collection (3621) Finding Aid
The collection consists of an I Corps Tactical Zone Special Map.
Collection: David Seiler Collection

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Added: 19 Feb 2026 [Updated: 20 Feb 2026]
Rodney L. Kelley Collection (3330) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 33300000000
Rodney L. Kelley Collection (3330) Finding Aid
The collection consists of books and papers written by Rodney L. Kelley. The materials are dated 2022-2025.
Collection: Rodney L. Kelley Collection

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Added: 04 Aug 2022 [Updated: 20 Feb 2026]
Timothy B. Staats Collection (274) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 2740000000
Timothy B. Staats Collection (274) Finding Aid
The collection consists of approximately 7 linear feet of correspondence, military training manuals, issues of Preventative Maintenance Monthly Magazine, slides (including audio narration), moving images, photographs, and audio letters documenting Timothy Staats' military service with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Staats was in Vietnam from November 1968-December 1969, attached to the 196th Aviation Company of the 1st Aviation Brigade based at Lane Army Heliport near Qui Nhon, South Vietnam. The letters provide an overview of one soldier's experiences throughout his service and have annotations added by Staats, which help to better explain his service. They include information and perspectives about boot camp and training, the day-to-day routine of a soldier in Vietnam, and a number of other situations. The letters and military manuals date from the war era, with some additional materials dating from the 1980s.
Collection: Timothy B. Staats Collection

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Added: 04 Jan 2002 [Updated: 19 Feb 2026]
Roy L. Gray Collection (3619) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36190000000
Roy L. Gray Collection (3619) Finding Aid
The collection consists of letters and a photograph sent by Sergeant Roy Gray to his pen pal Kathleen Williston (nee Arnold). Williston corresponded with Sgt. Gray while she was in high school in response to a letter campaign for soldiers fighting in Vietnam (Operation Mailbag) solicited in late 1965 by the New Orleans Times Picayune newspaper. The two exchanged letters between December 1965 and August 1966.
Collection: Roy L. Gray Collection

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Added: 19 Feb 2026 [Updated: 19 Feb 2026]
Ronald F. Barrett Collection (3620) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36200000000
Ronald F. Barrett Collection (3620) Finding Aid
The collection consists of one personal narrative titled Oh What a Night - A Room With a View: Binh Dinh Province, 1966 documenting Ronald (Duke) Barrett's U.S. Army service with the reconnaissance platoon of D Company, 2nd Squadron, 8th Cavalry, 1st Airborne Brigade, 1st Air Cavalry Division in Binh Dinh Province in 1966.
Collection: Ronald F. Barrett Collection

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Added: 19 Feb 2026 [Updated: 19 Feb 2026]
Paul Cecil Collection (252) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 2520000000
Paul Cecil Collection (252) Finding Aid
The collection consists of approximately 9.5 linear feet of materials including books, photographs, slides, artifacts, film, audio, electronic media, notes, periodicals, microfilm, data sheets (spray coordinates, statistics, summaries), memos and correspondence, reports (DAARs, intelligence, target summaries, CHECO), newspaper clippings, magazine articles, journals, studies, oral history transcripts, presentations, guides, commission proceedings, academic papers, forms, bibliographic information, meeting agendas and minutes, website printouts, maps, and official military materials documenting a broad range of topics related to Operation Ranch Hand, the Ranch Hand Association and issues related to herbicidal usage during the Vietnam Conflict. Topics include support for and against the use of herbicides, studies conducted on the use of herbicides, lawsuits against its use, Veterans Administration treatment of Vietnam Veterans, and their objections with the United States government and chemical and germ warfare.

Materials of interest in this collection are the DAAR Reports, or Daily Air Activity Reports for Operation Ranchhand. These daily reports show the map coordinates of spray missions, the type of agent used, number of gallons sprayed, number of hits the spray aircraft sustained during the mission and grid coordinates of the enemy fire, flying conditions experienced during the mission, and if the mission was aborted the reason(s) why. The units mentioned in the reports are the 309th Air Commando Squadron, 315th Air Commando Group, 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, and the 12th Special Operations Squadron. Also included with the reports are handwritten notes.

Materials in this collection date from 1960 to 2017 and are primarily organized in their original order.
Collection: Paul Cecil Collection
Association: Ranch Hand Association Vietnam

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Added: 04 Nov 2001 [Updated: 17 Feb 2026]
John Jones Collection (3214) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 32140000000
John Jones Collection (3214) Finding Aid
The collection consists of two bounded volumes regarding images of selected U.S. Army Aviation insignia from the Vietnam War and the military career of Sergeant Joseph Anthony White respectively. These materials are dated ca. 2020 or are otherwise undated. Also included are less than a quarter of a linear foot of materials accumulated by John Jones from Vietnam veterans including Specialist 5 Kevin Kingsbury. These materials include photographs and images; a liberty pass; a meal card; an R&R Hawaii card; and a code of conduct card. These materials are dated 1968-1971.
Collection: John Jones Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 20 Jul 2021 [Updated: 20 Feb 2026]
H. Leedom Lefferts, Jr. Collection (2666) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 26660000000
H. Leedom Lefferts, Jr. Collection (2666) Finding Aid
The collection consists of approximately four and a half linear feet of maps, aerial photographs, informational material about the country, and a Viet Cong banner donated to the archive by Leedom Lefferts who served in Vietnam (Bein Hoa) in the USAF from 1964-1965 as well as the summer of 1968 (Saigon). The majority of maps are 1:25,000 and are of the L8020 series. This collection also consists of topographic maps of Laos and Southeast Asia road maps accumulated by H. Leedom Lefferts, Jr. The Lao topographic maps were purchased from the Lao Geographic Service in the former USAID Vientiane compound in 1990-1991. They were produced by the USSR mapping service as a gift to the Lao Government. The Southeast Asia road maps were prepared by the U.S. Army Map Service and were obtained by Lefferts while he was serving as a USAF officer.
Collection: H. Leedom Lefferts, Jr. Collection

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Added: 17 Sep 2025 [Updated: 20 Feb 2026]
James M. Dodds Collection (2049) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20490000000
James M. Dodds Collection (2049) Finding Aid
Less than one linear foot document the service of James M. Dodds in Air America. Materials consist of photographs, a resume, a CD with image files of Air America activities in Vietnam and Laos, and a copy of a letter from Mohawk Airlines Inc. discussing the purchase of a CV 240 aircraft from Civil Air Transport (CAT).
Collection: James M. Dodds Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 09 Jan 2008 [Updated: 01 Apr 2026]
Robert Sparks Collection (2700) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 27000000000
Robert Sparks Collection (2700) Finding Aid
The collection consists of approximately 1.25 linear feet of manuscript material, VHS tapes, DVDs, maps, artifacts, periodicals, newsletters, photographs, electronic media, and slides pertaining to the military service of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Sparks, who served with 3rd Platoon, B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry (Armored). He served in Binh Thuan Province, 1969-1970.

The manuscript material includes Sparks' memoir about his Vietnam experience; unit histories; unit rosters; unit and individual orders; press releases and news articles; writings; unit operations logs; memorial service materials; personnel lists; KIA/WIA lists; reunion and other event programs; a booklet entitled Faces of the Famous Fighting Fourth; a booklet entitled 2nd Squadron 1st Cavalry; a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request on Captain Benjamin Robert Bostick; correspondence; change of command ceremony materials; materials pertaining to return trips to Vietnam; Christmas cards; poetry; website printouts; other Vietnam studies and reports; and information on other units associated with the 2-1 Cavalry, including D Troop (Air), which was assigned to the 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade. Other materials document 2-1 Cavalry reunions from 1992 to 2006 and the 2-1 Cavalry's Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment.

The materials are dated 1967-2008, 2015, and 2021.

The collection also includes two roadside bomb pressure detonators planted by Viet Cong or North Vietnamese Army troops on Highway 1 between Phan Thiet and Song Mao in Binh Thuan Province during Fall 1969 through Winter 1970. They were discovered by troops of the 3rd Platoon, B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Division, Task Force South, 1st Field Force during road clearing and security operations.
Collection: Robert Sparks Collection

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Added: 09 Mar 2018 [Updated: 01 Apr 2026]
John Burford Collection (2703) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 27030000000
John Burford Collection (2703) Finding Aid
Two copies of a book by John Burford: C-141 Starlifter in Action (Aircraft Color Series 1215 ; Squadron/Signal, 2009) and one thumb drive with PDF files of 1:25000 L8015 Topographic maps (33 files ; circa 1968) and L8020 1:25000 Pictomap Supplement (544 files ; circa 1965) of South Vietnam and the southern part of North Vietnam (immediately above the 17th parallel).
Collection: John Burford Collection

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Added: 08 Jun 2015 [Updated: 07 Apr 2026]
Walter J. Sowell Collection (3651) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36510000000
Walter J. Sowell Collection (3651) Finding Aid
The collection consists of photo albums and audio letters between 1st Sergeant Walter Sowell and his wife documenting his U.S. Army service with the 261st Signal Company stationed at Qui Nhon from November 1970 to December 1971.
Collection: Walter J. Sowell Collection

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Added: 06 Apr 2026 [Updated: 07 Apr 2026]
Douglas I. Severt Collection (3180) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 31800000000
Douglas I. Severt Collection (3180) Finding Aid
The collection consists of digital scans of issues of both Phan Fare - the Phan Rang AB weekly newsletter published by the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing - and the Phan Rang AB Newsletter published by the Phan Rang AB Alumni Group, as well as a roster of those who were stationed at Phan Rang AB (Phan Rang Roll Call). Also included are Thanksgiving Day menu cards, pamphlets on the Viet Cong and R&R in Hawaii, and original issues of Phan Fare.
Collection: Douglas I. Severt Collection

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Added: 25 May 2021 [Updated: 07 Apr 2026]
Rene J. Defourneaux Collection (1904) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19040000000
Rene J. Defourneaux Collection (1904) Finding Aid
Approximately one linear foot of draft manuscripts and material used by Rene Defourneaux to write his book The Winking Fox , which documents Defourneaux's service during World War II with the Office of Strategic Service (OSS) where he trained members of the French Resistance behind German lines; and documents for the Deer Mission (July-September 1945) during the Japanese occupation when he parachuted with a U.S.-led team into Indochina/Vietnam to meet with Ho Chi Minh and Vo Nguyen Giap about Allied assisance to remove the Japanese. There is also a DVD copy from the BBC's Timewatch series titled 'Uncle Ho and Uncle Sam' that documents Ho Chi Minh's cooperation with the United States' Office of Strategic Services against the Japanese during World War II.
Collection: Rene J. Defourneaux Collection

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Added: 05 Dec 2006 [Updated: 02 Apr 2026]
Lynn Steele Collection (1371) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 13710000000
Lynn Steele Collection (1371) Finding Aid
Slides, military documents, and The Salina (Kansas) Journal Sunflower (March 23, 1980) document Steele's experiences serving in Vietnam with 7th Battalion, 13th Artillery from March 1969 - April 1970.
Collection: Lynn Steele Collection

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Added: 28 Jun 2004 [Updated: 02 Apr 2026]
Khuc Minh Tho Collection (2346) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 23460000000
Khuc Minh Tho Collection (2346) Finding Aid
Book and DVD commemorate the Family of Vietnam Political Prisoners Association's (FVPPA) convention in Dallas on 3-5 October 2008.
Collection: Khuc Minh Tho Collection

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Added: 30 Oct 2011 [Updated: 03 Apr 2026]
George E. English Collection (3649) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36490000000
George E. English Collection (3649) Finding Aid
The collection consists of less than a quarter of a linear foot of materials documenting Lieutenant Colonel George English's USAF service as a navigator on the AC-47 and KC-135 with the 306th Air Refueling Squadron, Strategic Air Command stationed at McCoy AFB. The materials include propaganda leaflets; clippings; memos and correspondence; flyers and pamphlets; notes; diary entry; a safe conduct pass; a short timer calendar; newsletters; and ephemera. The materials are dated 1965-1966 and 1981-1998.
Collection: George E. English Collection

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Added: 03 Apr 2026 [Updated: 03 Apr 2026]
T. L. Sux Collection (3653) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36530000000
T. L. Sux Collection (3653) Finding Aid
The collection consists of a shadow box and a vest documenting the USAF service of the mascot dog The Lady Sux with the 360th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (TEWS) from 1968-1972.
Collection: T. L. Sux Collection

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Added: 14 Apr 2026 [Updated: 14 Apr 2026]
Heng Thung Collection (438) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 4380000000
Heng Thung Collection (438) Finding Aid
Aerial photographs of Laos taken between 1973 and 1975 that were used by Dr. Heng Thung for his research on the country; studies on Laos authored by Dr. Thung and others that include agricultural, economic and refugee data; and textiles and decorative jewelry from Laos and Thailand donated to the Vietnam Archive by Dr. Heng Thung.
Collection: Heng Thung Collection

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Added: 06 Jan 2002 [Updated: 11 Sep 2025]
121st Aviation Association Collection (2273) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 22730000000
121st Aviation Association Collection (2273) Finding Aid
The collection consists of electronic media containing the 121st Aviation Association archive with annual supplements. The archive includes images, written stories, and official documentation for the 93rd Transportation Company (Light Helicopter), the 121st Aviation Company, the 121st Assault Helicopter Company, the 80th Transportation Detachment and other attached units from 1962 through 1970.

The collection also includes materials collected from members of the 121st Aviation Association by the association's historian Robert Greene. The materials include award citations; periodicals; yearbooks; moving images; audio; photographs; and slides. Also included is a book written by Dr. James Hall (pen name Jay Hoyland), who served as a flight surgeon with the 93rd Helicopter Company (Soc Trang Tigers).
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 16 Dec 2009 [Updated: 01 Apr 2026]
3rd Battalion, 4th Marines Association Collection (3646) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36460000000
3rd Battalion, 4th Marines Association Collection (3646) Finding Aid
The collection consists of personnel rosters, unit diaries, a photograph, and command chronologies documenting the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division from 1965-1969.
Collection: 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines Association Collection

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Added: 31 Mar 2026 [Updated: 02 Apr 2026]
Richard Brummett Collection (3648) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36480000000
Richard Brummett Collection (3648) Finding Aid
The collection consists of books and 8 pages of maps and charts designed by Richard Brummett for inclusion in the book Search and Destroy by Keith Nolan.
Collection: Richard Brummett Collection

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Added: 03 Apr 2026 [Updated: 09 Apr 2026]
Sabrina Thomas Collection (3642) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36420000000
Sabrina Thomas Collection (3642) Finding Aid
The collection consists of one copy of Scars of War by Sabrina Thomas.
Collection: Sabrina Thomas Collection

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Added: 23 Mar 2026 [Updated: 23 Mar 2026]
Anthony A. Valencia Collection (3654) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36540000000
Anthony A. Valencia Collection (3654) Finding Aid
The collection consists of one article titled Make Peace, Not War: How Vietnam Shattered Trust in Government by Tony Valencia.
Collection: Anthony A. Valencia Collection

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Added: 14 Apr 2026 [Updated: 14 Apr 2026]
Royce Melson Collection (3655) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36550000000
Royce Melson Collection (3655) Finding Aid
The collection consists of two letters written by Specialist 4 Royce Melson of Alabama to high school senior Sue Auerbach as part of a pen pal program arranged by one of Auerbach's teachers. The letters were written while SP4 Melson was stationed at Cam Ranh Bay in 1967.
Collection: Royce Melson Collection

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Added: 15 Apr 2026 [Updated: 15 Apr 2026]
James P. Bergman Collection (3656) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36560000000
James P. Bergman Collection (3656) Finding Aid
The collection consists of two copies of Resurrected Ashes From Buried Dreams by James P. Bergman.
Collection: James P. Bergman Collection

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Added: 15 Apr 2026 [Updated: 15 Apr 2026]
Vietnam Veterans of America - Arizona Collection (3378) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 33780000000
Vietnam Veterans of America - Arizona Collection (3378) Finding Aid
The collection consists of approximately 7.5 linear feet of materials documenting the Vietnam Veterans of America Arizona State Council. The materials include newsletters; scrapbooks; administrative documents (e.g. meeting agendas and minutes; reports; budgets, taxes, and other financial records; motions, agreements, and resolutions; bylaws; rosters and roll calls; master/strategic plans); flyers and pamphlets; memos and correspondence; articles; press releases; certificates; presentations; speeches; electronic media; periodicals; and moving images. The materials are dated 1990-2024.
Collection: Vietnam Veterans of America - Arizona Collection

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Added: 21 Mar 2023 [Updated: 23 Mar 2026]
Paul S. Jordan Collection (3645) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36450000000
Paul S. Jordan Collection (3645) Finding Aid
The collection consists of approximately half of a linear foot of materials documenting Private Paul Jordan's U.S. Army service as a radar repairman with the 5th Light Equipment Maintenance Company stationed at Bearcat Base near Bien Hoa from 1968-1969. The materials include photographs; artifacts; a book; an award authorization form; a PTSD worksheet; correspondence; and ephemera. The materials are dated 1968-1971 and 1994-2001.
Collection: Paul S. Jordan Collection

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Added: 24 Mar 2026 [Updated: 24 Mar 2026]
Lawrence D. McDougal Collection (3122) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 31220000000
Lawrence D. McDougal Collection (3122) Finding Aid
Approximately 58 linear feet of military documents, correspondence, historical summaries, casualty lists, personal recollections, records inquiries, notes, weather charts, award citations, photographs, scrapbooks, maps, film, audio and electronic media records, periodicals, newsletters and newspapers used by Lawrence McDougal for research for his book on the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, In Country and On Line with the Light Infantry 1966-1970. The collection also contains correspondence, military documents and artifacts from McDougal’s military service.

This collection is divided into two series: Personal/Redcatcher Association; and Government Documents. The first series, Personal/Redcatcher Association focuses on material regarding McDougal’s time in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, the research process into the history of the brigade and his interactions with the Redcatcher Association and other 199th Light Infantry Brigade veterans, which include the History Project handouts that McDougal provided at Redcatcher Reunions. The second series, Government Documents, focuses on the military documents McDougal gathered from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and other repositories. These military documents include Daily Staff Journals from the Brigade and its battalions, After Action Reports, Officers Rosters, and Operational Reports, Lessons Learned. The collection also contains some After Action Reports and Operational Reports from the 1st Infantry Division, the 9th Infantry Division, and the 173rd Airborne Brigade.

The 199th Light Infantry Brigade, also known by their nickname, the Redcatchers, formed in April 1966 at Fort Benning, Georgia and arrived in Vietnam in November 1966. Except for the 5th Battalion, 12th Infantry who were sent to Cambodia in 1970, the 199th Light Infantry Brigade served in the III Corps Area from 1966-1970. In 1967, the Brigade was involved in Operation Fairfax/Rangdong, working with ARVN forces near Saigon. In 1968, the 199th established the Brigade Main Base, Camp Frenzell-Jones. During the Tet Offensive, the Brigade fought in the Bien Hoa province and at the Phu Tho racetrack. Later in 1968 and the first half of 1969, the 199th was stationed west of Saigon in the pineapple plantation region. In September 1968, 199th Brigadier General Frederic Davison became the 3rd African American brigadier general in the history of the United States Army. In the second half of 1969, the brigade served in the Xuan Loc area in the Long Khanh Province. In April 1970, Brigadier General William R. Bond was killed by sniper fire. In September and October 1970, the 199th Light Infantry Brigade withdrew from Vietnam and became inactive.

The 199th Light Infantry Brigade consisted of the following units:
2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry
3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry
4th Battalion, 12th Infantry
5th Battalion, 12th Infantry
2nd Battalion, 40th Artillery
Troop D, 17th Cavalry
Company F, 51st Infantry Rangers
Company M, 75th Infantry Rangers
7th Support Battalion
Headquarters and Headquarters Company 199th
HHC MP Combined Reaction Infantry Platoon
71st Infantry Long Range Patrol Detachment
49th Scout Dog Platoon
179th Military Intelligence Detachment
87th Engineer Company
313th Signal Company
152nd Military Police Platoon
76th Infantry Combat Tracker Dog Detachment
152nd Military Police Platoon
76th Infantry Combat Tracker Dog Detachment
44th Military History Detachment
503rd Chemical Detachment
856th Army Security Agency Detachment
40th Public Information Detachment
Collection: Lawrence D. McDougal Collection

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Added: 12 Jun 2025 [Updated: 24 Mar 2026]
Lawrence A. Clark Collection (3061) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 30610000000
Lawrence A. Clark Collection (3061) Finding Aid
The collection consists of two reel to reel tapes containing audio letters home from Lawrence Clark to his family. It also includes materials documenting Lieutenant Commander Clark's U.S. Navy service prior to, during, and following his service in the Vietnam War. These materials include photographs, articles/clippings; memos and correspondence; certificates; discharge paperwork; military orders; service records; and scrapbooks. These materials are dated predominately 1946-1956, 1964, 1970-1975, 1980-1981, and 2019-2020.
Collection: Lawrence A. Clark Collection

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Added: 28 Jun 2019 [Updated: 20 Feb 2026]
Danny Barnes Collection (015) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 0150000000
Danny Barnes Collection (015) Finding Aid
Approximately two linear feet of documents, comic books, photographs, artifacts, newsletters and periodicals document Danny Barnes' service in Vietnam. The photographs, some documents, artifacts, and the issues of National Geographic are from the Vietnam Conflict era. All other materials are from the 1980s and 1990s. Documents include special orders and a Bronze Medal citation. Issues 1-8 of Marvel Comics' The Nam are an interesting addition to the collection.
Collection: Danny Barnes Collection

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Added: 06 Nov 2001 [Updated: 16 Mar 2026]
Michael Law Collection (887) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 8870000000
Michael Law Collection (887) Finding Aid
Approximately half a linear foot of documents, periodicals, newsletters, and a book donated to the archive by Mike Law. The documents were collected by Mike Law during his service with the VHPA and include correspondence with VHPA members, letters to the editor for the Aviator magazine, remembrances, battle accounts, and diaries from VHPA members, and military documents like rosters and the After Action Report for the battle of Ia Drang for the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division. The collection also contains numerous copies of the Hawk magazine for the 1st Aviation Brigade and one copy of the 2017 VHPA calendar title We Were Soldiers Once.... And Young!

The museum object is a guidon for C Troop 2/17 Cavalry acquired by Mike Law after leaving Ft. Campbell for Vietnam. Upon arrival in Vietnam in June 1968, the unit was redesignated as C Troop 7/17 Cavalry.
Collection: Michael Law Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 18 Oct 2016 [Updated: 30 Mar 2023]
Vietnam Veterans of America Collection (2022) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20220000000
Vietnam Veterans of America Collection (2022) Finding Aid
The collection consists of issues of the VVA Veteran donated to the archive by VVA Editor Michael Keating. The collection contains a near complete set of the VVA Veteran from 1983 through July 2017.
Collection: Vietnam Veterans of America Collection

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Added: 05 Jun 2024 [Updated: 18 Mar 2026]
Le Van Khoa Collection (1145) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 11450000000
Le Van Khoa Collection (1145) Finding Aid
This collection contains newspaper articles, exhibit and symphony programs, arts catalogues, and songbooks documenting the career of composer and photographer Le Van Khoa. In the collection are works published in America by Le Van Khoa during the post war period.
Collection: Le Van Khoa Collection

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Added: 05 May 2003 [Updated: 18 Mar 2026]
Alessandro Giorgi Collection (3641) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36410000000
Alessandro Giorgi Collection (3641) Finding Aid
The collection consists of one copy of Chronology of the Vietnam War 1961-1975 by Alessandro Giorgi.
Collection: Alessandro Giorgi Collection

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Added: 19 Mar 2026 [Updated: 19 Mar 2026]
Daniel Penny Collection (3643) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36430000000
Daniel Penny Collection (3643) Finding Aid
The collection consists of one letter written by Specialist Daniel Penny to his friend Danny Metter.
Collection: Daniel Penny Collection

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Added: 23 Mar 2026 [Updated: 23 Mar 2026]
Huong Van Nguyen Collection (3644) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 36440000000
Huong Van Nguyen Collection (3644) Finding Aid
The collection consists of one copy of Huong Van Nguyen's memoir The Saga of an Immigrant.
Collection: Huong Van Nguyen Collection

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Added: 23 Mar 2026 [Updated: 23 Mar 2026]
Burch Collection (162) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 1620000000
Burch Collection (162) Finding Aid
This collection contains the records of the National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC), a Washington, D.C.-based organization involved in advancing the causes of Vietnam veterans at the national level. The NVVC, founded in 1984, had 78 member organizations in the early 1990s which represented 325,000 individuals. Although most of the documents cover the period 1984 - 1995, there are many documents dated earlier, the oldest being 1945. As the NVVC is a coalition of numerous single-issue or regionally-identified organizations, it has of necessity adopted eight broad goals that the member organizations can rally behind. The goals are: the return of all POWs and the full accountability for all MIAs, maximum relief for Agent Orange victims, the appointment of Vietnam veterans to government policymaking positions, the attainment of meaningful job programs for Vietnam veterans, political support for Vietnam vets from the national political parties, to institute judicial review for Veterans Administration decisions, to enhance public recognition of the service of Vietnam veterans and to ensure priority is given to Vietnam veterans for government loans and contracts. This collection provides documentary evidence of not only the NVVC’s work in pursuit of these goals but an insider’s view of the issues themselves. The collection contains in excess of one hundred files of correspondence categorized as POW/MIA, Agent Orange or Coalition correspondence. Twelve files in the collection are specifically marked William T. Bennett. They contain a good deal of correspondence mixed in with other documents which cover the gamut of Vietnam veteran issues.

The collection has, by far, more documents devoted to the POW/MIA controversy than any other single issue. There are 155 files that contain correspondence and news items specifically related to this issue. A large number of other files document specific aspects of this cause, such as those on the Perot Commission, covert rescue attempts, Soviet/U.S. cooperation in locating POWs and MIAs in Vietnam and Afghanistan, and records of congressional hearings. There are also numerous files on individual organizations affiliated with the NVVC whose own efforts on behalf of POW/MIAs are documented. Agent Orange is another important political issue that is extensively documented in the collection.

The Vietnam War and its aftermath has had a tremendous psychological influence on veterans and Americans in general. The NVVC collection is especially valuable as a resource to investigate this phenomenon. It gives “real-life” documentation of the “psychological impact” of the war through correspondence with veterans, government studies and veterans organizations whose sole purpose is helping veterans afflicted with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other psychological disorders. Especially noteworthy are the records, of the North(west) Cascade Vietnam Veterans Rap Group which provide extensive documentation of Vietnam veterans’ readjustment difficulties. On the other hand the collection contains significant material which indicates that many veterans had little difficulty adjusting to civilian life. For many of these veterans their efforts are directed at dispelling the negative image that swirls around Vietnam veterans and the war itself. From the struggle to keep President Reagan true to his commitment to account for all the POW/MIAs (his “highest priority”), to efforts to prevent President Clinton from reestablishing diplomatic relations with Vietnam, the NVVC did business at the highest levels of government. The NVVC’s efforts with national politicians are contained in this collection and are represented by personal letters, congressional testimonies, official government publications, and political endorsements.

In the course of its work the NVVC received or created videos and audio-cassettes. These included interviews with coalition leaders, speeches, and awards ceremonies as well as commercially and privately produced video/audiotapes on veteran experiences, health issues and public events. These have been removed from the collection and placed with the sound and video/film collections in the Archive. Separate lists of each are attached to this finding aid. The old filing system is retained with the parenthesis in order for scholars who have used the collection to retrace their research. The Archivists can provide assistance with such work. The NVVC periodically sends material for addition to the collection and therefore the organization is "open" and designed to facilitate expansion. The new divisions within the NVVC are:

Administrative Files - These files deal with the NVVC administration, including finances, board meetings, organizational events and general administrative material.

Campaign Files - The NVVC's active role the campaigns of 1984, 1988, and 1992 are documented in this series.

Congressional Files - The NVVC also lobbies each incoming administration for the placement of Vietnam veterans in policymaking positions. These files chronicle that effort.

Individual Files - These files consist of material related to individuals with associations to the NVVC or J. Thomas Burch.

Agent Orange Files - The Agent Orange issue follows a close second to the POW/MIA issue in importance and is one the NVVC has had considerable success. The efforts of the NVVC on behalf of Agent Orange victims was rewarded in both 1986 and 1996 when the government agreed to make monetary compensation to veterans victimized by Agent Orange. These files document the role of J. Thomas Burch and the NVVE on the Agent Orange question.

Prisoner-of-War/Missing-in-Action Files - The NVVC’s most significant issue and the one that has drawn the most public attention is that of the POW/MIAs. Rallies, news conferences and extensive lobbying efforts have kept this issue in the public eye. One significant result of these
activities was the passage of legislation that declassified POW/MIA documents.

Subject Files - These files represent the general files of J. Thomas Burch and his material from the NVVC. There is some overlap with the Agent Orange and POW/MIA issues.

Veterans Organization Files - This collection contains files on the numerous local, regional and national level Vietnam veterans organizations. These groups run the gamut in size and influence from the tremendously powerful American Legion to small local groups such as the Massac County Vietnam Vets Association. Likewise, the contents of the files of these groups vary. Many have only the initial correspondence between the NVVC and themselves. Other groups have several files containing their documents. Many of the veterans organizations produced newsletters, which are a good source for information on the groups’ character and the issues on which they focused.

Gulf War Files - These files were added to the collection in July 2000 as the organization began to collection information on Gulf War veterans. The material examines Gulf War syndrome.

Original Collection Processed by Fred Allison (August 1996)

Additional Material and Reorganization (July 1998, February 1999, July 2000)

Finding Aid by Ron Frankum

Processed by Ron Frankum - Isaac Dowlen - Chris Heinemeier - Leif

Collection: Burch Collection
Association: National Vietnam Veterans Coalition (NVVC) Collection

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Added: 06 Jan 2002 [Updated: 29 Apr 2026]
Les Hines Collection (569) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 5690000000
Les Hines Collection (569) Finding Aid
CD-ROMs and video detail the history of the 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry, Americal Division.
Collection: Les Hines Collection
Association: Americal Division Veterans Association

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Added: 19 Oct 2004 [Updated: 11 Dec 2006]
Michael Hebert Collection (2690) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 26900000000
Michael Hebert Collection (2690) Finding Aid
Less than a quarter of a linear foot of photographs and a troop roster for B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry in 1968.
Collection: Michael Hebert Collection

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Added: 24 Jan 2016 [Updated: 22 Apr 2026]
Albert J. Nahas Collection (3342) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 33420000000
Albert J. Nahas Collection (3342) Finding Aid
The collection consists of approximately 4.25 linear feet of materials accumulated by Albert Nahas during his research on Vietnam War memorials for his book Warriors Remembered. The materials include photographs and images; flyers and pamphlets; memos and correspondence; research notes and data collection forms; website printouts; secondary source material excerpts; directories; book publication materials (including book proposal and contracts); book reviews and marketing materials; moving images; audio (including interviews with memorial committee members); biographical material; clippings; award citations; electronic media; teacher's guides and educational material; newsletters; newspapers; periodicals; records of various memorial committees (e.g. design competitions/applications, public awareness campaigns); reports; press releases; meeting agendas; rosters; artifacts; certificates; business cards; and books. The materials are dated predominately 1982-2019.
Collection: Albert J. Nahas Collection

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Added: 30 Sep 2022 [Updated: 16 Apr 2026]
William Thomas Marshall, Jr. (3010) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 30100000000
William Thomas Marshall, Jr. (3010) Finding Aid
The collection consists of approximately 8 linear feet of materials accumulated by Tom Marshall including documents, a poster, maps, artifacts, moving images, audio, film order catalogs, flyers, notes, film time coding sheets, periodicals, photographs, newsletters, a book, slides, photographs, correspondence, and electronic media. The materials include records pertaining to his military service, including his deployment as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam from 1970-1971; records pertaining to the research and publishing of his book, The Price of Exit (as well as the production of the accompanying film The Price of Exit: Anthology); drafts of his other writings including his planned second book Woodstock One-Three; letters written to his wife from Vietnam; and records pertaining to Marshall's activities with the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association including his involvement in getting a monument dedicated to the VHPA installed at Arlington National Cemetery (including a replica of the monument). Other topics covered by the materials include the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord, LZ Lolo, Lam Son 719, and Charlie Horse. The materials are dated predominately 1966-1977 and 1986-2018.
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 09 Nov 2018 [Updated: 09 Jan 2026]
Jim Ginther Collection (1022) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 10220000000
Jim Ginther Collection (1022) Finding Aid
This collection contains materials for David Nelson, including 1st Battalion 9th Marine Command Chrronologies, with message traffic, for January and February 1969, and the regimental After Action Report for Operation Dewey Canyon.
Collection: Jim Ginther Collection

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Added: 11 Sep 2002 [Updated: 09 Jan 2026]
Richard Burns Collection (1174) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 11740000000
Richard Burns Collection (1174) Finding Aid
This collection consists of a books, a blood chit from 1967, posters, periodicals, Army Technical and Field Manuals, and a map. Also present in the collection are descriptions of the various combat insignias used by Special Forces units in Southeast Asia.
Collection: Richard Burns Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 15 Jun 2003 [Updated: 13 Jan 2026]
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