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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

Creator

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