SettingsAmerican people of the Vietnam War
Anthony Poshepny
Anthony Alexander Poshepny, known as Tony Poe, was a CIA paramilitary officer in what is now called Special Activities Division.
Anthony Alexander Poshepny, known as Tony Poe, was a CIA paramilitary officer in what is now called Special Activities Division.
Arthur D. Simons
Colonel Arthur D. "Bull" Simons was a US Army Special Forces officer, best known for leading the Son Tay raid, an attempted rescue of American prisoners of war from a North Vietnamese prison at ...
Colonel Arthur D. "Bull" Simons was a US Army Special Forces officer, best known for leading the Son Tay raid, an attempted rescue of American prisoners of war from a North Vietnamese prison at ...
Barry Zorthian
Barry Zorthian (October 8, 1920 – December 30, 2010) was an American diplomat, most notably press officer for years during the Vietnam war, media executive and lobbyist.
Barry Zorthian (October 8, 1920 – December 30, 2010) was an American diplomat, most notably press officer for years during the Vietnam war, media executive and lobbyist.
Charles S. Whitehouse
Charles Sheldon Whitehouse (November 5, 1921 – June 25, 2001) was an American career Foreign Service Officer.
Charles Sheldon Whitehouse (November 5, 1921 – June 25, 2001) was an American career Foreign Service Officer.
Charles Waterhouse (artist)
Charles Waterhouse (September 22, 1924 in Columbus, Georgia) is an American painter, illustrator and sculptor renown for using United States Marine Corps historical themes as the motif for his works.
Charles Waterhouse (September 22, 1924 in Columbus, Georgia) is an American painter, illustrator and sculptor renown for using United States Marine Corps historical themes as the motif for his works.
Clark Clifford
Clark McAdams Clifford (December 25, 1906 – October 10, 1998) was an American lawyer who served United States Presidents Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy Carter...
Clark McAdams Clifford (December 25, 1906 – October 10, 1998) was an American lawyer who served United States Presidents Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy Carter...
Cork Graham
Frederick Graham (born 29 November 1964), who writes under the name Cork Graham, is a best-selling American author of political thriller novels and true adventure memoirs.
Frederick Graham (born 29 November 1964), who writes under the name Cork Graham, is a best-selling American author of political thriller novels and true adventure memoirs.
Creighton Abrams
Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. (September 15, 1914 – September 4, 1974) was a general in the United States Army who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968–72 which saw U....
Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. (September 15, 1914 – September 4, 1974) was a general in the United States Army who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968–72 which saw U....
Dana Stone
Dana Stone was a U.S. photo-journalist best known for his work for CBS during the Vietnam War.
Dana Stone was a U.S. photo-journalist best known for his work for CBS during the Vietnam War.
Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg, PhD, (born April 7, 1931) is a former United States military analyst who, while employed by the RAND Corporation, precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he r...
Daniel Ellsberg, PhD, (born April 7, 1931) is a former United States military analyst who, while employed by the RAND Corporation, precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he r...
David Halberstam
David Halberstam was an American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, communist, and historian, known for his early work on the Vietnam War, his work on politics, history, the Civil Rights...
David Halberstam was an American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, communist, and historian, known for his early work on the Vietnam War, his work on politics, history, the Civil Rights...
Dean Rusk
David Dean Rusk (February 9, 1909 – December 20, 1994) was the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
David Dean Rusk (February 9, 1909 – December 20, 1994) was the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Dick Holm
Also known as Richard Holm or Richard L. Holm, Dick Holm is a famed American CIA Operations Officer who served under 13 CIA directors and was winner of the Distinguished Intelligence...
Also known as Richard Holm or Richard L. Holm, Dick Holm is a famed American CIA Operations Officer who served under 13 CIA directors and was winner of the Distinguished Intelligence...
Dickey Chapelle
Dickey Chapelle, Born Georgette Louise Meyer, was an American photojournalist known for her work as a war correspondent from World War II through the Vietnam War.
Dickey Chapelle, Born Georgette Louise Meyer, was an American photojournalist known for her work as a war correspondent from World War II through the Vietnam War.
Earle Wheeler
Earle Gilmore "Bus" Wheeler, (January 13, 1908 - December 18, 1975) was a United States Army General who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1962–1964) and then as Chairman of th...
Earle Gilmore "Bus" Wheeler, (January 13, 1908 - December 18, 1975) was a United States Army General who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1962–1964) and then as Chairman of th...
Eddie Adams (photographer)
Eddie Adams (June 12, 1933 – September 19, 2004) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American photographer and photojournalist noted for portraits of celebrities and politicians and his coverage of 13 wars.
Eddie Adams (June 12, 1933 – September 19, 2004) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American photographer and photojournalist noted for portraits of celebrities and politicians and his coverage of 13 wars.
Eugene Siler
Eugene Siler (June 26, 1900 – December 5, 1987) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky between 1955 and 1965.
Eugene Siler (June 26, 1900 – December 5, 1987) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky between 1955 and 1965.
Francis Terry McNamara
Francis Terry McNamara is a retired career Foreign Service Officer, Ambassador and author.
Francis Terry McNamara is a retired career Foreign Service Officer, Ambassador and author.
George Wildman Ball
George Wildman Ball was an American diplomat.
George Wildman Ball was an American diplomat.
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974.
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974.
Gloria Emerson
Gloria Emerson (May 19, 1929, New York City – August 3, 2004, New York City) was an American author, journalist and New York Times war correspondent, who won a National Book Award for her bo...
Gloria Emerson (May 19, 1929, New York City – August 3, 2004, New York City) was an American author, journalist and New York Times war correspondent, who won a National Book Award for her bo...
Graham Martin
Graham A. Martin (1912–1990) succeeded Ellsworth Bunker as United States Ambassador to South Vietnam in 1973.
Graham A. Martin (1912–1990) succeeded Ellsworth Bunker as United States Ambassador to South Vietnam in 1973.
Helmut Sonnenfeldt
Helmut Sonnenfeldt is an American foreign policy expert.
Helmut Sonnenfeldt is an American foreign policy expert.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (July 5, 1902 February 27, 1985) was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, South Vietnam, West Germany, and th...
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (July 5, 1902 February 27, 1985) was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, South Vietnam, West Germany, and th...
Henry Kissinger
Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger is a German-born American academic, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman.
Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger is a German-born American academic, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman.
Homer Bigart
Homer William Bigart (October 25, 1907 - April 16, 1991) was a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune from 1929 to 1955 and the New York Times from 1955 to his retirement in 1972.
Homer William Bigart (October 25, 1907 - April 16, 1991) was a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune from 1929 to 1955 and the New York Times from 1955 to his retirement in 1972.
Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (May 27, 1911 January 13, 1978), served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States.
Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (May 27, 1911 January 13, 1978), served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States.
Jeffrey Miller
Jeffrey Glenn Miller (March 28, 1950 – May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, when he was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen in the Kent State shootings.
Jeffrey Glenn Miller (March 28, 1950 – May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, when he was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen in the Kent State shootings.
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
John Foster Dulles
John Foster Dulles (February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) served as U.S. Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959.
John Foster Dulles (February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) served as U.S. Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959.
John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
John McNaughton (government official)
John Theodore McNaughton (November 21, 1921 – July 19, 1967) born in Pekin, Illinois was United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and Robert S. McNam...
John Theodore McNaughton (November 21, 1921 – July 19, 1967) born in Pekin, Illinois was United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and Robert S. McNam...
John Mueller
John E. Mueller is a political scientist in the field of international relations as well as a scholar of the history of dance.
John E. Mueller is a political scientist in the field of international relations as well as a scholar of the history of dance.
John Paul Vann
John Paul Vann was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, later retired, who became well known for his role in the Vietnam War.
John Paul Vann was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, later retired, who became well known for his role in the Vietnam War.
Joseph L. Galloway
Joseph Lee "Joe" Galloway (born November 13, 1941), is an American newspaper correspondent and columnist.
Joseph Lee "Joe" Galloway (born November 13, 1941), is an American newspaper correspondent and columnist.
Julia Compton Moore
Julia Compton Moore was a U.S. Army daughter, wife, and mother, who was depicted in the film We Were Soldiers by actress Madeleine Stowe.
Julia Compton Moore was a U.S. Army daughter, wife, and mother, who was depicted in the film We Were Soldiers by actress Madeleine Stowe.
Leon Daniel
Leon Daniel was a reporter, manager, and senior editor of United Press International.
Leon Daniel was a reporter, manager, and senior editor of United Press International.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was a US politician who served as the 36th President of the United States (1963-1969) after his service ...
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was a US politician who served as the 36th President of the United States (1963-1969) after his service ...
Mary Ann Vecchio
Mary Ann Vecchio was the subject of a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph by photojournalism student John Filo in the aftermath of the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970.
Mary Ann Vecchio was the subject of a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph by photojournalism student John Filo in the aftermath of the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970.
Mary McCarthy (author)
Mary Therese McCarthy (June 21, 1912 – October 25, 1989) was an American author, critic and political activist.
Mary Therese McCarthy (June 21, 1912 – October 25, 1989) was an American author, critic and political activist.
Maxwell D. Taylor
General Maxwell Davenport "Max" Taylor was an United States Army general and diplomat of the mid-20th century.
General Maxwell Davenport "Max" Taylor was an United States Army general and diplomat of the mid-20th century.
McGeorge Bundy
McGeorge "Mac" Bundy (March 30, 1919 – September 16, 1996) was United States National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson from 1961 through 1966, and president of t...
McGeorge "Mac" Bundy (March 30, 1919 – September 16, 1996) was United States National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson from 1961 through 1966, and president of t...
Michael Herr
Michael Herr (born April 13, 1940, in Syracuse, New York) is a writer and former war correspondent, best known as the author of Dispatches (1977), a memoir of his time as a correspondent fo...
Michael Herr (born April 13, 1940, in Syracuse, New York) is a writer and former war correspondent, best known as the author of Dispatches (1977), a memoir of his time as a correspondent fo...
Morton Halperin
Morton H. Halperin (born June 13, 1938) is an American expert on foreign policy and civil liberties.
Morton H. Halperin (born June 13, 1938) is an American expert on foreign policy and civil liberties.
Neil Sheehan
Cornelius Mahoney "Neil" Sheehan (born October 27, 1936) is an American journalist.
Cornelius Mahoney "Neil" Sheehan (born October 27, 1936) is an American journalist.
Peter Braestrup
Peter Braestrup (1929 - 10 August 1997) was a correspondent for the New York Times and the Washington Post, founding editor of the Wilson Quarterly, and later senior editor and direc...
Peter Braestrup (1929 - 10 August 1997) was a correspondent for the New York Times and the Washington Post, founding editor of the Wilson Quarterly, and later senior editor and direc...
Phil G. Goulding
Phil G. Goulding (1921–1998) was an American author and U.S. Defense Department spokesman who wrote of his experiences in the U.S. military, and on classical music.
Phil G. Goulding (1921–1998) was an American author and U.S. Defense Department spokesman who wrote of his experiences in the U.S. military, and on classical music.
R. W. Apple, Jr.
Raymond Walter Apple, Jr. (November 20, 1934 – October 4, 2006), known to all as "Johnny", but bylined as R.W. Apple Jr, was an associate editor at The New York Times, where he w...
Raymond Walter Apple, Jr. (November 20, 1934 – October 4, 2006), known to all as "Johnny", but bylined as R.W. Apple Jr, was an associate editor at The New York Times, where he w...
Richard Holbrooke
Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke (April 24, 1941 December 13, 2010) was an American diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker.
Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke (April 24, 1941 December 13, 2010) was an American diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker.
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States (1969–74), having formerly been the 36th Vice President of the United States (1953–61).
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States (1969–74), having formerly been the 36th Vice President of the United States (1953–61).
Richard Tregaskis
Richard William Tregaskis (November 28, 1916 – August 15, 1973) was an American journalist and author whose best-known work is Guadalcanal Diary (1943), an account of just the first several ...
Richard William Tregaskis (November 28, 1916 – August 15, 1973) was an American journalist and author whose best-known work is Guadalcanal Diary (1943), an account of just the first several ...
Ricky Samaratana
Ricky Samaratana was a professional American Lightweight boxer from Miami, Florida.
Ricky Samaratana was a professional American Lightweight boxer from Miami, Florida.
Robert Komer
Robert William "Blowtorch Bob" Komer (February 23, 1922 - April 9, 2000) was a key figure in the pacification effort to win South Vietnamese "hearts and minds" during the Vietnam War, heading Ci...
Robert William "Blowtorch Bob" Komer (February 23, 1922 - April 9, 2000) was a key figure in the pacification effort to win South Vietnamese "hearts and minds" during the Vietnam War, heading Ci...
Robert McNamara
Robert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American business executive and the eighth Secretary of Defense, serving under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson...
Robert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American business executive and the eighth Secretary of Defense, serving under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson...
Roswell Gilpatric
Roswell Leavitt Gilpatric (November 4, 1906 – March 15, 1996) was a prominent New York City corporate attorney and government official who served as Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1961–6...
Roswell Leavitt Gilpatric (November 4, 1906 – March 15, 1996) was a prominent New York City corporate attorney and government official who served as Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1961–6...
Sandra Scheuer
Sandra Lee Scheuer (; August 11, 1949 - May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, when she was killed by Ohio National Guardsmen in the Kent State shootings.
Sandra Lee Scheuer (; August 11, 1949 - May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, when she was killed by Ohio National Guardsmen in the Kent State shootings.
Saoul Mamby
Saoul Paul Mamby was a professional boxer between 1969 and 2008.
Saoul Paul Mamby was a professional boxer between 1969 and 2008.
Seymour Hersh
Seymour (Sy) Myron Hersh (born April 8, 1937) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and author based in Washington, D.C. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker'...
Seymour (Sy) Myron Hersh (born April 8, 1937) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and author based in Washington, D.C. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker'...
Spiro Agnew
Spiro Theodore Agnew (Σπύρος Θεόδωρος Άγκνιου, Spiros Theódoros Agkniou) (; November 9, 1918September 17, 1996) was the 39th Vice President of the United States (1969-1973), serving under Presid...
Spiro Theodore Agnew (Σπύρος Θεόδωρος Άγκνιου, Spiros Theódoros Agkniou) (; November 9, 1918September 17, 1996) was the 39th Vice President of the United States (1969-1973), serving under Presid...
Theodore Shackley
Theodore G. "Ted" Shackley, Jr. (July 16, 1927 - December 9, 2002) was an American CIA officer involved in many important and controversial CIA operations during the 1960s and 1970s.
Theodore G. "Ted" Shackley, Jr. (July 16, 1927 - December 9, 2002) was an American CIA officer involved in many important and controversial CIA operations during the 1960s and 1970s.
Townsend Hoopes
Townsend Walter Hoopes II was an American historian, who reached the height of his career as Under Secretary of the Air Force from 1967 to 1969.
Townsend Walter Hoopes II was an American historian, who reached the height of his career as Under Secretary of the Air Force from 1967 to 1969.
Tucker Gougelmann
Tucker Pierre Edward Power Gougelmann was a United States Marine Corps captain, World War II veteran, and a Central Intelligence Agency officer in their Special Activities Division who was kille...
Tucker Pierre Edward Power Gougelmann was a United States Marine Corps captain, World War II veteran, and a Central Intelligence Agency officer in their Special Activities Division who was kille...
Walter Cronkite
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–81).
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–81).
William Calley
William Laws Calley (William Laws Calley, Jr.) (born June 8, 1943) is a convicted American war criminal and a former U.S. Army officer found guilty of murder for his role in the My Lai Massacre ...
William Laws Calley (William Laws Calley, Jr.) (born June 8, 1943) is a convicted American war criminal and a former U.S. Army officer found guilty of murder for his role in the My Lai Massacre ...
William Colby
William Egan Colby spent a career in intelligence for the United States, culminating in holding the post of Director of Central Intelligence from September 1973, to January 1976.
William Egan Colby spent a career in intelligence for the United States, culminating in holding the post of Director of Central Intelligence from September 1973, to January 1976.
William Westmoreland
William Childs Westmoreland was a United States Army General, who commanded US military operations in the Vietnam War at its peak, during the Tet Offensive.
William Childs Westmoreland was a United States Army General, who commanded US military operations in the Vietnam War at its peak, during the Tet Offensive.