Vessey Box 26, Vietnam POW/MIA
Series — Box: Vessey 26, Vietnam POW/MIA
Content Description
From the Collection:
This is a collection of the personal paperwork, correspondence, framed materials, and photos of John W. Vessey Jr. and his wife Avis. This primarily covers Vessey's time as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff but also includes material from his childhood through post-retirement.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1939 - 2016
- Agent Relation: Donated by Sarah Vessey, 2018. Accession 2018.011.
Extent
From the Collection: 60 Linear Feet (87 boxes and 2 flat file drawers.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Korean
From the Collection: Vietnamese
From the Collection: Chinese
From the Collection: Greek, Modern (1453-)
From the Collection: Thai
POW-MIA Fact Book, 1990 July – 1991 July
POW/MIA Day, 1990 September 18-20
Speech Given at POW/MIA Ceremony, 1992 September 18
Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, 1987 September 30
Senate Armed Services Committee, 1990 February 2
Interim Report on the Southeast Asian POW/MIA Issue, 1990 October 26
Senate Select Committee on MIA/POW Affairs, 1991 November 5
POW/MIA Negotiations – Legislative Action/ John McCain Bill to Release Information, 1991 June 11
POW/MIA Status Report, 1991 July 30
Carl Ford’s Testimony to Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee, 1991 July 31
POW/MIA Negotiations – Legislative Action/ Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs, 1992 June 25
Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs, 1992 December 4
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, 1993 July 14
Senate Congressional Record, 1994 January 26
6th Army Commander’s Conference, 1993 April 30
Award for Excellence in Diplomacy, 1994
Secret Talk in Communist Prison, 1990
Resignation, undated
Summary of Refugee Admissions Fiscal Year 1990
Case Summaries of 25 Persons Described in LIFE Article, circa 1990
Meeting of the Five Permanent Member of UN Security Council on the Cambodia Problem, 1990 July 10-17
Next Steps on POW/MIA Negotiations, 1990 July 19
Summary Report of Joint US/SRV Activities Conducted from 6 to 31 August 1990, 1990 August-September
Background Data to POW/MIA Briefing, 1991 October 17
The Return of the Prodigal Sons: The Party and the Viet Kieu, 1992 April
USAID War Victims Assessment, 1992 May 15-23
Assessment of “1,205 Document” from Russian Archives, 1993 April 15
Interview with Colonel Doan Hanh, 1993 April 28
Case of Pvt. Robert R. Garwood, USMC, 1993 June
VFW Meeting at the White House, 1993 November 10
SRU Storage of US Remains Estimates, 1994 March 8
General Accounting Office Draft Report/ US – Vietnam Relations, 1994 November 21
Chronology of Events of the Presidential Emissary, 1995 April 25
Next Steps with Vietnam, undated
Tom Burch – National Vietnam Veterans Coalition, undated
Random Events in Time Oriented Frequency, undated
Press Statements, 1987 August 10 – 1993 July 2
American Chamber of Commerce Activities in Vietnam, 1990 September 7
Ann Mills Griffiths Meeting with Lao Foreign Minister, 1990 August 27 – September 20
Destruction of POW/MIA Documents Letter, 1993 March 30 – April 9
League of POW/MIA Families, 1989-1993
Le Mai Death, 1996 June
Correspondence with Fred Downs, 1989 October 18-23
Talking Points, 1989 October
Joint Statement of Vessey and Thach, 1989 October 30
Press Conference in Bangkok, 1989 October 31
POW/MIA Day, 1990 September 18-20
Speech Given at POW/MIA Ceremony, 1992 September 18
Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, 1987 September 30
Senate Armed Services Committee, 1990 February 2
Interim Report on the Southeast Asian POW/MIA Issue, 1990 October 26
Senate Select Committee on MIA/POW Affairs, 1991 November 5
POW/MIA Negotiations – Legislative Action/ John McCain Bill to Release Information, 1991 June 11
POW/MIA Status Report, 1991 July 30
Carl Ford’s Testimony to Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee, 1991 July 31
POW/MIA Negotiations – Legislative Action/ Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs, 1992 June 25
Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs, 1992 December 4
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, 1993 July 14
Senate Congressional Record, 1994 January 26
6th Army Commander’s Conference, 1993 April 30
Award for Excellence in Diplomacy, 1994
Secret Talk in Communist Prison, 1990
Resignation, undated
Summary of Refugee Admissions Fiscal Year 1990
Case Summaries of 25 Persons Described in LIFE Article, circa 1990
Meeting of the Five Permanent Member of UN Security Council on the Cambodia Problem, 1990 July 10-17
Next Steps on POW/MIA Negotiations, 1990 July 19
Summary Report of Joint US/SRV Activities Conducted from 6 to 31 August 1990, 1990 August-September
Background Data to POW/MIA Briefing, 1991 October 17
The Return of the Prodigal Sons: The Party and the Viet Kieu, 1992 April
USAID War Victims Assessment, 1992 May 15-23
Assessment of “1,205 Document” from Russian Archives, 1993 April 15
Interview with Colonel Doan Hanh, 1993 April 28
Case of Pvt. Robert R. Garwood, USMC, 1993 June
VFW Meeting at the White House, 1993 November 10
SRU Storage of US Remains Estimates, 1994 March 8
General Accounting Office Draft Report/ US – Vietnam Relations, 1994 November 21
Chronology of Events of the Presidential Emissary, 1995 April 25
Next Steps with Vietnam, undated
Tom Burch – National Vietnam Veterans Coalition, undated
Random Events in Time Oriented Frequency, undated
Press Statements, 1987 August 10 – 1993 July 2
American Chamber of Commerce Activities in Vietnam, 1990 September 7
Ann Mills Griffiths Meeting with Lao Foreign Minister, 1990 August 27 – September 20
Destruction of POW/MIA Documents Letter, 1993 March 30 – April 9
League of POW/MIA Families, 1989-1993
Le Mai Death, 1996 June
Correspondence with Fred Downs, 1989 October 18-23
Talking Points, 1989 October
Joint Statement of Vessey and Thach, 1989 October 30
Press Conference in Bangkok, 1989 October 31
Creator
- From the Collection: Vessey, John William, 1922-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum Repository
Contact:
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States
connect@mnmilitarymuseum.org
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States
connect@mnmilitarymuseum.org