Vietnam War: Events and Exhibits
The National Archives has a wealth of records and information documenting the U.S. experience in the Vietnam conflict. Explore the experiences of Americans during this worldwide conflict through exhibits and events or visit our World War I portal page for primary source material.
"Remembering Vietnam,” an exhibit at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, through January 6, 2019, presents both iconic and recently discovered records related to 12 critical episodes in the Vietnam War. Within the National Archives Catalog, explore historic documents, recordings, and images that document the war.
Traveling Exhibit
Picturing Nam: U.S. Military Photography of the Vietnam War
April 6–May 25, 2018 at the Historical Society of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, FL
June 16–October 20, 2018 at the Upcountry History Museum, Greenville, SC
November 10, 2018–January 7, 2019 at the West Baton Rouge Museum, Port Allen, LA
September 1–October 20, 2019 at the Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum, Temple, TX
Blog Posts
Teaching the Vietnam War with DocsTeach: Education Updates
Help Contribute by Scanning U.S. Coast Guard Records from the Vietnam War in the Innovation Hub!: NARAtions
Reminiscing with Vietnam Veterans at Archives II: NARAtions
Family Tree Friday: An Overview of Vietnam War-Era Records: NARAtions
Vietnam: the First Television War: Pieces of History
Vietnam and the Women Who Served: Pieces of History
Vietnam and the Ironies of History: The Text Message Blog
No Enemy Contact, but Alien Contact…: The Text Message Blog
Record of a Homecoming: Preserving Interviews with Doug Clower and John McCain: Unwritten Record Blog
The Case of Sergeant John M. Sweeney: Unwritten Record Blog
This Week in Universal News: The Gulf of Tonkin Incident, 1964: Unwritten Record Blog
Remembering the Vietnam War this Veterans Day: Unwritten Record Blog
The Case of Sergeant Jon M. Sweeney: The Unwritten Record Blog
Record of a Homecoming: Preserving Interviews with Doug Clower and John McCain: The Unwritten Record Blog
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A journalist’s view of Vietnam over the years.
U.S. fatalities in the Vietnam War, listed by state.