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Making Friends in Vietnam-- ; U.S. Marine Corps Chaplain Lt. Peter Maclean intrigues a Vietnamese family by demonstrating a toy horn for the children. He was with a Marine patrol operating near the village of Da Nang in South Vietnam. Distribution of the toys to Vietnamese children are part of the Marines' pacification program and an effort to show friendship for the villagers.: Douglas Pike Photograph Collection [va001039]
Making Friends in Vietnam-- ; U.S. Marine Corps Chaplain Lt. Peter Maclean intrigues a Vietnamese family by demonstrating a toy horn for the children. He was with a Marine patrol operating near the village of Da Nang in South Vietnam. Distribution of the toys to Vietnamese children are part of the Marines' pacification program and an effort to show friendship for the villagers.
(Douglas Pike Photograph Collection [va001039])

The Vietnam Center and Archive Wishes to Thank...

The digitized materials available through the Vietnam Center and Archive website have been made possible by many people and organizations, and we would like to thank:

The staff and many students who have worked for the Center and Archive over the years.

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): for grants funding the creation of the Virtual Vietnam Archive. (www.imls.gov)

Cuadra Star: developers of the database system that powers the Virtual Vietnam Archive. (www.cuadra.com)

National Historic Publications and Records Comission (NHPRC): for a grant to process the papers of the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation. (www.archives.gov/nhprc/)

National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF): for a grant to restore the "Dong Tam Base Camp" film. (www.filmpreservation.org)

Monaco Digital Film Labs: for their work restoring the "Dong Tam Base Camp" film. (www.monacosf.com)

Houston Endowment, Inc: for providing a grant to purchase a high speed microfilm scanner. (www.houstonendowment.org)

IImage Retrieval: and Derek Jenkins, for providing access to a variety of scanning equipment, including the high speed microfilm scanner purchased by the Archive in 2004. (www.iiri.com)

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