Vietnam War

The National Archives has a wealth of records and information documenting the U.S. experience in the Vietnam conflict. These include photographs, textual and electronic records, audiovisual recordings, exhibits, educational resources, articles, blog posts, lectures, and events.

What's Happening?

Learn about our current programs and exhibits related to the Vietnam War.

 

Education

Find primary sources and activities for teaching about the Vietnam War on DocsTeach, the online tool for teaching with documents from the National Archives.

 

Request Military Records

Learn more about Military Service Records and Official Military Personnel Files. Vietnam Veterans may request their DD-214 forms.

 

Vietnam War Topics

Explore more records, information, articles and resources at the National Archives organized by subject area.

 

Diplomacy

 

In Country

 

The War at Home

 

Post-Conflict Events

Vietnam War Timeline

Journey through events with select records from the National Archives Catalog.

Most Popular Vietnam-Era Records

• Marine Corps Command Chronologies for the Vietnam War
• Office of Civil Operations and Rural Support (CORDS)
• Vietnam War Casualty Records, through Access to Archival Databases (AAD)
• State Lists of U. S. Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War
• Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog
• Records Relating to American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action from the Vietnam War Era, 1960-1994, a Finding Aid to Records
• Record Group 472: U.S. Forces in Southeast Asia
• The Pentagon Papers

Citizen Archivist

Help make records more discoverable by tagging and transcribing in the National Archives Catalog. Learn more on the Citizen Archivist Dashboard

Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam

Help us transcribe the captions and tag features in these black and white photographs of Marine Corps activities in Vietnam.

More Resources

Discover more Vietnam War resources from the National Archives, or contact us to plan a research visit. 

• Explore more resources, ask questions and get research help on History Hub
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial exhibit on Google Cultural Institute