I think that as Vietnam Veteran Chapter we should do something like this
tell me what you think just leave a comment
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:46:42 +0000
Subject: Memoirs From Nam
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Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:46:42 +0000
Subject: Memoirs From Nam
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History/Archival Sites for Vietnam Vets: Byron Edgington
Posted: 20 Nov 2014 02:11 AM PST
With the fortieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon approaching next April, there may possibly be a renewed interest in Vietnam veterans and their stories.
I compiled this short list of resources for my fellow vets who may wish to contribute their Vietnam stories, or to read the accounts of others. The list is by no means exhaustive. A quick check of a local library or college history site will produce many more, and likely better resources. A few of these sites are taken from various college history departments.
Texas Tech seems to have a pretty thorough website dedicated to Vietnam vet stories, for example. Rutgers University does as well.
If a local college offers veterans a chance to record their stories, we should do that. Many schools do, and it isn't difficult to track them down.
One site includes methods for teaching students about the Vietnam conflict, and could be used for our grandkids' teachers, or for those of us who've been asked to visit high schools. With the war in Vietnam fading into history, and with current similar conflicts around the globe today, our stories must be told, because they still resonate. These history and archival sites should help keep our experience in Vietnam alive:
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The Vietnam Graffiti Project The Vietnam Center and Archive The Vietnam Center and Archive/General Research Military Records: Vietnam War Military Resources: Vietnam War Electronic Data Records: Military Objectives & Activities: Vietnam War Digital Archive: Documents on Vietnam War The Virtual Wall The Wall of Faces The Vietnam War Song Project Veterans History Project Vietnam War Student Project Vietnam War Commemoration Vietnam Era Veterans Oral Histories The Vietnam War: Oral Histories Rutgers: Oral History: Participate Veterans History Project University of Kentucky: Oral History Project
Byron Edgington
Other Articles by Byron Edgington:
Vietnam: Arriving at the Truth Do Guns Equal Safety? Laotian Rescue Mission Ho Chi Minh Terror and Hilarity A Return to Vietnam The War That Will Not Let Us Rest War: A Waste of Youth The Right Seat is the Wrong Seat Jim, Frank, and The Snake Smokey, The Alcoholic Pup "I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do, and by the grace of God, I will." ~Everett Hale Feel free to comment on this post. You are also invited to write about anything you want to share. Memoirs From Nam is YOUR blog. You are writing America's history. Send it to me in an e-mail and I will be proud to post it for you. |
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