{"id":261,"date":"2008-04-28T07:05:15","date_gmt":"2008-04-28T13:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/261"},"modified":"2008-04-24T20:10:06","modified_gmt":"2008-04-25T02:10:06","slug":"remembering-vietnam-1975","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/261","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Vietnam 1975"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the Vietnam War Almanac<\/em> (Reference Collection DS557.7 .S94 1985)<\/small>, the Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975. On May 1st, “Communist troops of North Vietnam … poured into Saigon today as a century of Western influence came to an end.” [from The Vietnam War<\/em>, v.2, p.770 (Reference Collection DS 557.4 .V57 2001)<\/small>]<\/p>\n

As this anniversary approaches, I want to call your attention to the Interactive Vietnam Veterans Memorial<\/a>, provided by the National Archives and Records Administration<\/a> and Footnote.com. You can search for names on the wall and leave messages or images. Digitized war photos from the Archives are here also.<\/p>\n

\"Encyclopedia<\/p>\n

\"Carried<\/p>\n

More information is at the University Library. Browse the Reference Collection for the titles mentioned above (and titles near them). Do a Subject Keyword search in the Library Catalog<\/a> for “vietnam war”<\/strong> for a huge list of related topics to choose. There’s even a book about the memorial itself: Carried to the wall: American memory and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial<\/em> (3rd-floor Main Collection DS559.83.W18 H33 1998)<\/small>.<\/p>\n

There are of course also numerous articles in magazines, journals and newspapers…even articles that appeared during the war (search the New York Times Historical<\/a> database). Ask a reference librarian for assistance if needed.<\/p>\n

\"Government<\/p>\n

The University Library is a federal depository with many federal, state, local, and international documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in print, microfiche, CD-ROM, and electronically. Come check out your government at the University Library!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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