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Oral History Interview with Sam Blomberg, September 1, 1997

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Interview with Sam Blomberg, an anesthetist and Army veteran from the Vietnam War. In the interview, Blomberg describes his experiences while serving as an Army nurse in Vietnam. Blomberg discusses his assignment to the 3rd Field Hospital in Saigon, Vietnam, and includes details concerning the provision of immunization shots to Vietnamese orphans, general living conditions, his social life, and the "Vietnamization" of the war. Blomberg recalls the post-war adjustments that many veterans dealt with, and the effect that the war had on his later life.
Date: September 1, 1997
Creator: Houser-Hess, Lucinda & Blomberg, Sam
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera - 1967-11-19] (open access)

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera - 1967-11-19]

Letter to John J. Herrera and wife from their son, Douglas M. Herrera, November 19, 1967. The letter describes Douglas's travels from California to Guam to Saigon, reporting for military duty. Douglas indicates that he was docked a week's pay (Article 15) but was not put before a court martial.
Date: November 19, 1967
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-12-25] (open access)

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-12-25]

Letter to John J. Herrera from his son, Douglas M. Herrera. The letter describes Christmas celebrations at his military base in Vietnam including Christmas dinner provided by the Red Cross, the Bob Hope Show, and President Lyndon Johnson's visit to Vietnam.
Date: December 25, 1967
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-10-22] (open access)

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-10-22]

Letter to John J. Herrera in which his son, Douglas M. Herrera, explains his reasons for leaving the military and his opposition to the war in Vietnam. Douglas states that he will not and can not go back to serve in the military and plans to start a new life in San Francisco.
Date: October 22, 1967
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-06-12] (open access)

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-06-12]

Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to his father, John J. Herrera, describing his time at a military base in Vietnam and thanking his father for the care packages that were sent.
Date: June 12, 1967
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Douglas M. Herrera] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Douglas M. Herrera]

A letter from John J. Herrera to his son, Douglas M. Herrera, says that John is proud of his son's military service and that Douglas is missed by his family.
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S.-Vietnam Relations in 2010: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy (open access)

U.S.-Vietnam Relations in 2010: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy

This report looks at issues that impact the relationship between the U.S. and Vietnam such as: goals and interests by both countries in a bilateral relationship, economic and trade issues, human rights, U.S. foreign assistance to Vietnam, and recent Vietnamese political events.
Date: February 4, 2011
Creator: Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Textile Manufacturing and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations (open access)

U.S. Textile Manufacturing and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations

This report examines the potential implications of a prospective Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) on the U.S. textile manufacturing industry. The TFP is a proposed regional free trade agreement (FTA) currently under negotiation among 11 Pacific Rim countries.
Date: October 5, 2012
Creator: Platzer, Michaela D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange and U.S.-Vietnam Relations (open access)

Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange and U.S.-Vietnam Relations

This report examines various estimates of the effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam's people and environment, the history of U.S. policy on the issue, the current cleanup efforts in Vietnam, the various forms of assistance—including U.S. assistance—provided to people with medical conditions associated with dioxin exposure, and the implications for bilateral relations. It concludes with a brief discussion of possible congressional responses to the issue.
Date: August 29, 2012
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hail Mary: The Effect of the 1972 "Linebacker" Bombings on the Paris Peace Accords (open access)

Hail Mary: The Effect of the 1972 "Linebacker" Bombings on the Paris Peace Accords

Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing Richard Nixon's "Linebacker" aerial bombings of the North Vietnamese army as a means by which to force peace.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Arduengo, Enrique Sebastian
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rhetorical Analysis of the Media and History (open access)

Rhetorical Analysis of the Media and History

Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the history and nature of media coverage, including Operation Desert Storm and the Civil Rights Movement. Special attention is paid to the role of television in journalism.
Date: Spring 1992
Creator: Schwartz, Cathy
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B0226.0140]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Before Dinner Chat- Francis Cardinal Spellman chats with A1C John Ciesluk, 22, of Shamokin, Pa., an air policeman at the Bien Hoa air base north of Saigon. Cardinal Spellman shared a dinner with the men in the dining hall here recently."
Date: January 17, 1966
Creator: Air Force
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0415.0182]

Caption: "Orphans of Sancta Maria assembled for a group picture."
Date: unknown
Creator: Doherty, Dan
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0224.0372]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Farmer Nguyen Tran Chinh sits on bed just before live M-79 grenade was removed from his back at Saigon Hospital Friday. A team of U.S. Air Force surgeons performed the successful operation."
Date: November 6, 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0548]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "are conducted by Lt. Cmdr William L. Childers of Dallas near the Laotian Border south of Khe Sanh."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0415.0187]

Caption: "Girls living quarters at Sancta Maria Orphanage." A few girls lay on their beds.
Date: unknown
Creator: Doherty, Dan
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0321]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "To her 18 second-grad students in Saigon's American-Vietnamese International School, she is "Teacher," a pretty blond American who teaches them songs and games and reads them Bible stories."
Date: October 6, 1967
Creator: Ridgeway, James L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0224.0375]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: September 5, 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0415.0183]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Mr. Ferrer playing a hand game with a Vietnamese orphan."
Date: unknown
Creator: Doherty, Dan
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0229.0441]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Battered Wheelhouse is observed by Chief Bosun's Mate Richard Patterson, of Swansboro, N. C., as he inspects damage to U. S. Coast Guard cutter Point Welcome in Da Nang harbor Friday."
Date: August 14, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0231.0137]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "French Union forces poured out the fortress of Dien Phu today and, although outnumbered, inflicted heavy losses on encircling rebel troops."
Date: February 8, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0415.0184]

Caption: "Vitamin distribution to orphans of the Sancta Maria Orphanage." Woman handing vitamin to child.
Date: unknown
Creator: Doherty, Dan
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0225.0464]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Maj. Gen. Nguyen van Chuan, Viet Nam"
Date: July 9, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0233.0457]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Miss Carolyn Collins, left, and her mother, Mrs. James Quincy Collins Sr., both of Atlanta, display bumper stickers and a photograph of their brother and son, Air Force Lt. Col. J. Quincy Collins, after seeing that Quincy was among the first group of POWs released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi."
Date: February 14, 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History