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Below are some U.S. Government resources about the Vietnam War.


Screenshot of "Vietnam"

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

Screenshot of "Belonging On and Off the Battlefield: Asian Americans in the U.S. Military: Vietnam War"

Library of Congress

Screenshot of "Vietnam War"

Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum

Screenshot of "Price of Freedom: Vietnam"

National Museum of American History

Screenshot of "Vietnam Veterans Memorial"

National Park Service

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Naval History and Heritage Command

Screenshot of "Vietnam Full-Text Citations (A - L Index)"

U.S. Army Medal of Honor

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U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Screenshot of "Commemorating the Vietnam War"

U.S. Department of Defense

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U.S. Department of State

Screenshot of "Public Health: Vietnam War Exposures"

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Featured Photographs from 1957 to 1982

Collage of images related to the Vietnam War

Click on the side arrows to see selected photographs from the DOCSTeach collection on the Vietnam War.

(Image sources clockwise from upper left: Collection JFK-WHP: White House PhotographsNAID: 530610NAID: 558518NAID: 192603, and General Records of the Department of the Navy)

President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles (from left) greet South Vietnam's President Ngo Dinh Diem

1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles (from left) greet South Vietnam's President Ngo Dinh Diem at Washington National Airport

(Image source: NAID: 542189)

President John F. Kennedy at Press Conference; 3/23/1961

1961: President John F. Kennedy at Press Conference

(Image source: JFK-WHP: White House Photographs; John F. Kennedy Library)

Vietnamese army personnel training in the jungle

1962: Vietnamese army personnel training in the jungle

(Image source: NAID: 530607)

Photograph of U.S.S. Ticonderoga

1964: Photograph of U.S.S. Ticonderoga

(Image source: NAID: 594301)

Napalm bombs explode on Viet Cong structures south of Saigon in the Republic of Vietnam

1965: Napalm bombs explode on Viet Cong structures south of Saigon in the Republic of Vietnam

(Image source: NAID: 542328)

Marines from Hotel Company Move Along a Flooded Rice Paddy

1965: Marines from Hotel Company Move Along a Flooded Rice Paddy

(Image source: Records of the U.S. Marine Corps)

Air Force F-105 Thunderchief Pilots

1966: Air Force F-105 Thunderchief Pilots

(Image source: NAID: 541859)

Honolulu Conference

1966: Honolulu Conference: Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky (South Vietnam), President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Thieu (South Vietnam)

(Image source: NAID: 192497)

UH-1D helicopters airlift members of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment from the Filhol Rubber Plantation

1966: UH-1D helicopters airlift members of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment from the Filhol Rubber Plantation area to a new staging area, during Operation "Wahiawa," a search and destroy mission conducted by the 25th Infantry Division, northeast of Cu Chi, Vietnam

(Image source: NAID: 530610)

Bombs Fall on the Truong Quang Tin Railroad Bridge

1966: Bombs Fall on the Truong Quang Tin Railroad Bridge

(Image source: General Records of the Department of the Navy)

A Gunner Aboard Navy Fast Coastal Patrol Craft Fires a .50-cal. Machine Gun

1967: A Gunner Aboard Navy Fast Coastal Patrol Craft Fires a .50-cal. Machine Gun

(Image source: General Records of the Department of the Navy)

Public Reactions: The March on the Pentagon

1967: Public Reactions: The March on the Pentagon

(Image source: NAID: 1926)

Members of U.S. Navy Seal Team One move down the Bassac River in a Seal team Assault Boat (STAB) during operations along the river south of Saigon

1967: Members of U.S. Navy Seal Team One move down the Bassac River in a Seal team Assault Boat (STAB) during operations along the river south of Saigon

(Image source: NAID: 558512)

President Johnson Shakes Troops' Hands in Vietnam

1967: President Johnson Shakes Troops' Hands in Vietnam

(Image source: Collection LBJ-WHPO: White House Photo Office Collection)

Photograph of U.S. Marines walking along the coastal lowlands of Quang Tri Province

1968: Photograph of U.S. Marines walking along the coastal lowlands of Quang Tri Province

(Image source: NAID: 26386435)

Black smoke covers areas of the capital city of fires set during attacks by the Viet Cong during the festive Tet holiday period

1968: Black smoke covers areas of the capital city and fire trucks rush to the scenes of fires set during attacks by the Viet Cong during the festive Tet holiday period. Saigon

(Image source: NAID: 541874)

Soldiers carry a wounded comrade through a swampy area

1969: Soldiers carry a wounded comrade through a swampy area

(Image source: NAID: 531457)

A U.S. Air Force C-47 releases psychological warfare leaflets near Nha Trang, South Vietnam

1969: A U.S. Air Force C-47 releases psychological warfare leaflets near Nha Trang, South Vietnam

(Image source: NAID: 542339)

President Richard Nixon and South Vietnam's President Nguyen Van Thieu Making a Joint Statement at Midway Island

1969: President Richard Nixon and South Vietnam's President Nguyen Van Thieu Making a Joint Statement at Midway Island

(Image source: NAID: 66394149)

Photograph of Campus Scene during Shootings at Kent State University

1970: Photograph of Campus Scene during Shootings at Kent State University

(Image source: NAID: 2723186)

A returnee waves from a hospital bus at Clark Air Base shortly after being released from a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam

1973: A returnee waves from a hospital bus at Clark Air Base shortly after being released from a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam

(Image source: NAID: 6365634)

Secretary of State William Rogers Signing the Vietnam Peace Agreements

1973: Secretary of State William Rogers Signing the Vietnam Peace Agreements

(Image source: NAID: 27580141)

Crewmen of the amphibious cargo ship USS Durham (LKA-114) take Vietnamese refugees aboard a small craft

1975: South China Sea....Crewmen of the amphibious cargo ship USS Durham (LKA-114) take Vietnamese refugees aboard a small craft. The refugees will be transferred later by mechanized landing craft (LCM) to the freighter Transcolorado

(Image source: NAID: 558518)

Visitors search for names on the face of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial after its official dedication

1982: Visitors search for names on the face of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial after its official dedication

(Image source: NAID: 6378061)