Remembering Vietnam
Exhibit Dates: November 2017 – February 2019
Location: Lawrence F. O’Brien Gallery, National Archives Museum, Washington, DC
The Vietnam War impacted attitudes, policies and the way Americans view their government and their nation’s place in the world. It altered the way the government conducts war and interacts with the media. And yet, more than 50 years since the U.S. committed combat troops to the war in Vietnam, critical questions still remain in the public’s mind about how and why the U.S. became involved.
Following the trajectory of American involvement in Vietnam from its World War II origins to the fall of Saigon in 1975, the National Archives exhibit Remembering Vietnam, explored the policies and decisions that initiated and escalated American economic and military aid to South Vietnam—during the French Indochina War and then in what Americans call the Vietnam War.
They served a country that wanted to forget them. Now the time has come to remember. In this video series, hear firsthand accounts from 19 U.S. Vietnam veterans about their experiences during and after the Vietnam War.
Visit archives.gov/vietnam for more information on education resources, to request military records, explore the Vietnam War timeline, and discover more resources.
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We are grateful to the following government leaders, distinguished military and Vietnam veterans, and renowned historians who have endorsed our efforts as members of the Remembering Vietnam Honorary Committee:
Maj Elizabeth Allen, PhD, RN, ANC, Ret
CDR Everett Alvarez, Jr., USN, Ret
Lt Gen Dana Atkins, USAF, Ret
Michael Beschloss
Gen Charles G. Boyd, USAF, Ret
Mark Philip Bradley
MG Patrick Henry Brady, USA, Ret
Ken Burns
Senator Bill Cassidy
CPT David A. Christian, USA, Ret
Senator Max Cleland
Representative Paul Cook
Senator Tom Cotton
Dr. Gregory Daddis
Senator Joe Donnelly
Senator Tammy Duckworth
Dr. David Elliott
Mai Elliott
CAPT Diane Carlson Evans, RN, ANC, Ret
ADM Thomas B. Fargo, USN, Ret
Col Wesley L. Fox, USMC, Ret
Representative Tulsi Gabbard
Joseph L. Galloway
Dr. Christopher Goscha
Representative Kay Granger
The Honorable Chuck Hagel
Dr. Patrick Hagopian
Dr. George Herring
COL Stuart A. Herrington, USA, Ret
Arnold R. Isaacs
Representative Sam Johnson
Gen James L. Jones, USMC, Ret
Dr. Johannes Kadura
Gen William “Buck” Kernan, USA, Ret
Senator Bob Kerrey
LTG Claude M. Kicklighter, USA, Ret
Dr. Jeffrey P. Kimball
Jim Knotts
Dr. Mark Atwood Lawrence
Dr. Penny Lewis
Dr. Fredrik Logevall
SGM Donna A. Lowery, USA, Ret
Gia Ly
Gen Barry McCaffrey, USA, Ret
Senator John McCain
Representative Martha McSally
Dr. Edward Miller
Dr. Edwin Moise
LTG Harold “Hal” Moore, Jr., USA (In Memoriam)
Gen Richard B. Myers, USAF, Ret
Dr. Timothy Naftali
ADM Robert J. Natter, USN, Ret
Senator Bill Nelson
Dr. Lien-Hang T. Nguyen
Dr. Viet Thanh Nguyen
Ambassador Ted Osius
Rufus C. Phillips III
CAPT J. Charles Plumb, USN, Ret
The Honorable Colin L. Powell
Senator Larry Pressler
LTC Jennifer N. Pritzker, USA, Ret
Senator Jack Reed
The Honorable Tom Ridge
Senator Charles S. Robb
Jan Scruggs
The Honorable Eric K. Shinseki
Frederick W. Smith
Dr. Ronald Spector
Senator Dan Sullivan
Gen Gordon R. Sullivan, USA, Ret
Mark Updegrove
LTC James H. Willbanks, PhD, USA, Ret
Gen Tony Zinni, USMC, Ret
Special thanks to our promotional and programmatic partners:
Air Force Association
Army Historical Foundation
Association of the United States Army
HistoryNet
Marine Corps Association and Foundation
Marine Corps Reserve Association
MilitaryTimes
Military Officers Association of America
Military Order of the Purple Heart
National Defense Industrial Association
National League of POW/MIA Families
National Naval Officers Association
Navy League of the United States
Navy Nurse Corps Association
Rolling Thunder® Inc. National
UDT-SEAL Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Vietnam Veterans of America
The National Archives Foundation is a proud Commemorative Partner of the Vietnam War Commemoration, to learn more about the Commemoration, please visit www.vietnamwar50th.com.
The National Archives Foundation is not a part of, or endorsed by, the Department of Defense.
