Representatives from the Texas Tech Vietnam Center formalized a commitment to exchange information with the State Records and Archives Department of Vietnam (SRADV), Vietnam’s national archive, creating the first such agreement between the socialist government’s official archive and a U.S. institution.

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The Vietnam Archive regretfully announces that oral historians Richard Verrone, PhD, and Laura Calkins, PhD, have both left the Vietnam Archive for other opportunities. The Vietnam Center & Archive wish them the best of luck with their new endeavors.

The Oral History Project will continue as before. The Vietnam Archive is in the process of hiring new oral historians to fill the two vacancies. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Oral History Project please don’t hesitate to contact the Vietnam Archive at 806-742-9010 or vietnamarchive@ttu.edu.

The Spring II 2007 issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.

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The Spring I 2007 issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.

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The Fall 2006 issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.

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We are happy to announce that on Friday, October 27th Steve Maxner successfully defended his dissertation, entitled, “War and Death: Changes in American Attitudes Toward Sacrifice and the Effects on National Security Policy.” He will be hooded in ceremonies on December 15th 2006. I know all of DR. Steve’s friends will join us in congratulating him on this great achievement.

DISSERTATION ABSTRACT:Since the American Civil War, American attitudes toward death have changed in several important ways. How Americans reacted to wartime deaths in the nineteenth century differed rather substantially from how they have reacted during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This dissertation examines how Americans have reacted to deaths during war, how they assimilated those experiences into everyday life to include media and entertainment, and how these various factors have both reflected and contributed to change over time. This study includes an examination of how the issue of American casualties in war has come to dominate the public policy debate surrounding war and how this has impacted American National Security Policy.

Well done, Steve!

The Summer 2006 issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.

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The Sping 2006 issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center Newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.

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The Winter 2006 issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center Newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.

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We are pleased to announce that Mr. Chuck Carlock of Ft. Worth has very generously donated four completely restored helicopters to the Vietnam Center at Texas Tech.The helicopters will arrive on campus at the Memorial Circle about 9:50 on Wednesday, 18 January. President Whitmore will then hold a press conference in Memorial Circle to accept this wonderful gift.Please join us as we welcome these new additions to our collection, and also to welcome Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Carlock and Mr. Chester Grudzinski. Chuck and Chet both are Vietnam helicopter pilots.