Assistance with searching can be found in the virtual archive tutorial, or on the help pages within the virtual archive. For example, pose basic questions to the class that follow a basic history of the vietnam war, including why the united states got involved and the final outcome of the conflict. Li successfully finds a fresh and intriguing niche for his collection of twentytwo individual vietnam war stories. See all broadcast times ken burns and lynn novicks tenpart documentary series, the vietnam war, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in american history as it has never before been told on film. The virtual vietnam archive vietnam center and archive.
We are very fortunate to have some distinguished veterans and authors contributing to our website, sharing some of their stories in this section. Welcome to our stories from the war section where we are honored to welcome guest writers to our website. The vietnam war unit bundled takes students back to its birth in french indochina in 1955 to its bitter end in 1975. Talk about the different effects the vietnam war had on america, and. Sky soldiers riveting personal stories from men of the. Vietnam war information pdf files rolling thunder and. More than forty years have passed since the official end of the vietnam war, yet the.
This is the second such collection of declassified documents published by the national intelligence council. This film highlights this neverbeforeseen footage, along with interviews with hamlyn. Vietnam war simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Witcher stops me from bypassing a steep rise, and goes around.
Vietnam task force complete unredacted edition, released 2011 pdf files with. This unit includes scenes from the front and the politics at home. During the war, the nearby nakhon phanom royal thai air force base was better known as nkp, nakhon phantom, or naked fanny, and officially labeled t55 on the navigation charts. War stories on dvd as told at the 2006 vhpa reunion. Discover the highlights of vietnam through the countrys official tourism website. My grandfather was born in germany a few years before the war broke out he was born into a traditional german family and had one sister and two loving parents when my grandpa was a young child around 45 the was broke out and unfortunately my great grandfather was to be drafted into the nazi germany army known as the wehrmacht he however did.
The united states and southeast asia since world war ii this volume of interviews with vietnam war veterans adds new and surprising dimensions to our understanding of the. Users may wish to search the national archives catalog for descriptions of any related textual paper records. The vietnam war saw its share of ufo activity in the 1960s. It was the second of the indochina wars and was officially fought. Army draftee jim hamlyn served a yearlong tour of duty during the heart of the vietnam war. Among his flying stories was his near catastrophe during the vietnam war and how a pilot and crew of a kc5 refueling plane disobeyed orders by flying about 100 miles into north vietnam to get him.
Third, the resolution permits the president to file three different types of. The central intelligence agencys vietnam war history actually begins in 1950, when agency officers moved to french indochina as part of the united states legation in saigon. Feb 06, 2018 unfortunately, the working files were destroye. The national intelligence council nic commissioned lloyd gardner, the renowned american scholar on the vietnam war, to prepare an introductory essay providing. Oct 25, 2017 the anti vietnam war movement in 39 photos. War stories of members of the 1st battalion, 50th infantry. It was fought between north vietnam and south vietnam. In his preface to vietnam declassified, thomas ahern writes that when he left vietnam in 1965, i knew we were losing, but i had no idea why the saigon government was in retreat in the countryside, and the vc ascendant. Mar 07, 2012 chinese native xiaobing li corrects this oversight in voices from the vietnam war.
Two viet cong prisoners are led to an arvn command outpost at ha tien. Primary sources and activities supported by the library of congress teaching with primary sources program the vietnam war was a conflict that spanned almost two decades, and was ultimately a failure for the united states. Smitty and the colonel by mike sheuerman panther 15. Vietnam policy during the presidency of richard nixon. The commentary and introductions by authoreditor jeffrey kimball are illuminating, though kimball probably overstates the extent to which nixon used a madman strategy to intimidate north vietnam. Ehrhart, left, in october 1967 near quang tri, vietnam, and today. One close encounter, in 1968, involved the crew of an american patrol. War stories, accounts and hypotheticals, are the main resource both for assessing risk and for drafting war plans in response. Beautiful white sand beaches, then, a bit further inland, emerald green rice paddies and quaint looking hamlets of mud and straw huts, or as we called them, hooches. This is the first in a sixpart series about the stories and sacrifices of local men and women during the vietnam war. Letters, maps, sketches, journal pages, documents, and photos of mementos from the vietnam war era are also great storytelling tools. Documents in pdf format require the adobe acrobat reader. Field artillery, 19541973 this edition 1995, by david ewing ott pdf at us.
The vietnam war was far more complex from the vietnamese perspective than anything portrayed in the western media. An oral history of the vietnam war by black veterans 1984. Li spent seven years gathering hundreds of personal accounts from survivors of the war, accounts that span continents, nationalities, and political affiliations. Then about four or five years ago, i started looking for constructive ways to discuss the war. I wanted her help recording the stories of those who had been a part of rands work. National security archive electronic briefing book no. Its a picture that one never sees in the portrayal of the vietnam war in the west. Read story vietnam short storythe man i killed by lovewillsetyoufree33 jenna with 8,421 reads. More than 58,000 americans and hundreds of thousands of vietnamese died in the war. At every level, from leaderships grand strategic orientation to the most. The vietnam war team june 16, 2016 leave a comment research conducted on corporal bruce edward kane declared missing in action on august 9, 1969 by john heeg a few years ago i was preparing to teach my 8th grade social studies class about the vietnam wall in washington. Newlydeclassified cia histories show its involvement in every aspect of the indochina war. Pdf wars are often described and discussed from a single point of view. The vietnam war also known as second indochina war or american war in vietnam lasted from 1 november 195530 april 1975, 19 years, 5 months, 4 weeks and 1 day.
North vietnam was supported by the soviet union, china and north korea, while south vietnam was supported by the united states, south korea, thailand, australia, new. Rooney orders me and three others to check the foliage on the flank sgt. The vietnam war pictures that moved them most while the vietnam war raged roughly two decades worth of bloody and worldchanging years compelling images made their way out of the combat. Vietnam war information pdf files scootermemoriesfj4 the effects of leadership on carrier air wing sixteens loss rates during operation rolling thunder, 19651968. Nkp started making its mark in the history of the vietnam war.
Rat tells her what a great brother she had, how strack the guy was, a number one pal. Vietnam war stories from all sides is a collection of stories from those who fought or were impacted on all sides watch a short movie. The public rarely hears about interactions between military personnel and unexplained aircraft especially during wartime. America has always regarded the vietnam war as its own personal horror story.
Last flight, 2012, fictional story about a son who lost his dad in vietnam, by dale archer, usmc. Library of personal positive vietnam war stories, poems, photos. The vietnam war divided the nation into those who supported the war hawks and those who were against the war doves. The goal of the vwcwg was to attempt to ascertain the veracity of emerging claims of war crimes by u. To download the latest version of the free adobe acrobat. Enhance your story by adding a variety of media, including video, photos, or audio. The vietnam war crimes working group vwcwg was a pentagon task force set up in the wake of the my lai massacre and its media disclosure. Each of these veterans experienced the war in a unique, individual way. Ufos confront soldiers during war, says exair force. Remembering vietnam is an exhibit at the national archives in washington, dc, on display from november 10, 2017, through february 28, 2019, featuring records related to 12 critical episodes in the vietnam war.
The final flight of curious yellow 4 june 1971 by david hansen. Nara also has custody of textual paper records related to some of the vietnam war data files described in this reference report. Information about virtual archive availability can be found on the virtual archive notes page. Stories from american, asian, and russian veterans. In other words, the new guys got all the shit details, and they had to go out on all the patrols, listening posts, ambushes, etc. Participant south east asia war games, 19651972, by forrest brandt. The united states and the vietnam war the british library.
The vietnam war files is a collection of documents that unpack the history of u. A friend of his gets killed, so about a week later rat sits down and writes a letter to the guys sister. The coastal plains the 1 st cavalry was sweeping through, just north of qui nhon, were enchanting. After supplies and weapons were found in a viet cong tunnel network, a soldier burns a nearby hut used for rice storage by the viet cong. Plan your trip with advice on vietnams best destinations, what to do in vietnam. From its beginnings as just a cluster of tents and a small airstrip, nkp was the closest u. Before i became involved in the 1st battalion, 50th infantry association website, i largely ignored any outward sign that i was a vietnam veteran. His name was bob kiley but everybody called him rat. War is a complex activity, with much at stake, so it must be thoroughly prepared. The vietnam war team august 26, 2016 leave a comment acceptance at cleveland state university i applied for this program and was accepted.
This is a pkzip file and requires that you save it to your computer before opening it. The national archives has a wealth of records and information documenting the u. May 23, 2019 a bad deal my vietnam war story highlights this neverbeforeseen footage, along with interviews with hamlyn, to offer a revealing glimpse into the story of one american war veteran. During the french war in indochina the cias involvement grew to encompass a base in hanoi but not much more, since the french did not encourage cia activity. Outside of the school, a replica of the vietnam war memorial with the names of soldiers from georgia who died etched in the wall.
But first, we need you to sign in to pbs using one of the. Vietnam war unit includes vietnam war powerpoints, primary source activities, warmups, exit tickets, timeline, video. Quality the best stories will include highresolution images. Air force base to north vietnam, only about 75 air miles away from that aggressive communist country and actually somewhat north of vietnams dmz. There was so much to love and so much to hate about vietnam. In this lesson, students will use 6 different primary sources from the vietnam war era that were part of the protest movement or led to further protest.
The cias vietnam histories national security archive. Saigon radio, contrasts between refugee and americans, candy is her american name, saigon black market, flower. Lewis where we are given new uniforms hostile protestors at the seattle airport prejudicial behavior of the stewardess arrive at dallas and. How to tell a true war story 1990 1 tim obrien this is true. On october 19, 2003, the ohiobased newspaper the toledo blade launched a fourday series of investigative reports exposing a string of atrocities by an elite, volunteer, 45man tiger force unit. Yet there was still a middle group of people that thought the. The virtual vietnam archive accessing the virtual vietnam archive. Electronic records relating to the vietnam war national. As veteran tom hagel has explained, when we think of wars whether its. Apr 30, 2015 the vietnamese who fought on both sides of the war wanted the same thing for the country that they love, peace.
Mar 07, 2011 in december, catton spoke to a group of students at a high school that his grandchildren attend in yakima, wash. I never forgot it, but at best people just didnt care. As time goes on, however, ufo stories stuck behind red tape begin to see the light of day. The vietnam war crimes you never heard of history news. The vietnam collection this collection of declassified estimative products is the first such release by the central intelligence agency of documents exclusively on the vietnam war. All the new guys who report to an infantry unit in vietnam have to go through an informal, unplanned and unofficial initiation period.
Vietnam war stories archival footage order form through a grant from the corporation for public broadcasting, wisconsin public television is able to make available to other public broadcasting stations nearly 29 hours of logged archival footage covering the many years of the vietnam war. Presents 3 welldocumented stories of the vietnam war in graphic novel format, supported by factual text and historical photos. That story sounded very familiar to rick van beek, the schools principal. The series complements a maryland public television initiative. To search the virtual vietnam archive, click search the virtual vietnam archive in the left column. That was a touching moment for eddie hutchins, who said one of those who died was a friend of his who. Some of these records may include outputs from the systems and reports based on the data. Riveting personal stories from men of the 173rd, vietnam. Pbs wisconsin documentaries vietnam war stories pbs. As we recognize the 50th anniversary of this tragic conflict, usc dornsife scholars challenge this onesided perspective, reexamining the legacy of what even the vietnamese refer to as the american war. War stories experience war these stories are told by those who lived it. Use this page to find primary sources and documentbased teaching activities related to the vietnam war. Saigon radio, contrasts between refugee and americans, candy is her american name, saigon black market, flower shop, radio, villagers, kids, french, poverty, product.
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