Bringing War Home Collection

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Magazines

Bringing War Home

Magazines made of paper in good, functional condition. Mass-produced by Life, Christian Herald, Post, Outdoor Life. Participant ID_00016, Object ID_00041
Medal for Good Conduct

Bringing War Home

Metal and textile medal for good conduct in good functional condition. Mass-produced by the U.S. government. Participant ID 00024, Object ID 00059
MIA Letter from the War Department

Bringing War Home

Paper MIA letter from the War Department in good functional condition. Handmade by the U.S. government in 1942. Participant ID 00035, Object ID 00071
Navy Officer Cap

Bringing War Home

Navy officers cap bought by participant after he was commisoned in the Navy in 1943. Participant ID 00010, Object ID 00025
Navy Officer Epaulettes

Bringing War Home

Textile and metal Navy epaulettes worn on Naval dress uniform. Participant was issued epaulettes in 1943. Participant ID 00010, Object ID 00026
Nose plug for 280mm cannon

Bringing War Home

Mass-produced nose plug used to lift an "Atomic" cannon, artillery piece by crane, in good condition and made by the US military in the 1950's. Issued to the participant in 1956 in Germany and brought to Utah. Participant ID_00046, Object ID_00115.
NVA Helmet

Bringing War Home

North Vietnamese Army (NVA) helmets that were worn during conflicts. Made of textile in good, functional condition. Mass-produced by the National People's Army in the 1960s. Participant ID_00014, Object ID_00034
NVA Leaflet

Bringing War Home

Anti-war propaganda was released by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) from planes in Vietnam to provoke surrender. Made of paper in good, functional condition. Mass-produced by the North Vietnamese Army in the 1960s. Participant ID_00014, Object ID_00036
Personal Memoirs "No Parade"

Bringing War Home

Written narratives were handed down from the participant's grandfather. Written on paper and self-published by the participant's grandfather, the papers are in good, functional condition. Started writing in the 1960s with revisions spanning into the 1990s in Washington. Participant ID_00002, Object ID_00002
Photograph of the 280mm Cannon and Noel and Crew

Bringing War Home

Professionally taken photograph of the participant, Noel, and his crew with a 280mm cannon in good condition. Taken in Germany in 1957. Participant ID_00046, Object ID_00116.
Photograph Receiving Congressional Medal of Honor

Bringing War Home

Photo of participant accepting the Congressional Medal of Honor on behalf of a soldier who was killed in 1968 in Laos and was inducted to the Hall of Heroes. Made of paper in good, functional condition. Professionally taken by the US government in Washington, D.C. Participant ID_00039, Object ID_00080
Photographs 101st Airborne Division

Bringing War Home

Copies made of paper in good, functional condition. Handmade by the participant in 1968 in Vietnam. Participant ID_00042, Object ID_00092
Photographs LCM8

Bringing War Home

Photographs were taken by the participant when he was deployed in Vietnam. Photos of LCM8 boats, hauling supplies, primarily gasoline, up and down the river, a Phuc Vinn gas station along the river, participant in black and white (sitting on the right), a ferry, sandbagging detail, participant in color eating steak (on the left), flame-throwing boat, pictures of mine sweepers clearing the bay, and from the engine room. Made of paper in good, functional condition. Handmade by Burdell Draper in 1969-70 in Vietnam. Participant ID_00054, Object ID_00180
Photographs of Father before Deployment

Bringing War Home

Photographs taken pre-deployment in the 1960's. Made of paper in good, functional condition. Participant ID_000039, Object ID_00081
Photographs Vietnam Agricultural Advisor

Bringing War Home

The photographs were taken during the AG Advisor Period (AG Advisor), whose role was to collaborate with local agricultural officials and foster positive sentiment towards the United States among the local population while stationed in Vietnam. Made of paper and photograph in good, functional condition. Handmade between 1962-63. Participant ID_00046, Object ID_00117
Photographs Vietnam An Ke

Bringing War Home

The job was to keep the brigade supplied. Handmade photographs in good, functional condition. Participant ID_00046, Object ID_00120
Photographs while Stationed in Germany

Bringing War Home

Photographs of the participant, his friends, and family. Taken while he was stationed in Germany in the 1970's. Made of paper in good, functional condition. Taken by the participant in 1976. Participant ID_00037, Object ID_00078
Pipe

Bringing War Home

Given to the participant by aboriginal peoples as a gift. Handmade of metal and wood in good, functional condition. Participant ID_00046, Object ID_00119
Plastic Canteen

Bringing War Home

US Military provisioned canteen made of plastic in good, functional condition. Made by R&D in 1976 in the USA. Participant ID_00036, Object ID_00075
Pocket Aircraft Engineering Manual

Bringing War Home

Leather and paper pocket aircraft engineering manual in good functional condition. Mass-produced in the United States. Participant ID 00032, Object ID 00068
Polish Uniform Hat

Bringing War Home

Mass-produced hat made of textile, metal, and leather in good condition. It was purchased by the participant in October or November of 1992 in Germany, but produced in Poland between 1986-1992. Participant ID_00045, Object ID_00099.
Postcards of Koblenz, Germany

Bringing War Home

Postcards of Koblenz, Germany, made circa 1919. Crafted from paper and in good condition. Professionally produced, the maker remains unknown. Participant ID_00004, Object ID_00007
Program from Congressional Medal of Honor Celebration

Bringing War Home

Celebration of life and honoring the participant's late father at the White House. Made of paper and textile in good, functional condition. Professionally produced by an unknown maker, time, and location. Participant ID_00039, Object ID_00084
Rocket Nozzle

Bringing War Home

Shrapnel collected after an enemy attack during the Tet Offensive, made of metal in fair, unfunctional condition. Mass-produced in China. Participant ID_00031, Object ID_00066
Rocket Shrapnel

Bringing War Home

Rocket shrapnel that was collected after an enemy attack during the Tet Offensive. Made of metal in fair, unfunctional condition. Mass-produced in China. Participant ID_00031, Object ID_00065